Microsoft 13" Surface Intel 512GB Laptop (Open Box)

I'm assuming that anyone looking in to the surface laptop has already done a good amount of research and is leaning towards buying it. What you might be wondering is: Should I risk buying refurbished, and which one should I get? To answer the first question my opinion is absolutely yes. It came sealed in a box from Microsoft that stated that it was certified refurbished. Had it not had that label on it, I would have assumed it was brand new. It came packaged exactly the same way you would expect a new product to be packaged. It was partially charged right out of the box and set up took about 15 minutes. What I really like about this computer: - It turns on almost instantly and the facial recognition is extremely quick - The screen is fantastic - Its roughly the same size and weight as the MacBook air - The battery life is great. Most laptops run sluggish in the battery saver mode and the screen goes so dim you can barely see it. With this computer I will probably use it most of the time in battery saver mode unless I'm doing some image processing. I've been using it for about 4 hours and still have 65% battery life left. What I don't like: - Nothing really. I cant figure out how to get the touchpad to scroll up and down faster but I think that's just a Windows setting. Which one should you buy? If you do a little research the differences between version 1, 2, and 3 are processor upgrades and I believe version 3 has the USB C connection. Cosmetically everything else seems to be exactly the same. Only you know if you really need USB C. I personally don't and I I'm perfectly happy with the core 7 chip instead of the core 8. I decided to opt for the Surface laptop 1 with 512 gb hard drive, and 16gb of ram. RAM and storage for me was far more important than having the latest chip and I couldn't be happier with my decision. In conclusion I'm very satisfied all around and would never know this computer is certified refurbished. I personally would opt for the better specs on the earlier version of the computer. For $780 I feel like this was a steal. Edit: this computer still kicks ass for the price, no regrets purchasing as of 9/4/21