I purchased this laptop last week and it is everything I hoped it would be. Granted I have only owned it a short period of time, but it seems to be a very good choice. As a side note it is not silver like in the picture. I believe as part of the refurbishing process they use some sort of black sticker over the outside to hide any imperfections. It isn't really noticeable unless you look closely around the logo and doesn't take away from the laptop in any way. Everything has worked great and wouldn't know it wasn't a new laptop. It is very fast at starting up and browsing the internet thus far. I researched for about a week before making this purchase and it has everything recommended in a new laptop. Be aware, you will need to go through all the updates and follow the directions that come with the laptop for registering it with Windows or you will have a hard time setting things up. Highly recommend this laptop.