Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
You can get a bottom line iMac or miniMac for well under $1000 if you want. If you want to do something other than e-mail and facebook, then you probably need something a little better than what $500 will buy you.
True, you can also go to Apple refurbished and save yourself some money, and they offer warranty protection on the product. Or, just go to any of the various online refurbished MAC sellers, they ALSO offer warranty protection.
I've gone this route, saved lots of money on capable machines, and NEVER had a problem.