THANKS FOLKS FOR YOUR INPUT AND HELP.
I DID CHECK OUT BEST BUY TODAY, BUT ONLY FOUND A TON OF REFURBISHED ONES BEING SOLD BY INDEPENDENT SELLERS FOR HUGE DISCOUNTS.,
I ENDED UP BUYING A NEW ONE FROM BEST BUY ITSELF, AT A BIT MORE $229 +t. BUT IT IS FREE SHIPPING SO I'M OK W/PRICE OVERALL.

FIVE YEARS AGO I LIKELY WOULD'VE GONE W/REFURBISHED, BUT PHYSICALLY I'M NOT IN GREAT SHAPE AND WANT AS FEW COMPLICATIONS IN MY LIFE AS I CAN MANAGE. I'VE HAD 3 VERY MAJOR SURGERIES OVER 5+ YEARS, WITH LOTS OF TIME IN AND OUT OF HOSPITALS BEFOREHAND AND AFTERWARDS. AND MANY STAYS IN REHAB.
UNFORTUNATELY MY MUSCLES TOOK A BEATING FROM SO MUCH TIME IN BED SO MY STANDING AND WALKING ABILITIES ARE VERY LIMITED. AND I CAN'T CLIMB MORE THAN ABOUT 5 STAIRS, WHICH DOESN'T GET ME VERY FAR IN A 3-STORY HOUSE SO i'VE BEEN LIVING ON 1ST FLOOR.

MENTALLY I'M FINE. WELL AT LEAST AS FINE AS i'VE ALWAYS BEEN PRIOR TO ALL OF THIS MED.STUFF.
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY MY CHROMEBOOK IS A MAJOR PART OF MY LIFE..

SO THANKS AGAIN...