Apple’s online store today has lowered the cost of the refurbished 2.8GHz MacBook Pro (model no. Mc226LL/A) to $2,099, resulting in a $400 price drop from its MSRP of $2,499 and turning it into the best price we could find for this MacBook Pro anywhere else by about $200. FREE shipping is included with the deal and sales tax applies for residents of most states.

Macmall.com this week is offering an Apple computer sale until the 15^th of February, which consists of a variety of MacBook Pro, Air, unibody, and iMac computers. One of its deals is a new version of the featured 2.8GHz MacBook Pro, available for only $2,299.99 with FREE shipping included. Also available as part of Macmall.com’s sale is the 24-inch iMac with a 2.66GHz processor and 640GB of RAM, it’s dropped in price from $1,499 down to $1,249 and also has FREE shipping included. Those of you looking for a more affordable MacBook Pro solution can head to Ecomelectronics.com for the 2.66GHz, 320GB MacBook Pro, on for the discounted price of $1,799.95 and includes FREE ground delivery. Last but not least protect your screen with the MacBook Pro 17-inch Crystal Screen Guard, available at Amazon.com for $19.99 with $2.98 shipping rates.

The MacBook Pro has an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB SATA hard drive, Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics card with 512MB of memory, 17" TFT widescreen display with built in 8x SuperDrive, Gigabit Ethernet, Airport wireless, Bluetooth and comes with OS X 10.5 Leopard pre-installed. The built-in rechargeable battery can last for up to eight hours on a single charge and can be recharged up to 1000 times compared with only 200 to 300 times for typical notebooks.  It is backed by a one year warranty from Apple. Dimensions: (H) .98" x (W) 15.47" x (D) 10.4; weight 6.8lbs.