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It would make sense to try the refurbished ones. I doubt you'd get 96 of the same model, though.

http://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbo...

    Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Pro 2.7GHz Dual-core Intel i5 with Retina Display
    $1,099.00
    Save $200.00
    15% off

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The refurbished machines are a decent deal and I haven't had any problems buying them for personal or business use in the past, but the big limitation is on supply at any given time and the configs offered. Refurbs are largely stock configs and you can usually only buy 5-10 at a time. There are big benefits to config uniformity and bulk purchases, so refurbs can be tough in that respect.

Also, no one buying in this quantity should be paying list price to Apple, which cuts into the refurb discount considerably (if not outright eliminating it).

Though in a business environment, if this is going to be used for any significant length of time, the (presumably) shorter warranty might be an issue.

Refurbished Macs have the same warranty as non-refurbished.

Their requirements apparently include "i7 CPU’s, 16GB RAM" so I imagine the selection of refurbished and good enough is limited at best.

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