My first computer was an Apple. My enthusiasm for Apple was re-ignited when I got a deal on a “refurbished” Ipod for my husband for his birthday. Though I am an Ipod widow at the moment, the joy he has playing with his 60gig toy is infectious and I am beginning to fiddle around with this cool beautifully designed toy too.

However, toys at this price are not something we do often. So we look for deals on Ipods and other Apple product that has been factory refurbished.

Enter the official Apple site, where if you click on store and scroll down a bit you’ll find the Apple Certified Refurbished products page.

This is not where you go to discover Macintosh products. Do your homework before you surf here. But once here, you can save 25%-40% on refurbished Apple Notebooks, Ipods, Poer Mac G5’s, E Macs and more.

A refurbished IMac G5, 1.8 GHz, 256 mb, 160gb with a 20 “screen is priced at $1149 instead of $1899. A refurbished Ipod, 30gb with color display is $249 instead of $349. A 1gb Ipod Shuffle is $99 instead of $149. There are not tons of deals here to peruse, just a few select items and you can imagine how quickly they’ll go. Here you peruse credit card in hand ready to pounce.

Shipping is free and all refurbished Apple products come with a 1 year limited warranty.

Way cool!

Apple Certified Refurbished