Refurbished Wi-Fi iPads Get a Discount from Apple

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Looking for a last-minute gift for someone really special? As of Dec. 8, Apple has discounted the prices of refurbished Wi-Fi model iPads by between $20 and $50. The discounts were originally labelled “Special Limited Time Price,” but Apple has removed that caveat as of this writing, though the deals remain.

The deal is only available in the U.S. online store, and doesn’t apply to the Wi-Fi + 3G iPad models. The price of the 16GB Wi-Fi model is $20 cheaper than it usually is, making the total discount $70, while the 32GB and 64GB models get $50 over and above their existing discounts, bringing the total savings for those bigger-capacity iPads to $100.

Refurbished iPads come complete with brand-new external casings and batteries, and the same one-year warranty that brand-new units enjoy. You can’t get custom engraving on refurb iPads like you can with new ones, and the refurbs generally come in generic packaging, but, as anyone who has experience with Apple’s refurbished products will likely tell you, you’re basically getting a new product.

If you aren’t willing to wait to see what iPad 2 has in store, this is a pretty good deal. The 32GB Wi-Fi model is an especially good deal, with the highest total savings percentage-wise (16 percent vs. 14 percent for the others) and a price tag that matches that of the Wi-Fi 16GB model brand new. I know I wouldn’t complain if that ended up under my tree, plain brown box notwithstanding.

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