Today’s deals include a back-to-school sale on Macs, refurbished unibody MacBooks starting at $949, refurbished MacBook Pros and many more.
Details on these deals and more can be found on the CoM Daily Deals page.
Purchase a MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or iMac from the Apple Store for Education and receive an iPod touch 8GB MP3 Player for $0 via a mail-in rebate. (Click on the “Buy a Mac for college, and get a free iPod Touch” banner). This offer is valid only for qualified students, teachers, and staff and expires September 8. Both the system and iPod must appear on the same receipt. Limit one rebate per household.
Note that you will have to create or sign into an Apple ID to fill out your information to receive your rebate(s).
The Apple Store has three factory-refurbished unibody MacBook notebooks in its Special Deals section. (Click on “MacBook” in the left sidebar to find them. With free shipping, each is tied with our mention from two weeks ago as the lowest total price we’ve seen for these models.) Each comes with a 1-year Apple warranty, the same as new Macs. Sales tax is added where applicable. Items are removed from Apple’s site when they sell out. The systems, each with free shipping:
Apple MB466LL/A MacBook Core 2 Duo 2GHz 13.3-inch Laptop, $949
Apple MB467LL/A MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 13.3-inch Laptop, $1,099
Apple G0FV0LL/A MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 13.3-inch Laptop with 128GB SSD, $1,449
Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz 15-inch Widescreen Notebook, $929.99 plus around $12 for shipping. (That’s one of the few Core 2 Duo-equipped MacBook Pro models we’ve seen for under $1,000.) It has an Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16GHz processor, 15-inch 1440×900 widescreen LCD, 1GB RAM, 120GB hard drive, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 128MB video card, SuperDive, built-in iSight camera, Bluetooth, and more. A 30-day TechRestore warranty applies.
Refurbished Philips 8.5-inch Portable DVD Player, model no. DCP851/37, $74.99 plus around $9 for shipping. (That’s a buck less than our June mention and $24 under the lowest total price we could find for a new, factory-sealed unit.) This DVD player with a slide-out iPod dock features an 8.5-inch widescreen LCD, 250:1 contrast ratio, 30ms response time, 200 cd/m² brightness, multi-format disc player, memory card reader, A/V in/out, and two headphone jacks. A 90-day Geeks.com warranty applies.
This week’s free single of the week at the iTunes Music Store is “Fireflies” by Owl City. Each Tuesday, iTMS offers a new single from up-and-coming artists as a free download. (You’ll need an iTMS account to download it.)
The iTunes Music Store also offers several other free songs and TV shows every week. Scroll down the main page to “FREE on iTunes”, then click “See All” to see what’s available.
Gogo Cases for Apple iPhone 3G / 3GS, starting at $6.99. (With shipping at $6.95, each is at or near the lowest total price we could find. Deals end July 15.) Some best bets:
Gogo Royal Series Case with screen protector in Blue, Black, or White for $6.99
Gogo Gradation Series Case with screen protector in Silver (pictured) or Brown for $6.99
see all Gogo cases at HandHeldItems.com
Below are downloads of several free applications available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store, with price drops from $1 to $6. The apps:
MEDL MOBILE’s Doodle Chat: Picture/text shared chat pad
TuneWiki Limited’s TuneWiki: Lyrics search database
SIS software’s iCrypt Email & SMS: (pictured) Communication encryption
MyAppBuilder’s Food Labels With Nutritional Facts: Nutrional facts database
Wooden Soldiers Labs’ Duke Nukem Soundboard: Duke Nukem sound effects anthology
ivista’s Fetch! Mobile Visual Search: Image-based search engine
Zyaxis Software’s 3DLandGen: 3D landmass generator
Hitachi SimpleDrive Mini 320GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. SDM/320BD, $89.99 with free shipping ($0.28/GB). (That’s the lowest total price we could find by $3.) It includes Hitachi Local Backup software, and 2GB free online storage with Hitachi Ultimate Backup.
Techsunny 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter and Antenna, model no. PT-H9D-ROC, $29. (With free shipping, it’s tied with our mention from a week ago as the least expensive waterproof wireless antenna / adapter we’ve seen.) Called “The Rocket,” this USB adapter and 9dBi antenna combo promises up to three times improvement in the reception and speed of your 802.11g connection. It includes four screws for wall mounting.
ION iPTUSB Vinyl Archiver USB Portable Turntable, $83.99 with free shipping. (That’s $10 below our March mention and the lowest total price we could find by $2.) The iPTUSB allows you to convert vinyl records to CD or MP3 formats. It features battery and A/C power, a 45 RPM record adapter, line level and headphone output, and more.
Note: Although it’s listed as waterproof, it doesn’t mention if it can be mounted outdoors.
