Newegg offers the refurbished HP Pavilion 500-281 Intel Haswell Core i3 3.4GHz Desktop PC for $249.99. This $20 mail-in rebate drops it to $229.99. With free shipping, that's $170 off, $20 under our refurb mention in December, and the best price we've seen. This desktop features an Intel Haswell Core i3-4130 3.4GHz dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, 1TB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, media card reader, and Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit. Deal ends May 31.

A 1-year warranty applies, although it's not clear who provides it.