I was a little hesitant - this is my first time purchasing a refurbished computer - but I am very pleased with this Dell. It came expertly packed and took almost no time for me to have it up and running. (Using it right now to do this review.)  I got a lot of computer for the price - a brand new one would have probably cost at least 2 times more which I wouldn't have been able to afford at this time of the year.