Apple drops prices on refurbished Mac Minis by $50, now start at $469

From 9to5Toys:

Apple has taken an additional $50 off the refurbished 2011 Mac mini this afternoon on its online Certified Refurbished Store. Apple now offers the Intel Core i5 starting at $469 for the 2.3GHz model with 2GB of RAM. As it does with the entire refurb store, a 1 year warranty is applied just like new models.

• Was $519: Apple Mac mini MC815LL/A Intel Core i5 Dual 2.3GHz w/ 2GB RAM for $469
• Was $699: Apple Mac mini MC816LL/A Intel Core i5 Dual 2.5GHz w/ 4GB RAM for $549
• Was $849: Apple Mac mini MC936LL/A Intel Core i7 Quad 2GHz w/ Lion Server for $759

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