Refurb $949 MacBooks, $849 iMacs return

Apple's online store is once again offering $949 reconditioned MacBooks and $849 refurbished iMacs after a long dry spell when nearly no refurbished items were available. The Cupertino-based company is offering just one discounted White MacBook model with a 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 512MB of memory, and a 60GB hard drive for $949. Apple is also taking orders for its 17-inch 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac with 512MB of memory, a 160GB hard drive, and a 24x Combo Drive for $849. Three additional available refurbished iMac models include the 17-inch 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 1GB of memory, a 160GB hard drive, and a slot-loading 8x double-layer SuperDrive for $1,049; the 20-inch 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 1GB of memory, a 250GB hard drive, and a slot-loading 8x double-layer SuperDrive for $1,299; and the 24-inch 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 1GB of memory, a 250GB hard drive, and a slot-loading 8x double-layer SuperDrive for $1,699.

The Apple Store Canada is also shipping the refurbished White 1.83GHz MacBook with 512MB of memory and a 60GB hard drive for CAD $1,099. Apple's Canada Store still appears out of reconditioned iMacs, however.

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