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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bob Blaylock" data-source="post: 242495" data-attributes="member: 16749">Definitely the refurbished item.  Assuming it's a factory-refurbished item, it is, for all intents and purposes, nearly as good as brand new, and well worth it for the cost savings over genuine brand-new.  You know it's been back to the factory, repaired,as necessary,and inspected to assure that it meets the same quality standards that a new item must meet.  You have no such assurance with the demo unit.  I wouldn't rule out buying a demo unit, if the price was low enough, but it'd have to be a much bigger difference than $10 compared to a refurb.  You're taking a much bigger chance with it.  It's a unit that you know has been out on the floor, handled and played with by many different people; and there's no telling how roughly it may have been treated or what non-obvious damage it may have sustained.</blockquote>