I've had this refurbished laptop for a few months now and am very happy with it.  It looked brand-new when I took it out of the box.  I couldn't tell it had ever been used.  Everything worked perfectly on it.  Best of all, it has the trackpoint nub in the keyboard for controlling the mouse which is a critical selling point for me.  It is so much faster and easier than using a touch pad!The 470s is a good size and very light compared to other computers.  I have a gaming desktop and just use this laptop for connectivity when I travel and for use around the house when I don't want to sit in front of the desktop.  The light weight makes it perfect for that.  The downside of light weight means the battery is smaller than other laptops.  As a result, it doesn't last as long as some others.  Not a problem for me, just be aware of that.  The 8GB of built-in RAM it comes with is inadequate, so I ordered a 16GB DIMM as soon as I got it, and all is good.I don't have much to say about the processor.  For my usage of this laptop, processing speed is pretty much irrelevant, so it doesn't matter to me that this processor is a few generations old.  It has more than enough horsepower for what I need.  On the plus side, the processor is new enough that it supports the DDR4 DIMMs.  That extra performance in the RAM over DDR3 is worth it, so this processor is at the sweet spot for cost vs. performance in my opinion.I paid $260 a few months ago and thought that was a good deal.  At the $207 this is advertised at now, this is a fantastic deal!