Apple’s online store has lowered the price of the refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook White (model no. LC240LL/A) to $849, which makes it $150 less than its MSRP of $999 and the lowest cost we could find for this MacBook model by about $129. As usual with Apple laptops, FREE shipping is included and sales tax applies for residents of most states.

The 13.3-inch MacBook comes highly recommended by over 90% of its current or previous owners, with the occasional mention of its logic board crashing after extended use. Although it is a high quality machine, some of you may prefer Apple’s refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook with an aluminum housing, which is also available from the company’s online store and is priced slightly higher at $899 with FREE shipping included. To help keep your new laptop cool, Amazon.com has the Microsoft Cooling Base for Notebooks on for $27.05 with FREE shipping. Or, for some added style, pick up the Mobile Edge select messenger bag at Mwave.com, which is priced at only $22.99 and comes with shipping rates starting at $9.95.

The MacBook provides a 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 160GB SATA hard drive, and a NVIDIA 9400M graphics card that powers its 13" TFT widescreen display. It also includes built-in SuperDrive, Gigabit Ethernet, Airport wireless, Bluetooth, and the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system pre-installed. It is backed by a one year warranty from Apple. Dimensions: (H) 1.08" x (W) 12.75" x (D) 8.92"; weight 5lbs.