You can now buy an iPad from the Apple Store for $279 and an iPad 2 for $319

9to5 Staff | May 7 2012 - 11:59 am PT

Apple today lowered the prices of its refurbed iPads across the board. The Original iPad 16GB Wifi is now down to just $279. Meanwhile, iPad 2s are down to starting a base price of just $319, a price drop of $30 over previous $349 clip. Higher capacity iPads are dropped as low as $50 over prices set when Apple debuted the new iPad in March.

One reason for a drop could be Apple’s move to a “new iPad 2” with increased battery life due to its more efficient processor which may be worth more than a $50 premium at #499.

It is going to be hard to find an excuse not to get mom that white iPad 2 now, isn’t it?

MacRumors has the full list of reductions, below.

– 16 GB Wi-Fi: $319, down $30 from $349
– 32 GB Wi-Fi: $399, down $50 from $449
– 64 GB Wi-Fi: $499, down $50 from $449

– 16 GB Wi-Fi+3G: $449, down $30 from $479
– 32 GB Wi-Fi+3G: $529, down $50 from $579
– 64 GB Wi-Fi+3G: $629, down $50 from $679

Original iPad

– 16 GB Wi-Fi: $279, down $20 from $299
– 32 GB Wi-Fi: $349, down $50 from $399
– 64 GB Wi-Fi: $449, down $50 from $499

– 16 GB Wi-Fi+3G: $379, down $20 from $399
– 32 GB Wi-Fi+3G: $449, down $50 from $499
– 64 GB Wi-Fi+3G: $549, down $50 from $599