I got a chance to try out the next model of intuos at IGF/GDC last week, it has some really nice new features. The best one being it's touch surface so you can zoom in/out and use your finger as a mouse.
I have an intuos 4 that's doing a great job so far, but it's really tempting to get the new one. Seems like it would make things a lot more efficient.
Here's a picture of it after I played around with it a little: