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There's a lot to be said for using local resources too. I just bought mine (silver) from Craigslist. New in the box, it was still at the setup screen and had the old 1.0xxx firmware. Apparently the seller has divorced parents and got 2, she kept the pink one (not a 950 obviously). I paid $175 and spent ~60 minutes of my life dealing with the sale/driving. But I had it in my hands within an hour of finding the post on Craigslist, no waiting.
Provantage is a good company IMHO. May last job was as the head of an IT department and I did a fair bit of purchasing through them. They rarely have poorly labeled items (and it's always missing one color for another, a piddly thing) and are generally responsive and easy to work with.
As for Resellerratings, I use it extensively. It's just like every other review site, easy to discount the stupid and the fake. They do tend to be spot on with the overall rating.
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