Apple drops prices on refurbished iPad 1s to as low as $299: Apple has dropped the prices of refurbished iPad 1s at its online store. A 16GB Wi-Fi model now costs just $299, $30 less than it did in June. Demand appears to be such that the model is already out of stock, although whether this is permanent is unknown. The company may gradually accumulate enough units to justify more refurbished offers....