So I am looking to by a netbook below 300$ and have looked through all the available options and have narrowed it down to either a refurbished Dell Mini 1012 (245$) or a new Acer Aspire One AO532h (270$). They are both the same price except for one is new and one is refurbished as for stats they are also similar.

Acer Aspire One AO532H
10.1-inch WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED-backlit TFT LCD display
Powered with Intel Atom Processor N450 (1.66GHz, 512KB L2 cache, 667MHz FSB)
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 with Mobile Intel NM10 Express chipset
1 GB of RAM (Random Access Memory) and 160GB 5400RPM SATA HDD
Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Built-in webcam, 2 stereo speakers, large keyboard, multi-gesture touchpad
6-cell (4400 mAh) Li-ion Battery that provides up to 10 hours standby
Comes with Windows 7 Starter Edition as operating system
Comes in 3 color – Onyx Blue, Garnet Red and Silver Matrix
Dimensions – 10.17 (W) x 7.28 (D) x 0.99 (H) inches and weights 1.25 kg

Dell Mini 1012
Processor: Intel Atom Processor N450 (1.66GHz, 512K L2 Cache)
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Starter
Hard Disk Drive 250 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Memory 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz (1 DIMM)
Video Intel NM10 Express
System Color Obsidian Black
Laptop Screen 10.1 inch Widescreen Display (1024x600)
Laptop Battery 6 Cell Primary Battery
Network Interface Card HB 95 802.11n Wireless Network Card
Web Camera Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam
Hardware Upgrade No TV Tuner Option
No WWAN Option
30W AC Adapter

They both have 1 year warranties.

Does Dell normally have good refurbished items or are they likely to have a smaller battery charge? I just started looking at the the Acer Aspire One AOD 255. It is 330$, but does have a dual core processor and a 250gb hard drive, do you think it is worth the extra 60$? Also do you know why Dell charges so much for the mini 399$ when it has the same stats as other netbooks that are below 300$.