http://www.academicsuperstore.com/

You need to provide them proof that you're involved with academics still but not a big deal (I don't know if its limited to people in the US or not though)

Heh if I was made of money or had unlimited resources I wouldn't even be posting asking about this

You make a good point though about LCD screens as they tend to be fragile. I'll probably check out the Intuos and see how that is.