Yes it is worth it. I have bought a refurbished HP Stream when they first came out from ebay for a total of about $150. They were being sold for $349 + taxes at retail stores at the time. It worked great. I was tempted to buy a half dozen of them to resell but ultimately decided against it. The person I bought it from was listed as an official refurbished seller and sold laptops that were returns or has small imperfections that you or I wouldn't notice. Of course there is always the chance you buy a dud .... luckily ebay has protection for such a thing.