Serendipity. Steve Jobs often marveled at the innovative and surprising uses customers found for Apple products. The Mac mini is an engineering marvel that gets used in marvelous ways — server, home theater, desktop, rendering clusters and more. Get the refurbished Mac mini and all of that adaptability while saving big.

• [11] Mac mini 2.3GHz i5, $519 (599)
— 2GB, 500GB, Thunderbolt, HDMI, HD Graphics 3000
— Eligible for OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program

• [11] Mac mini 2.5GHz i5, $699 (799)
— 4GB, 500GB, Thunderbolt, HDMI, Radeon HD 6630M
— Eligible for OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program

• [11] 11-inch MacBook Air 1.6GHz i5, $749 (899)
— 2GB, 64GB SSD, Thunderbolt, HD Graphics 3000
— Eligible for OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program

• [11] 11-inch MacBook Air 1.6GHz i5, $829 (999)
– 4GB, 128GB SSD, Thunderbolt, HD Graphics 3000
— Eligible for OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program

MacBook Air: New and refurbished

MacConnection is offering the entry-level 2011 MacBook Air for just $699 — new-in-box with a full warranty, wow. Or, go for a different configuration with an Apple Certified Factory Refurbished MacBook Air.

• [11] Mac mini /w Lion Server 2.0GHz quad-core i7, $849 (999)
— 4GB, Dual 500GB, Thunderbolt, HDMI, HD Graphics 3000
— Eligible for OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program

• [12] 11-inch MacBook Air 1.7GHz i5, $849 (999)
— 4GB, 64GB SSD, HD Graphics 4000
— Eligible for OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program

• [11] 13-inch MacBook Air 1.7GHz i5, $919 (1099)
— 4GB, 128GB SSD, Thunderbolt, HD Graphics 3000
— Eligible for OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program

• [12] 11-inch MacBook Air 1.7GHz i5, $929 (1099)
— 4GB, 128GB SSD, HD Graphics 4000
— Eligible for OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program

[11] 2011 model year, [12] 2012 model year, all listed products in stock when published.

Apple Certified Factory Refurbished Macs include a full + extendible AppleCare warranty and free shipping. Refurbished Mac portables also include a new battery.

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