Apple Offers 30 Free iTunes Songs With AirPort Express; iMac G5 Refurbs

T he Apple Online Store is offering customers who buy a US$130 AirPort Express Base Station 30 free iTunes Music store downloads now through May 23.

The AirPort Express allows Windows and Mac users to broadcast music wirelessly to any stereo, share a single broadband Internet connection and USB printer via a instant wireless network.

In addition, Apple has started offering refurbished versions of its previous-generation 17-inch 1.6 gigahertz (GHz) iMac G5 with Combo drive for $900 or the 1.6 GHz 17-inch with SuperDrive for $1,000.

A refurbished 20-inch model with 1.8 GHz G5 processor, SuperDrive and 160 gigabyte (GB) hard drive is retailing for $1,400.

12-inch iBooks in either 1.2 GHz or 1 GHz configurations are going for $800. The same model is going for $850 with a built-in AirPort Extreme networking card.

Thanks to our friends at MacNN for the heads up on this story.