The Apple Store dropped its prices on its factory-refurbished, mid-2010 unibody MacBook Pro notebooks with Sandy Bridge CPUs, as listed below. With April 2010 models starting at $1,199 with free shipping, most are at the lowest total prices we've seen. 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. The laptops (you may need to scroll to find them):

• Refurbished MacBook Pro MC372LL/A Core i5 Dual 2.53GHz 15.4" for $1,199 ($90 drop)
• refurbished MacBook Pro MC666LL/A Core i7 2.66GHz 15.4" for $1,329 ($400 drop)
• refurbished MacBook Pro MC847LL/A Core i7 2.8GHz 15.4" for $1,369 ($530 drop)
• refurbished MacBook Pro MC024LL/A Core i5 Dual 2.53GHz 17" for $1,689 ($100 drop)
• refurbished MacBook Pro G0J6ALL/A Core i7 Dual 2.8GHz 15.4" for $1,719 ($60 drop)
• refurbished MacBook Pro MC665LL/A Core i7 Dual 2.66GHz 17" for $1,729
• refurbished MacBook Pro MC846LL/A Core i7 Dual 2.8GHz 17" for $1,779