I like to use Illustrator, and I'm thinking about buying a tablet.

I'm concerned about how well tablets can trace with Illustrator's Pen tool. I know tablets can draw, paint, sketch, etc. nicely...in Photoshop, but what about Illustrator? Would I benefit from using a tablet with Illustrator? Or should I just stick with shifting anchor points around with a mouse?

Thanks in advance. :)

Is there a way to import GIFs with transparent backgrounds into Illustrator, while keeping the background transparent? Whenever I try to do this, I keep getting a solid white background with the GIF.

Thanks.