Apple’s Refurb Store – great discounts on Apple products!
Deals on Apple products seem to always be popular, because Apple stuff is almost never on sale. However everyone seems to forget about Apple’s refurbished store where you can get great deals on current-gen as well as previous-gen Apple products! These products all have the same warranties as new products. I’ve ordered from them before and the products are almost always in great cosmetic shape. They run out and restock all the time – if you see something that you want you should probably buy it ASAP, and if you are looking for something that is not in stock, check back every couple of days to see if they have what you want.
You can get a current-gen 1GB iPod Shuffle for $59, or a previous-gen one for $49. This is a great deal over the $79 you would pay for one otherwise. 2GB and 4GB current-gen iPod Nanos are $119 and $169 (respectively), taking $30 off of each. 8GB iPod Nanos are $209, meaning that those are $40 off. Previous-gen iPod Nanos can be purchased for an even larger discount – 1GB models are $79, 2GB models are $99, and 4GB models are $129. Current-gen 80GB iPod Videos are available for $299. Those are the only video iPods that are in stock as of this writing. If I recall correctly you could get the previous-gen 30GB models for $179, which is a great deal.
Of course they’ve also got great deals on Macs too. The base Core 2 Duo MacBook is available for $949 and the black model is available for $1299. If they restock the Core Duo MacBooks those would be $150-$200 cheaper (the base one was available for $799.) They don’t currently have any good MacBook Pros in stock but those will be 15%-30% off, depending on the model and type of processor. The $999 Core 2 Duo iMac sells for $849 and similar deals are available for other models. A Quad Intel Xeon Mac Pro can be purchased starting at $2199. You can even find old Power Macs and PowerBooks for even greater discounts. In addition you can get refurb Apple accessories, such as displays, keyboards/mice, and AirPort stuff at good discounts as well.