Needed a laptop for the kids for online learning thanks to the coronavirus. Looked at getting a Chromebook since the performance demands weren't too much, but for basically the same price as a low-end Chromebook I realized I could get this, which is FAR more powerful, feature rich, and with a much better and bigger IPS HD screen. And a lot more future proof as they get older and might want to run real PC applications like MS Office.Even though it says refurbished, it looks brand new and even still has the (fairly easy to remove) stickers on it. It just doesn't come in an official box.  It came with Windows 10 S, which restricts program installations to the official Microsoft store only, but it's free and very trivial to remove that restriction. After turning it on the first time and running a bunch of Windows security updates and then removing the old Windows version (using the Windows disk cleanup tool) I was left with 95.5GB free on the hard drive, which is plenty in an era of streaming everything and far more than I'd find on any Chromebook for the same price. I've ordered some extra RAM (you'll want 260-Pin SO-DIMM DDR4 2666 1.2V Laptop Memory) , but even with the default 4GB it seems zippy enough for web browsing and Netflix. Keyboard is nice and no issues with the trackpad so far. Speakers are OK, nothing amazing but not awful either. Comes with power cable and the laptop itself looks quite nice in the aluminum silver casing.And while this is definitely not for any cutting edge gamers, it can run Minecraft just fine which was the main concern of the kids. Older games should also run on this, but just don't expect to max out the graphics.Main downsides:It's a bit heavier and larger than I expected, but nothing outrageous.No touchscreenMain upsides:Incredible value for $270.Full HD IPS screen which is really hard to find on sub $300 computersMultiple USB portsEasy to upgrade memory and storage so that it can compete with laptops in the $600+ price range. Use the $80 you saved by going refurbished to get some more RAM.I work in tech and I'd absolutely recommend this to friends or family looking for a entry level PC for basic computing tasks like web browsing and Netflix. I can't get over how good a value this is for the price!