I found malware in the OS (to include a trojan.) Worse, I found a Scheduled Task link to connect out of country at 1am every morning if the machine is asleep. I dumped the OS and installed a clean copy. The hardware is okay, and fairly worth the price I paid. If you buy the Amazon warranty, and are prepared to dump and reinstall the OS, then you should be okay buying this computer from THIS refurbisher. Note: be sure to get the software key from the OS before you delete it, as it's not on the computer.