At Apple's online store today choose from a wide range of Macs that are priced at $999 or less. At the top of the pricing scale, $999, is the refurb. 21.5-inch iMac with a 2.5GHz Intel quad-core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. For $979 is the refurb. Mac mini with a 2.5GHz Intel dual-core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and a 750GB hard drive.