The Apple Store offers price drops on select factory-refurbished unibody MacBook Pro notebooks in its Special Deals section, with prices starting at $1,019. Although we saw a model for $899 last week, since expired, this is still among the best selections we've seen from Apple in several weeks, and combined with free shipping, most systems are at lowest-we've-seen prices. Sales tax is added where applicable. All come with a 1-year Apple warranty, the same as new Macs. Items are removed from Apple's site when they sell out. Notable laptops:

• Refurbished MacBook Pro MC700LL/A Core i5 Dual 2.3GHz 13.3" for $1,019
• refurbished MacBook Pro MC724LL/A Core i7 2.7GHz 13.3" for $1,269
• refurbished MacBook Pro MC372LL/A Core i5 2.53GHz 15.4" for $1,439
• see all refurbished MacBook Pro laptops at The Apple Store