No
I went through the same thing about a year ago. Ebay and craigslist are your best bet on getting the current models for less than retail, but you can often find the previous model on sale.
One bit of advice I will give: I wouldn't go lower than about a 1:2 ratio of tablet size to screen size. You lose accuracy pretty quickly beyond that, so don't try to match a 4x6 tablet with a 20" display.