Factory refurbs of the (current model) Acer C720 Chromebook, having quite good Amazon reviews, have been available for 150USD for well over a month (variously f

Factory refurbs of the (current model) Acer C720 Chromebook, having quite good Amazon reviews, have been available for 150USD for well over a month (variously from Acer as Amazon reseller or on Ebay). I have purchased 2 of these (my first Chromebooks), initially to replace WinXP laptops used by family members mostly for web-related purposes. They are (for us, within their limits) truly utilitarian and appliance-like in ways that a standard laptop has not been. Anyway, my suspicion is that this (ongoing, very well-received refurb sale) is an echo: that large quantities of these were sold during the previous Xmas holiday period, with a significant percentage of gift-givers/-recipients being unaware of the core nature of the item (instead concluding from appearance that it is "a laptop PC" (with a low price)), and, when confronted with reality, deciding to return it.