Imagine this. You’ve been waiting for months to find a deal on a new MacBook. You see the new machines, but you remember that means great deals on the old ones. You click on the special deals section and find in the refurb area:
Refurbished MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - Black
Part Number: FA701LL/A
2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
120GB Serial ATA drive @ 5400 rpm
Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
Accessory kit
1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2×512
Superdrive 6x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
1 $109.00
Ships by: May 22 - May 24
Delivers by: May 24 - May 31
Recycling Fee* 1 $6.00Order Subtotal: $115.00
Free Shipping: $0.00
Estimated Tax*: $8.45
Estimated Total: $123.45
A MacBook for a little over $100. A black one, no less! The machine itself, including taxes, costs less than the original black tax. According to the Apple Core, a few people even cashed in on the error. Yowza. Color me 100% jealous.
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