Hey, I'm kinda frustrated that the makes of my tablet are owned by a cult leader

. But either way I kinda have been inching for a new one. My mouse lately has been going kinda wonky. I thought about getting just a new Intous3 I think the low end one that I saw at Futureshop but I checked out the website and sure enough there's a premium version available now. I'm wondering if anyone who has used both can tell me if the premium version is really worth the extra cash?
Also anyone heard any rumours about new Wacom tablets? I don't know how much they can really innovate anymore, but I feel like I might be coming in at the end of the life cycle of these pro tablets and maybe I should be waiting for the newest one. I thought of getting the Bamboo but that one just looks too toyish for me.