After doing quite abit of research whether to buy new or refurbished I decided on this renewed laptop.  The specs are very good.  I ordered the "Excellent" condition laptop to try and guarantee the best product.  The laptop arrived in excellent condition.  After unboxing the laptop it is in "Excellent" condition.  From all appearances it doesn't appear to have been used at all.  I spent parts of two days getting it setup, programs installed, files moved from our previous laptop.  Since battery life is a critical issue I was paying attention to the charge level while using it this morning.  For 2 hrs 30 min this morning the battery went from 80% to 50%.  Then within the next 4 mins it plunged to 7%.  Not good.  A refund/replacement is available.  But given the time spent I will wait a couple of days before deciding.  A replacement battery might be the best/easiest solution but at this time I believe either Amazon or the Renewing Company should be providing it.