[Radiumflux]

So, last October when my computer when kaput (damn overclocking... I never learn) I started concentrating on amassing enough disposable income to spend on a new digital art workstation. Well, the time is ripe, and by June (unless something bad happens) I should have enough money to replace my Intuos 2 6x8 with a Cintiq 21ux.
A few questions, and this is directed to people who use or have used them for a while:
Are they worth the premium over a large Intuos3 and are they all that they are cracked out to be?
I've heard a lot of good about the 21ux, and a little bad. Although there are people who prefer a mouse or trackball to a tablet, must be some who prefer a tablet to an integrated LCD, and there certainly are people who prefer the luxury of a drawing surface unmarred by a hand.
How is the color accuracy on the Cintiq?
I'm already going to be getting a monitor calibrator in the near future on account of my CRTs, does the Cintiq use a cheap EL backlight, or an LED backlight?
Any recommendations on a proper graphics card?
I was able to snag a 7900GTX for $120.00, legally, and while that certainly has waaaay more than enough horsepower, I'm contemplating selling it and getting a nice Matrox instead.
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Yeah, but what happens when you refine your tastes so specifically that they don't exist?
At that point it is your duty to bring them into being.

[YVerloc]

Had mine since last summer. I had the 15 inch contiq for a couple of years before that. I use an intuous 3 at work. My take: The Cintiq is only better than a regular tablet in the preliminary phases of a picture - at the sketching phase. It's still a far cry from sketching on paper, but it is a lot better than sketching with a regular tablet. However, if you still intend to do all your sketching on paper and scan them in, you can save your money and stick with a regular tablet.
Cheers