For those in LA area, I bought my i7 2.93 from the Apple store in Glendale last Friday. I was surprised they were stocking i7's at all, so I decided its a good idea to grab one right then and there without having to wait for shipping. Picked up applecare as well, so no worries for three years. Any problems and I can just drop it off, no shipping anywhere. Not bad.
They had at least more than one in stock at the time, but I'll bet now that the Mac Pro$ have been announced, these i7's are probably now sold out.
I wanted to get a pro, but I knew those six core ones would be waaay too much, and the 4 core was just plain highway robbery. So, after waiting six months to get the new pro, I bought an Imac 3 days before the pro came out. And I couldn't be happier.
Very happy with my purchase- the screen looks great, no funny noises or dead pixels either. Sooooooo much quieter than my wind tunnel G5. Very beautiful monitor. FWIW, this one said assembled in USA on the box.