iPad Pro price news: Refurbished 12.9-inch iPad Pro for $589 plus 2-year warranty

As excitement grows in the lead-up to Apple's September tech reveal, some retailers are offering sweet deals to make way for the company's upcoming iterative upgrades this year.

Kicking off this week is Daily Steal's $589-offer for an Apple Certified Refurbished 12.9-inch iPad Pro including a two-year warranty after entering a promo code "cheapschool" shortly upon checking out. The cost already covers the warranty which normally costs $59.99. Customers can choose either a silver or space gray color option. The refurbished tablet also comes with a 32-gigabyte memory offering, Lightning to USB cable connector and a USB power adapter.

The deal looks interestingly unusual since most refurbished iPad are not certified by the Cupertino-based giant, making the quality extremely unreliable. Apple also offers budget-conscious consumers quality-guaranteed refurbished devices plus a generous warranty add-on.

The tech firm usually relegates aging products to its online refurbished store. Per 9 to 5 Mac, Apple's refurbished 12.9-inch iPad Pro device (32 GB Wi-Fi-only) now sells for $679— $120 off the original $799 retail price tag. For extra storage, the 128 GB Wi-Fi-only model is a reasonable deal for $809—$140 less than the original retail price. So purchasing a refurbished device can be a smart buy for deal seekers. With it comes a 12-month warranty, fresh battery and new packaging.

In a related news, supply chain monitor DigiTimes recently published a report claiming that the tablet market will experience an overall increase later this year in anticipation of the holiday season when a surge of demand usually brings the sales up. Any iterative refresh to Apple's tablet lineup is expected to have a positive impact on sales in the fourth quarter. The report also noted that shipment volumes for tablets will recover 16.3 percent in the third quarter—a rather comforting news compared to the second quarter's dismal figures. But shipment volume would still be 10 percent lower than last year's record in the same quarter.