We cap the week with a trio of top deals. First is Apple’s 802.11n Airport Extreme wireless base station for $129 from the Apple Store. Next up: Mac Pro Xeon Workstations starting at $2,549 for a 2.93GHz quad-core. Finally, a new batch of App Store freebies, including AmAze, a GPS worldwide turn-by-turn app.
Along the way, we’ll look at other bargain gadgets, such as the 4 Door Media Road Mouse and Low Grav Racer 2. As always, details on these and many other deals are available on CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
The Apple Store offers the factory-refurbished Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wireless Base Station, model no. MB763LL/A, for $129 with free shipping. (That ties last month’s mention and is $41 under the lowest total price we could find for a new, factory-sealed unit.) Sales tax is added where applicable. This 802.11n wireless 4-port router has a USB port for sharing a printer or hard drive and comes with a 1-year Apple warranty.
The Apple Store now has three factory-refurbished Apple Mac Pro workstations on sale in its Special Deals section, with prices starting at $2,549. (With free shipping, it’s tied with last week’s mention as the lowest total price we’ve seen for these Mac Pros in weeks.) All are lower than the best price we could find for a new one, typically by wide margins. Sales tax is added where applicable. A 1-year warranty applies, the same as new systems. Items are removed from Apple’s site when they sell out. The refurbished Mac Pro systems:
Apple G0G80LL/A Mac Pro Quad-Core Xeon 2.93GHz Workstation for $2,549
Apple MB451LL/A Mac Pro 8-Core Xeon 3.2GHz Workstation for $3,299
Apple G0G10LL/A Mac Pro 8-Core Xeon 2.66GHz Workstation for $3,999
Below are downloads of several free applications available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store, with price drops from $1 to $3. The apps:
amAze GPS – Worldwide Navigation (pictured): Turn-by-turn navigation
Drag N Drop: Puzzle game
Knight Breaker: Puzzle game
Pilouz: Logic game
Cellar Rat: Wine rating
Below are downloads of several free applications available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store, with price drops of a $1. The apps:
Bliss (pictured): Puzzle game
MonsterKill: Adventure game
SteamPunk Hockey: Hockey game
Pelagic Tones: Music game
Small Dog Electronics offers dealmac readers the 4 Door Media USB Road Mouse in several styles for $35.99. Coupon code “daytona” drops it to $25.99. (With $9 for shipping, all are at the lowest total price we’ve seen by at least $2.) These USB optical mice sport the look of various replica cars, complete with working lights. The deals:
4 Door Media Camaro Road Mouse (pictured) for $25.99
4 Door Media Challenger SRT8 Road Mouse for $25.99
4 Door Media Ford GT Road Mouse for $25.99
4 Door Media Viper Road Mouse for $25.99
The iTunes App Store offers Low Grav Racer 2 for iPhone / iPod touch for free. (That’s a $3 drop and the lowest price we’ve seen for this racing game.)
oday only, ThingFling.com offers the Duracell My Pocket Charger for iPod or iPhone, model no. 852-0227, for $3.99 with $6 for shipping. (That’s tied with our January mention and the lowest total price we could find by $14.) When loaded with two AA batteries and connected to your iPhone or iPod, this device powers and recharges your battery. It ships with two AA batteries, reusable charger, connector for iPod, and wrist strap.
Today only, MacUpdate.com offers downloads of Mach Software Design’s Mach Desktop for Mac for $5.99. (That’s $4 off and the lowest price we could find for this utility which enables the use of movies, quartz compositions, or webpages as a desktop image.) Click here for more information.
Adorama via Buy.com offers the LG 42″ 240Hz 1080p Widescreen LED-Backlit LCD HD Television, model no. 42LH90, for $999.99. [With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $198, although we saw it for a buck less earlier this month (since expired]). This LED-backlit HDTV features a native resolution of 1920×1080 (1080p), 240Hz refresh rate, 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 500 cd/m² brightness, 2.4ms response time, four HDMI 1.3 inputs, and VGA, component, and other video inputs. Deal ends February 28.
Logitech offers its factory-refurbished Logitech V450 Nano USB Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks in Red for $22.99. Coupon code “MIR15” drops it to $19.54. [Add $6.15 for shipping. That’s $12 below the lowest total price we could find for a factory-sealed model in any color, although we briefly saw a new one for $2 less two weeks ago (since expired)]. This 3-button mouse features a miniature, wireless USB receiver that can be kept plugged into your computer’s USB port at all times. A 3-year Logitech warranty applies.
