The Apple Store offers a selection of factory-refurbished Apple Mac Pro workstations in its Special Deals section. Plus, all systems receive free shipping. At up to $530 off, each system is at the lowest total price we've seen direct from Apple this year. Plus, all are lower than the best price we could find for a new unit, typically by wide margins. Sales tax is added where applicable. A 1-year warranty applies, the same as new systems. Items are removed from Apple's site when they sell out. Some best bets:

• Apple MC560LL/A Mac Pro Quad-Core Xeon 2.8GHz Workstation for $2,119
• Apple G0LF0LL/A Mac Pro Quad-Core Xeon 3.2GHz Workstation for $2,459
• Apple MC561LL/A Mac Pro 8-Core Xeon 2.4GHz Workstation for $2,969
• Apple G0LG0LL/A Mac Pro 12-Core Xeon 2.66GHz Workstation for $4,249
• Apple G0LG1LL/A Mac Pro 12-Core Xeon 2.93GHz Workstation for $5,259