This is the pen tablet device I've been looking for. . .

http://www.slashgear.com/hantech-siso-tablo-review-finally-2644675/

You can mount it on any laptop up to a screen size 15.4 inches, use it with a piece of paper and a pen, rather than the standard pen they give you, and pay only $99, which is the same price I paid for my Wacom tablets a few years back. Just add this to my wish list when I get a job.

PS: Thanks to Eva for her graduation gifts. I finished them both immediately, and will now be waiting for my Amazon.com purchase of Predictably Irrational which is expected to come to my door tomorrow.