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So im looking into an SLR cameras lately because my point and shoot camera is limits on what i can do it with it.
The camera i want to get is a Nikon d40 or d40x because ive heard many reviews on how good of a camera it is for beginner users.
i have a couple of questions....
Where is the best place to buy them? ebay ok?
Which would you prefer the d40 or d40x

and anything else would help

I don't know much about SLRs, but I do know there are some DSLR on sale Black Friday. I think circuit city, and best buy had some.

Well the main difference between the 40 and the 40x is the image quality. The 40 is a 6.1 megapixel whereas the 40x is a 10.2. So you need to figure out if you want to pay the extra money for the higher resolution.

I myself am a big fan of Nikon and purchased a D80 back in July and I'm in love with it.

Here is alot of good info about the 40 as well
http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40.htm

As for where to get it, I got my 80 from here and had alot of good luck with them.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

Another thing to consider when buying one is the lens. The kit lens it comes with is a 18-55mm therefore it doesn't have a ton zoom but it's not a bad lens for the novice user. My D80 came with the 18-135mm kit lens and I'd still like more zoom. But starting out, I'd stick with the 18-55mm and then you can always upgrade later to a different lens that will suit your needs.

Well just to let you know, I just bought the Nikon D40x on Sunday. I got the special that Best Buy is having where you get... the D40x body with 18-55mm lens + an additional (zoom) lens 55-200mm + an accessory kit that = Nikon case + extra battery + a photography guide. All for 799.97, but this is a 4 day sale that started on Sunday and will run until Wednesday only.

I'm just getting acquainted with it but I must tell you it has all kinds of bells and whistles, but super easy to figure out. The D40x takes amazing quality pictures and for the price of this deal I couldn't pass it up.

I have a Canon EOS Rebel XT DSLR.... I love it. The only draw back is the price of lenses. I'm looking to pick up a 70-300mm lens with the IS, but they are still around $650 or so just for the lens.

Everything i'm hearing is that IS is necessary if you don't want to carry a tripod with you ever single time you use that lens... the non-IS version is $250 or so

yea my mom is an old school nikon fan so she wants to get me an nikon as my first slr camera. so im staying alway from cannon