View this article at: http://dev.macnn.com/articles/05/09/23/apple.store.refurb.items Friday, Sep 23, 2005 6:25pm Apple offers refurb PowerBo... Apple is offering refurbished PowerBooks (current-generation) at the Apple Store as well as refurb previous-generation iBooks starting at $700. Refurbished versions of the 15-inch PowerBook are $1,700 (Combo) and $1,900 (SuperDrive)--each ship with 512MB of RAM, 80GB hard drive, Bluetooth 2.0, and a backlit keyboard--while previous-generation 15-inch PowerBooks are still available for $1,700 (1.33GHz/256MB/60GB/Combo) or $1,800 (1.5GHz/512MB/80GB/SuperDrive). Refurbished previous-generation iMac G5s (256MB/80GB) are available for $900 (1.6GHz/Combo) and $1000 (1.8GHz/SuperDrive), while the refurb current-generation with 512MB of RAM and 160GB drives are $1,100 (1.8GHz/Combo) or $1,250 (2GHz/SuperDrive). Refurb 12-inch iBooks are $700 (1.2GHz/CD, $750 (1.2GHz/SuperDrive/AE), while the larger 14-inch versions are $900 (1.33GHz/Combo), $1000 (1.33GHz/SuperDrive), and $1,100 (current-generation 1.42GHz/SuperDrive/512MB). Apple is also offering refurbished iPods for $80 (512MB Shuffle), $100 (1GB Shuffle), $160 (4GB Mini), $200 (6GB Mini), and several iPod color models: 30GB ($300), 40GB ($330), and 60GB ($350). As noted this week, Apple's Back to School promo offering a free iPod mini or $179 toward another iPod (along with educational pricing) ends on Saturday.