The Apple Store dropped prices on a trio of factory-refurbished MacBook Pro laptops, as listed below. With free shipping, that's at least a $40 cut and puts each model at the lowest total price we've seen. All come with a 1-year Apple warranty, the same as new models. The models:

• Refurb MacBook Pro MD103LL/A i7 Quad 15.4" w/ 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD for $1,449 ($40 drop)
• refurb MacBook Pro MD322LL/A i7 Quad 15.4" w/ 4GB RAM, 750GB HDD for $1,499 ($90 drop)
• refurb MacBook Pro MC975LL/A i7 Quad 15.4" Retina w/ 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $1,599 ($80 drop)