Deals on Apple portables, straight from the folks who made them

Dec 10, 2008 13:49 GMT  ·  By

Apple's Special Deals page is featuring new refurbished products. Three of the company's notebook models are topping the list of currently available refurbs, one of which starts at under $1000.

That's right, Apple's (sometimes problematic) White MacBook is the not-to-miss Apple product this time around. For $949.00, you get a shiny white MacBook at 2.4GHz (Intel Core 2 Duo), boasting a 13.3-inch glossy widescreen display, 2GB of memory, a 160GB hard drive, and built-in iSight camera. To round up the features, Apple's best-selling notebook comes equipped with an 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW).

Next up, Apple is offering a refurbished MacBook Air 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. If you've been saving to get the world's slimmest for your mobile computing pleasure, you should know that this pre-owned Air now costs just $1,149.00. For this price, the MacBook Air offers a stunning 13.3-inch glossy widescreen display, 2GB memory, 80GB 4200-rpm PATA hard drive, built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi2 and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and a built-in iSight Camera.

Lastly, a pre-owned 17-inch MacBook Pro also retails for much less than its original value. Priced at no more than $1,999.00, this refurbished notebook saves you around 800 bucks on pro computational needs.

The 17-incher delivers pure viewing pleasure with a 17-inch widescreen display, raw computing power with 2GB of memory and an 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, desktop-class storage with a 250GB hard drive, standard issue optical capabilities through an 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW), dozens of frames per second with NVIDIA's GeForce 8600M GT (512MB of GDDR3 memory), and more. The ever present built-in iSight is also included. Just so you know, a brand new Pro goes for $2,799.00.

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 one-year warranty. Supplies are limited, so hurry up. By the way, you have the option of purchasing an AppleCare Protection Plan for your refurb of choice, and shipping on all three products is free in the US.