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Hello.  I am in/near Los Angeles, Ca.  I am a Windows network admin, who must acquire a $7000 assortment of Apple equipment (CPU, monitors, etc) for a new graphics artist.  Inasmuch as I have no experience buying Apple products beyond its retail stores, I should ask "those you who know" where I can buy this equipment with the assistance of a sales rep who won't take us to the cleaners.  I'd prefer online/delivery.
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Mike
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Thank you both.  She doesn't have much of a clue; the stuff's always been supplied to her.  I will eyeball these suggestions.
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Yeah, I figure that about Apple.  Thanks again.
M
It looks like the "street" (no corporate account discount) price at Softchoice is the same as the apple store:

http://www.softchoice.com/searchresults?Ntt=Mac%20Pro%20MD770LL/A&dim=1&scc=Mac%20Pro%20MD770LL/A

CDW is the same as well:

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/Apple-Mac-Pro-Xeon-W3565-3.2-GHz-Monitor-none/2735452.aspx?enkwrd=ALLPROD%3a%7cMac%2520Pro%2520MD770LL%252fA%7cAll%20Product%20Catalog

However Zones does come in about $4.50 cheaper:

http://www.zones.com/site/locate/search.html?txt_search=Mac+Pro+MD770LL%2FA&non_partner_search=no_partner_id&txt_search2.x=12&txt_search2.y=12


So basically what the others have said is probably best.  Deal directly with Apple for a pennies (or a couple dollars) more it is worth the piece of mind of no middle man.  :)
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All of Apple's hardware is produced solely by Apple Inc., who determines internal systems, designs, and prices. Apple buys certain components wholesale from third-party manufacturers. The current Mac product family uses Intel x86-64 processors. All Mac models ship with at least 1 GB RAM as standard. Current Mac computers use ATI Radeon or nVidia GeForce graphics cards and include a dual-function DVD and CD burner, called the SuperDrive. Current Apple hardware includes the iPad, iPhone, iMac, Mac Pro, Macbook, iPod and Apple TV. Discontinued hardware includes the Apple I, Apple II, and the Apple III, the Lisa, the Newton, the Quadra, Performa, Centris, Macintosh II and LC series, the Power Macintosh, iBooks and the MacBook.

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