So Larry what do you find a tablet is good for?
Brush work, dodging and burning, that sort of work. Use it a lot with the clone tool. Anytime I have to build up an effect using pressure sensitivity.
Don't get me wrong, I would be lost without a tablet, but to say that it is good for everything is BS. It is not good for perusing FB or this forum for example. Man does not live in PS exclusively.
Maybe I am old and doddering but when I have to use the Pen tool in PS for precise selections, I find that the mouse is much easier to place the selection point where you want it than the pen. Quick selections, the pen: accurate selections, the mouse.
I have a highly customized workstation: two monitors and two keypads with macros. The tablet sits above and slightly behind the mouse pad. The mouse pad is at a level so that my hand rests on the mouse with my arm resting on the chair arm. I can switch between mouse and tablet quickly.
I'll show two pictures: the mouse/tablet and the keypads. They are messy looking and they are: I am more interested in efficiency than looks. The paper on the tablet is because I find the surface of the tablet too slick and does not give good feel. The paper make the pen strokes feel much more natural. The red tape on the pen is so that I am using the right end when I pick it up.
Unfortunately the odd looking keypad is a Logitech G13. No longer available except used on Ebay for exorbitant prices. It is extremely useful. The keypads are right at the left hand when resting on the chair arm. I do not want to reach up and over to the keyboard to use claw commands (ctrl alt shift).
Larry