Microsoft Surface Go 2-10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Core m3-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum Windows 11 PRO (Renewed)

Just to give some credibility to my review; I'm a high level IT professional who's worked in the industry for 20+ years. During that time, I've assembled/disassembled/repaired hundreds of machines, installed server racks, networking equipment, etc...so, I know my way around a computer. I purchased this machine to replace a new computer that my child accidentally destroyed on their second day of school. This machine is their punishment; LOL.I'm well aware that "renewed" or "refurbished" is subjective, but I wouldn't call the machine I received in "Excellent" condition. There were some scratches / scuffs visible from more than 12" away. The tape under the hinge was peeled and torn. No big deal on these two items as it's just cosmetic. The real issue is the battery, which is running around 67% of original capacity (see attached screenshot) and is showing to have gone through 566 charging cycles. This means the battery is at the end-of-life phase, will most likely further degrade rather quickly and need to be replaced soon. The batteries are a bit of a pain to swap out on these, but doable. If you don't know what you're doing, it's very easy to break the screen.I'm guessing this machine was slated for disposal/destruction from a school or company and the reseller is an ITAD type company which recycles / destroys these machines per whatever policies the original entities require. I think they literally pulled this out of the "trash" pile, re-installed Windows on it, and put it up for sale. And that's it - it wasn't cleaned or anything (sticky substance located on front and back....soda maybe?).One other item of note was that Window full drive encryption (BitLocker) & TPM were disabled - mostly likely to clear the encryption keys per the original school/company's data retention and destruction policies. I had to go into the system BIOS to re-enable TPM and turn BitLocker back on. Not a big deal, but just something to be aware of.And that's really it; my review can be summed up in one word: meh

I rolled the dice with a refurbished unit and SCORED. It works perfectly. I am very pleased with its speed loading the OS and its overall operation. So far it has been absolutely flawless. The video quality is excellent. The audio quality is quite satisfactory . I may avoid MS Officce 365. The idea of it becoming an annual fee for service suite is not appealing. But I am very pleased with this tablet. It is better than I expected.