I recently upgraded from a MacBook air to this version of the MacBook and was very pleasantly surprised. For well under the price of buying directly from Apple, this computer is very good quality. The only sign of wear was a few scratches on the outside housing but they didn't affect the performance of the computer. One other thing to note was that there are no USB ports, only a headphone jack, and the charging port. I've bought renewed from amazon previously and I think that it's definitely worth the risk for the amount that you save since apple products are so spotty anyways.