Got my Kindle 2 refurb today.
As advertised it was in original packaging and 100% in like new condition. It's definitely a nice step up from the Kindle 1. Much better designed, quite a bit faster in page turns and navigating the menu. Page turn buttons are much better, being smaller and pushing toward the inside instead of the edge so I'm not bumping next page accidentally all the time like I did the big button on the edge of the K1.
Text was a bit softer/lower contrast than the K1--but I applied the 2.5 software update that was supposed to take the text sharper, and that did make a big difference. The other nice part of that update is the ability to put books into collections (folders basically) rather than just having one long list of books.
So be sure to get that update if you also just got one in this deal. You can leave it on with the WiFi on and wait to eventually have it come through, or you can do it manually. Instruction on Amazon.com here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200324680
Other tip I'd give is to get the Feedbooks Kindle guide as it gives you access to thousands of free, public domain books that you can download directly to your Kindle through the guide document.
To get the guide document, just go to this URL in the Kindle's web browser:
http://www.feedbooks.com/kindleguide
To get to the Kindle browser, go to the home screen, press menu, then go to "Experimental" and launch the browser.
Lastly, for a case I got the MEDGE Go leather case and it's a really nice case. A lot nicer than the official Amazon case and it's $5 cheaper.
Here's a link to the brown one I bought, but you can search for other colors:
http://www.amazon.com/M-Edge-GO-Jac...1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1279147671&sr=8-1-fkmr1
That's also another nice upgrade from the K1--with the hook system and the corner straps in this the Kindle is secure in the case, where as the K1 just kind of set in there and could fall out easily.