The refurbished chrome book that I bought two years ago has slowly stopped wanting to connect to the internet, so I had to replace it. I LOVE refurbished laptops. The HP I just purchased looks brand new, has the power cord (also looks new) and took me less than 10 minutes to set up with my google account. I see no reason to pay full price for laptops/chrome books. All I need a chrome book for is to do online shopping and checking my social media accounts, and my HP works great for that.