Are you looking for a starter Mac, or an Apple for a child? How about a $99 500Mhz G3 iBook? It may be just two days until Christmas, but the deals keep arriving, like up to $250 off items at MacMall. If you have an iMac or new Mac under the tree and you’d like the perfect display, but your budget is blown – how about a refurbished 30-inch Apple Cinema Widescreen LCD display for just $1,299?
Along with assorted iPhone cases and accessories, the App Store has something every exhausted holiday shopper wants: freebies. This batch includes MotionInk, a media painter application. Not to be missed, though, are EA games for the iPhone or iPod; just $5 for NBA Live or Rock Band.
As always, for details on these bargains and many more, check out CoM’s “Daily Deals” page after the jump.
Other World Computing offers a selection of used Apple systems starting at $95. (With shipping starting at $4.99, most are at lowest-we’ve-seen prices.) A 90-day reseller warranty applies. Some best bets:
Apple iBook G3/500MHz 12″ (pictured, grade C) for $95
Apple iBook G3/800MHz 12″ for $129.99
Apple iBook G4/1.33GHz 12″ (grade B) for $299.99
Apple iBook G4/1.42GHz 14″ (grade B) for $349.99
Apple MacBook Core Duo/1.83GHz 13″ (grade A) for $549.99
The MacMall.com Holiday Blowout Sale takes up to $250 off select Mac systems, most after a mail-in rebate. Plus, each system purchase is eligible to receive Parallels 5.0 for free after this mail-in rebate. (It also requires an additional on-box rebate.) Sale ends December 25. Notables:
Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz 13.3″ Laptop for $934.99 after $20 rebate
Apple iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz 24″ Desktop (pictured) for $1,299.99
Apple MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz 17″ Laptop for $1,749.99 after $250 rebate
see the entire MacMall Holiday Blowout Sale (click the “Apple Holiday Blowout” ad at the top of the page)
The Apple Store offers the factory-refurbished Apple 30″ Cinema HD Widescreen LCD Monitor, model no. M9179LL/A, for $1,299. (Click “Displays” on the left to find it.) [With free shipping, it’s tied with our previous mention as the lowest total price we’ve seen and $340 less than the best total price we could find for a new unit.] Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a native resolution of 2560×1600, 400:1 contrast ratio, 16ms response time, and FireWire, USB, and DVI inputs. A 1-year Apple warranty applies, the same as new units.
Ending today, PC Connection discounts several MacBook Pro systems as part of its Apple Super Sale, as listed below. (Note that these systems require a mail-in rebate.) Plus, each system carries free shipping. (Although some models have increased in price since our mention from two weeks ago, each is at the lowest total price we could find, some by significant amounts.) The deals:
MacBook Pro MB990LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz 13.3″ (pictured) for $1,049 via $100 rebate
MacBook Pro MB991LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 13.3″ for $1,319 via $130 rebate (was $1,299)
MacBook Pro MC118LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 15.4″ for $1,519 via $130 rebate (was $1,499)
MacBook Pro MB985LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz 15.4″ for $1,769 via $150 rebate (was $1,749)
MacBook Pro MB986LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz 15.4″ for $1,999 via $150 rebate
ForCity.com discounts the following iPhone accessories after coupon, as listed below. Coupons expire December 28.The deals, each with free shipping:
Silicone Skin Case for iPhone 3GS (pictured) for $4.99 via code “EFWS122130”
Insten Retractable USB Hotsync Cable for iPod / iPhone 3GS for $5.49 via code “EFWS122131”
Car Charger for iPod / iPhone 3G / 3GS for $5.99 via code “EFWS122132”
Leather Case with Magnetic Flap for iPhone 3G / 3GS for $6.49 via code “EFWS122134”
Walmart offers the Koda iStereo Clock Radio iPod Dock for $29. Add $5.97 for shipping, or choose free Site-to-Store. [Even with shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $4, although it was $5 less two weeks ago (since expired).] Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include two 25-watt stereo speakers, bass and treble equalizer, FM radio, adjustable alarm volume, remote control, and more.
Below are downloads of several free applications available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store, with price drops from $1 to $5. The apps:
MotionInk (pictured): Media painting
Roller Uberball: Accelerometer-based ball rolling
Super Santa: Action game
PhoneGrafer: Picture management
Kids on DSP: reactive minimal techno: Rhythym-based game
Enso-Dot: Logic puzzle game
BuddyFeed: FriendFeed Client: Top-down puzzle game
HandHeldItems.com continues to offer the Kroo KrooShell Case for Apple iPhone 3G or 3GS in eight colors for $5.99. Add coupon code “kroo3gshield” to your cart to cut it to $3.99. (With shipping at $2.85, it’s a $4 drop and the lowest total price we’ve seen for this case.) Deal ends December 31.
Several iPhone and iPod touch games from Electronic Arts are on sale at the iTunes App Store, with prices starting at $4.99. (Each title is at or near the best price we’ve seen.) The games:
NBA Live for $4.99 (pictured, $2 off)
Rock Band for $4.99 ($2 off)
Madden NFL 10 for $5.99 ($1 off)
Need for Speed Shift for $6.99 ($3 off)
PopCap Games still cuts 50% off a selection of its downloadable games for Mac and Windows as part of its Holiday Sale. (Sale prices are reflected on product pages.) That drops them all to $9.95. (It’s the best sitewide sale we’ve seen from PopCap since February.) Notable games include Plants Vs. Zombies, Peggle, Bejeweled 2, Zuma’s Revenge, and more. Sale ends December 27. (Originally slated to end today, it has been extended.)
