The Apple Store offers its factory-refurbished Apple Mac mini Intel Core i5 2.3GHz Desktop, model no. MC815LL/A, for $519 with free shipping. That's tied with our mention of a refurb from three weeks ago and $46 under the lowest total price we could find for a new unit now. Sales tax is added where applicable. This Mac mini features an Intel Core i5-2415M 2.3GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 2GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0, SDXC card slot, Thunderbolt, and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.

Of note, the Apple Store also offers its factory-refurbished Apple Mac mini Intel Core i5 2.5GHz Desktop, model no. MC816LL/A, for $699 with free shipping. That's tied with our mention of a refurb from three weeks ago and $70 under the lowest total price we could find for a new unit today. It features an Intel Core i5-2520M 2.5GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256MB graphics, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0, SDXC card slot, Thunderbolt, and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. A 1-year Apple warranty applies to both.