IdeaPad U430 cosmetic issues

I found a used U430 online for only $320 USD, but these are the listed physical problems:
Dent on left palm rest and separation on front and right sides, Scratches and wear on top and bottom covers, Dent and separation on bottom cover, Scratches on LCD bezel and hinge
There are no pictures listed but its from a trusted site. What do you guys think? First of all, it would obviously have no warranty, so Lenovo wouldn't be able to repair it right? If not, do you think it would be fine to Gorilla Glue the separated parts back? I'm not worried about the dents at all, just the separation. Those problems seem kind of major (it says it's fully functional and only cosmetic) but they're knocking off hundreds of dollars for it. Is it worth it?

Good afternoon and welcome to the community.
I think what would concern me most about the machine you describe is: How were the dents and separations caused? To me, it reads more like abuse, vs cosmetic damage.
Just for the sake of comparison, you might wish to browse through the Lenovo Outlet: http://outlet.lenovo.com/outlet_us/laptops/#/?page-index=1 to see if anything matches your feature set requirements and price point.
In my experience, machines listed as "Refurbished" have all appeared as new to my eye. They also come with a one year warranty, I believe.
Hope this helps a bit.
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Hi,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
One year after the debut of Windows 8, Windows 8.1 is here. It feels significantly less dramatic, but Microsoft's latest version of its PC operating system has some changes, and some requirements, all its own. Microsoft 8.1 has enhanced basic features such as search, improved built-in apps such as the Mail and Better SkyDrive integration. On top of that, Start button is back, Performance improved, more ways to personalize your PC.
Refer here to understand more on upgrading to windows 8.1.
I would suggest you to have a look at the Knowledgebase created by Mark_lenovo to have a better picture regarding the upgrade.
For installation details and instructions, visit here and choose the topics listed under ThinkPad.
Hope this helps!
Best regards,
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hi BranMakMorn,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
Try checking this Maintenance Manual (Page36)
http://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/ideapad_u330pu330touchu430pu430touch_hmm.pdf
For me I think the procedure you mentioned draining the power from the battery is ok, Just make sure you wear an ESD Strap when you replace the RAM
Hope this helps
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hi Rivellio,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
Just to verify, when you try to toggle the brightness up by pressing the brightness key (F12), is the brightness automatically going dim?
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Regards
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Hi Rghertz,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
As per the query we understood that you are facing issue with system vibration in your U430 laptop.
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Dears,
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Hi Khaled,
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Hope to hear back soon
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Hi guyz,
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Hi Sendhil,
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Gehe bitte einmal wie folgt vor um das Problem zu lösen:
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http://mobilesupport.lenovo.com/de/de/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-u-series-laptops/ideapad-u430-touch-notebook
LENOVO Energy Management Driver for Windows.
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Hallo ntp,
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Bitte wende Dich an unseren technischen Service, da das Geräusche aus dem Notebook nicht normal ist.
Lüfter und HDD geben stetig Geräusche ab.
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Hallo zusammen,
bisher war ich beruflich und privat immer sehr zufrieden mit Lenovo.
BISHER. Denn nachdem ich mir im November vergangenen Jahres ein Ideapad U430 Touch zugelegt habe, welches exorbitante Verarbeitungsmängel (Große Spaltmaße, verzogenes Gehäuse, Kippeln beim Tippen usw.) hatte, habe ich den großen Fehler gemacht es einzuschicken.
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Hallo Imijan,
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Wir bedauern die unangenehmen Erfahrungen, die du mit unserem technischen Support gemacht hast.
Wir möchten deinen Vorgang gern intern prüfen. Bitte teile uns hierzu per privater Nachricht deine Kundennummerr mit.
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Best regards,
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