Gadget Deals: iPods for $39, $12 iFrogz iPhone Case, $999 MacBook Pro Laptops

Today’s deals include iPods starting at $39 (a shuffle), soft-touch iPhone cases from iFrogz for $12 and MacBook Pro laptops starting at $999.

Details on these bargains and many more can be found at the CoM “Daily Deals” page.

Apple iPod shuffle 1GB MP3 Player in 4 colors (pictured) for $39
Apple iPod shuffle 2GB MP3 Player in 6 colors for $59
Apple iPod nano 8GB MP3 Player in 6 colors for $99
Apple iPod nano 16GB MP3 Player in 8 colors for $149
Apple iPod classic 120GB MP3 Player in 2 colors for $209

Buy.com offers the iFrogz Soft Touch iPhone 3G / 3GS Case in Blue or Pink for $11.99 with free shipping. (That ties our mention from July and is the lowest total price we could find by $10.) This hard plastic case features a metallic facade and a “soft touch” feel.

The Apple Store has stock of 16 factory-refurbished MacBook Pro notebooks in its Special Deals section. (With free shipping, many are at lowest-we’ve-seen prices.) All come 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. Some best bets, each with free shipping:

Unibody MacBook Pro MB990LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz 13.3-inch Laptop for $999
unibody MacBook Pro MB991L/A Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 13.3-inch Laptop for $1,299
unibody MacBook Pro MB470LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 15.4-inch Laptop for $1,299
unibody MacBook Pro MB026LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz 15.4-inch Laptop for $1,599
unibody MacBook Pro MB604LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz 17-inch Laptop for $1,949
see all refurbished MacBook Pro notebooks

Other World Computing lowered prices on most of its OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire/USB 2.0 External Hard Drives, as noted below. Shipping adds $5.99. Each drive includes Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools (for Mac), ProSoft DataBackup II (for Mac), NovaStor NovaBackup (for Windows), cables, and 3-year warranty. The drives:

Elite-AL Pro 80GB drive for $74.99 (down $2)
Elite-AL Pro 500GB drive for $107.99 (down $2)
Elite-AL Pro 1TB drive for $139.99 (down $2)
Elite-AL Pro 1TB drive with 32MB cache for $149.99 (down $8)
Elite-AL Pro 1.5TB drive with 32MB cache for $194.99 (down $8)
Elite-AL Pro 2TB drive with 32MB cache for $299.99 (down $3)
see all OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire / USB 2.0 External Hard Drives

DEAL800.com offers the Perry Ellis 14-inch Leather Notebook Carrying Case for $49.99. (With free shipping, it’s tied with our mention from two weeks ago as the lowest total price we could find.) It features a padded laptop section, exterior zippered document pocket, adjustable shoulder strap, and more.

TheMacBundles.com offers its September Mac Bundle for $49.95. (That’s a savings of $342 over paying list price for each program.) Deal ends September 20. The included programs:

CodeWeavers’ CrossOver Games
MetaKine’s DVDRemaster Pro
Softhing’s Entourage Email Archive X
MacEase’s EasyPrint
Jumsoft’s Money
Apparent Software’s ImageFramer
MachineCodex Software’s Neutrino
atebits’ Scribbles
YazSoft’s Speed Download
Super Flexible Software’s Super Flexible File Synchronizer Pro
DVDSuki’s Mac DVDRipper Pro
Dejal’s Narrator

At PC Micro Store, bag a free Lux iPhone 3GS Car Charger with the purchase of an iPhone 3GS accessory via coupon code “Dealnews3G12V”. (In all, almost 400 items are available, most of which are at or near lowest-we’ve-seen prices.) Plus, get free shipping on most items.

The iTunes Music Store offers free downloads of Madonna’s Celebration music video through tomorrow, September 3.

Several iPhone and iPod touch applications available from the iTunes App Store have recently dropped in price. Each is the best deal we’ve seen on that title. The deals:

Monkey Wrench Games’ Kids vs. Zombies (pictured) for 99 cents ($1 off): Zombie shooter game
Neat Touch’s Pandas Sudoku 4 Kids for 99 cents ($1 off): Kid’s Sudoku game
Infrared5’s iFly for 99 cents ($2 off): Paper airplane game
Rob Pearson’s The Quick Brown Fox for 99 cents ($1 off): Typing game
App-Kainime’s SmartFrench for $2.99 ($8 off): Language tutor
ComeAwayWithMe’ London Audio Guide for $2.99 ($2 off): Travel guide
MobileMill Studios’ StarNews for $4.99 ($15 off): Celebrity gossip tracker

Buy.com offers the Fantom GreenDrive 1TB eSATA / USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. GD1000EU, for $109.99. This $20 mail-in rebate drops it to $89.99 ($0.09/GB). (With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $12, although this drive was $10 less last week [since expired]). This “green” drive purports to draw 40% less power than other, non-green units. Rebate ends September 7.