Getting refurb Macs easier

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So I was in the market for the cheapest MacBook possible to replace my Mini, because my girlfriend wanted more portability. Performance wasn't a big deal because she doesn't do too much with the machine. My only requirements for the machine is that it was still under Apple's 1 year warranty, so I had the option of buying Applecare at some point. I checked out eBay and Craigslist, and the market prices were a bit high for in-warranty machines, and still too high for out of warranty machines. I decided finding one of Apple's refurb MacBooks was what I wanted to do.

Checking Apple's refurb store found a lot of the current generation models for $949, but never anything cheaper. I know they offer older Core 2 Duo and even Core Duo models for even less, but they seem like they're never in stock.

I found this site that produces RSS feeds for Apple refurb listings. I made an RSS feed for the laptop section filtering only for "core duo" so I'd find the cheapest models. I then passed that RSS feed to Yahoo Blog Alerts which can send an SMS whenever an RSS feed is updated (Pingie is another option, but I couldn't get it to work for the life of me).

Sure enough, this morning at 3:15AM, Apple updated their refurb site, I got a text message. I woke up, grabbed my MBP, and placed an order for a $749 1.83GHz Core Duo MacBook (yes, yet another 1.83GHz Core Duo for me). After tax and free shipping, $820. Not bad for a refurb with a full warranty from Apple. I think this can be easily adapted for Mini refurbs (or any Apple refurbs), so good luck to any of you refurb hunters!
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MacBook Pro 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD, Dell 802.11n card, 1.4TB external
MacBook 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 60GB HD
iMac 1.83GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD, 1TB external, EyeTV Hybrid

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perhaps your destined to only use 1.83Ghz machines for the rest of your natural life!
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