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#MacStoriesDeals - Thursday

Here are today’s @MacStoriesDeals on iOS, Mac, and Mac App Store apps that are on sale for a limited time, so get them before they end!

Mac Hardware & Amazon Deals

  • New! Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium for Mac: $1699 -> $702 + free shipping
  • New! Used Apple iPad 16GB WiFi Gen1: $280 + free shipping
  • Apple iPad 2 16GB WiFi Tablet: $430 + free shipping
  • Refurb Apple iPhone 4S 32GB for $250 + free shipping, 64GB for $350

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Mac Software

  • New! Sparrow: $10 -> $6
  • New! Farming Simulator: $24.99 -> $17.99
  • New! QMidi ProThe Ultimate MIDI/Karaoke Player for Mac: $45 -> $22.50
  • Alfred Powerpack: 10% off
  • The Envato Web Designer Pro Bundle: $500 -> $20

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iBookstore, Audio and Video

  • New! Beats By Dr. Dre Diddybeats Earbuds: $60 + free shipping
  • New! Diddybeats High Performance In-Ear Headphones: $90 + free shipping
  • New! Refurbished Beats by Dr. Dre Tour In-Ear Headphones: $80
  • The Godfather Trilogy: The Coppola Restoration downloads via iTunes: $18
  • Da Chip Volume II of its chiptune compilation of Daft Punk covers: Free
  • Daft Punk “Tron: Legacy” MP3 Album downloads w/digital book: $4

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Mac App Store

  • New! Company of Heroes® Complete: Campaign Edition (Games): $49.99
  • New! Paper Monsters (Games): $.99
  • New! Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction® (Games): $24.99
  • New! Freeway Pro AS (Productivity): $229.99
  • New! Assassin’s Creed II (Games): $37.99 -> $24.99
  • New! Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (Games): $14.99 -> $9.99
  • New! Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (Games): $14.99 -> $9.99
  • New! Chill Pill (News): $2.99 -> $1.99
  • New! MacGourmet Deluxe (Lifestyle): $49.99 -> $24.99
  • New! Narrator (Productivity): $39.99 -> $19.99
  • The Incident (Games): $2.99 -> $.99
  • Markdown Pro (Productivity): $9.99 -> $5.99
  • FX Photo Studio (Photography): $9.99 -> $6.99
  • FX Photo Studio Pro (Photography): $39.99 -> $28.99
  • Sparkle 2: EVO (Games): $2.99
  • Sleipnir (Utilities): Free
  • Pinna (Music): $4.99
  • Thumbtack, a Minimal Pinboard Menu Bar App (Utilities): $1.99

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iPhone Apps

  • New! Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2 (Games): $2.99 -> $.99
  • New! 8mm Vintage Camera (Photography): $1.99 -> $.99
  • New! Arloy: $1.99 -> 99¢
  • Sizer (Lifestyle): $1.99 -> Free
  • SpySpy (Games): $.99 -> Free
  • WonderDiver (Games): $.99 -> Free
  • Buzz: 99¢ (review)

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iPad Apps

  • New!
  • TV Forecast HD ~ Your Personal TV Guide (Entertainment): $1.99 -> $.99

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Universal Apps

  • New! The Incident (Games): $1.99 -> $.99
  • New! BeatStudio (Music): $4.99 -> $.99
  • New! Super Mega Worm (Games): $1.99 -> $.99
  • New! W.E.L.D.E.R. (Games): $1.99 -> $.99
  • Eye of Death (Games): $2.99 -> Free
  • Tuner&Beat Master (Music): $1.99 -> Free
  • Extraction: Project Outbreak (Games): $.99 -> Free
  • Zombie Wonderland 2: Outta Time! (Games): $.99 -> Free
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