A dealmac exclusive! Small Dog Electronics offers the factory-refurbished Apple MacBook Pro Intel Core i5 Dual Core 2.53GHz 17" Widescreen Laptop, model no. MC024LL/A, for $1,299.99 plus $4.99 for shipping. That's $384 under our July mention of this refurb and $31 under the lowest total price we could find for a refurb elsewhere. (Other comparable refurbished models are not backed by an Apple warranty; this one is backed by one.) It features an Intel Core i5-540M 2.53GHz dual-core processor, 17" 1920x1200 LED-backlit glossy display, 4GB RAM, 500GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive, 8x SuperDrive, NVIDIA GeForce 330M 512MB graphics card, built-in FaceTime camera, 802.11a/n wireless, Bluetooth, and Mac OS 10.6.3 Snow Leopard. A 1-year Apple warranty applies. Deal ends October 4.