The Apple Store discounts a selection of its factory-refurbished Apple Mac mini desktops, with prices starting from $419. Plus, all orders qualify for free shipping. A 1-year warranty applies to each (the same as new systems). The deals, with prices compared to the best we could find for new ones:

• Refurb Apple Mac mini Intel Haswell Core i5 1.4GHz Desktop for $419 (low by $45)
• refurb Apple Mac mini Intel Haswell Core i7 3GHz Desktop for $1,269 (pictured, low by $225)