14 DAY TRIAL // Visitors of the Special Deals section of Apple’s online store will be greeted by no less than eight sub-$1,000 offers from Cupertino, some of which go as low as $599 for a new-generation Mac mini, and $759 for a white polycarbonate MacBook clocked at 2.26GHz.
As usual, Softpedia is keen to report on the latest deals for refurbished Macintosh computers priced under the $1,000 mark.
Today, these include a trio of attractively priced Mac minis, four MacBooks (including MacBook Pros), as well as one refurbished iMac going for just $929 (a $270 discount).
A MacBook Air (October 2010 model) with a 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor is listed for as low as $849.
Also notably, a $999 refurbished MacBook Pro (2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) is still up for grabs two weeks into its listing at Apple's Special Deals Mac store.
Apple’s offers available at the time of this writing can be found below, complete with price and amount of cash saved, where available.
Readers looking to pick up on any of the deals can hit up the link on each computer’s title.
Refurbished Mac mini 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $599.00 (Save $100.00; 14% off)
- Originally released July 2010 - 2GB memory - 320GB hard drive - HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution - SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) - NVIDIA GeForce 320M with 256MB memory
Refurbished Mac mini 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $719.00
- Originally released July 2010 - 2GB memory - 320GB hard drive - HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution - SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) - NVIDIA GeForce 320M with 256MB memory
Refurbished MacBook 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $759.00 (Save $190.00; 20% off)
- Originally released late 2009 - 13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display - 2GB memory - 250GB hard drive - NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics - Built-in 7-hour battery
Refurbished MacBook Air 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $849.00 (Save $150.00; 15% off)
- Originally released October 2010 - 11.6-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display - 2GB memory - 64GB solid-state drive - NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics - Built-in iSight Camera
Refurbished MacBook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $849.00 (Save $150.00; 15% off)
- Originally released May 2010 - 13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display - 2GB (2 x 1GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 250GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm - 8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) - NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
Refurbished Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server - $849.00 (Save $150.00; 15% off)
- Originally released July 2010 - 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - 4GB memory - Dual 500GB Serial ATA hard disk drives - HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution - NVIDIA GeForce 320M with 256MB memory
Refurbished iMac 21.5-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $929.00 (Save $270.00; 22% off)
- Originally released late 2009 - 21.5-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display - 4GB memory - 500GB hard drive - 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) - NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics with 256MB memory - Built-in iSight camera
Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $999.00 (Save $200.00; 16% off)
- Originally released April 2010 - 13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display - 4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 250GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm - 8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) - NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
About Apple refurbished products
Apple Certified Refurbished Products are pre-owned products that undergo Apple's stringent refurbishment process, prior to being offered for sale. They are returned under Apple's Return and Refund Policies.
While only some units are brought back because of technical issues, all of them undergo the company's rigorous quality-refurbishment process.
Service and support include 90 days of telephone support and a one-year warranty. You have the option of purchasing an AppleCare Protection Plan for your refurb, while shipping is free in the US.