I use a tablet, but I haven't been able to find my stylus for it, so I've just been drawing traditionally. All I can do with a mouse/touchpad is scribbles, and I'm so used to having pen pressure...
I have a Graphire II, Intuos 4 Medium, Intuos 4 Large, Wacom Bamboo touch/pen, and a Wacom Cintiq 21ux that I use religiously. I used to draw with my touchpad on my laptop, but after getting started on tablets it's like an addiction.
I use a digital tablet! Its definitely much more easier than using a mouse, in my opinion anyways! Im too poor to buy a really good one...or i just do pencil and paper! C:
I have to use a mouse. Don't have a tablet...but maybe for Christmas or something ;;
I really wish I had one though. It's so hard to draw with a mouse and I think I would do so much better with a drawing pad.