So here's the thing -- I love the Acer Aspire 5. So much so that whenever it inevitably ends up with a critical failure of some kind within 1-2 years I just buy another one because I love it that much. So I've had this same laptop, just replaced every couple years, for like... 5, 6 years or so. It was time to replace my old one so I went to the order detail page which states "Purchased x amount of times" to reorder the Acer Aspire 5. Amazon is out of them I guess so it went through a third party. Which is totally fine, I don't have anything against third parties, I actually like going through them for refurbished/renewed products since you save a lot and the performance is usually almost as good as something new.I'm not sure what I got today. It SAYS Acer Aspire 5. But as stated before I have been using this laptop for a good 6 years or so now and this is definitely not the same one. Now -- not a HUGE deal. I'm a fan of this one. Not more than my precious Aspire 5 (legitimate). The Acer Aspire 5 (possibly newer model? idk?) is nothing to shake a stick at, though. It's got pretty good performance. Though not really what I was looking forward to. My Aspire 5 (legitimate) was quick as lightning, over and over, I rarely had to wait more than 2 seconds for something to respond. However, this Aspire 5 is occasionally getting hang-ups -- I've counted a few times now where I've had to wait 5-6 seconds for a button to respond, and I just got the computer this afternoon. Web pages are kind of slow to load despite being on very decent wifi (I work in a hotel building so wifi is never slow here). The chassis is a little strange, not anything like my old Aspire 5s, where they were nice and slim like the picture, this is more boxy and utilitarian. Sort of the thing you'd expect a middle-aged businessperson to be using because they don't really care about the aesthetics. Not ugly, just not the slim and beautiful Aspire 5 I'm used to (although one of my favorite things about the Aspire 5 is its beautiful sparkly cover and this Aspire 5 does have that! Which is nice).I like the keyboard a lot. Buttons are very responsive and don't clack but also aren't absent of all resistance. Right in the middle, which is very satisfying. No backlight however which I believe the other Aspire 5s had if I'm remembering correctly. Not a huge deal but I do love a good backlight so it was a bit disappointing.So... honestly, mixed bag. I do wish it had been my Aspire 5 that I'm used to. I don't know why it's not since I ordered from the exact product detail page I've been using for years. And I wish the performance was faster. It does feel refurbished whereas with refurbished products they almost always feel completely new. But you can tell this one is refurbished. Which isn't great. That being said, it's going to get the job done, and I don't hate it, or even dislike it... just wish it had been what I ordered, that's all.If you're on the fence, I'd say probably go for it unless you're beholden to the aesthetic. If that's the most important thing for you, I'd buy it new to hopefully make sure you get the right one. But if you're looking for performance and don't need it to run a billion programs or use it for online gaming 24/7 I think you'd probably like this one. It seems to mostly be an Aspire 5. Just off enough that it's noticeable and the performance does leave something to be desired. But as long as you're not asking too much of it and you're a little patient, it should be fine.EDIT: I have to take off another star, unfortunately. It has only been a few days since I received the computer and the charger has already stopped working optimally -- it doesn't charge anymore, just keeps the laptop on when it is plugged in but as soon as you take the charger out, the computer immediately shuts off. Disappointed with this purchase. Usually it takes months for problems like this to start appearing.