Product Overview

Sony VGN-FS285E 15.4″ Laptop – Intel Celeron M 370, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB HDD, Windows XP (Black/Gray, SKU 41174). Please note that this unit has a faulty screen and a faulty keyboard; it is best suited as a parts donor, upgrade project, or learning machine. Sold as a used unit with light cosmetic wear, charger included, and backed by a 12-month RTB warranty.

Ideal For

• DIY repair, screen/keyboard replacement, or component harvesting (motherboard, 80 GB HDD, RAM, optical drive, ports)
• Parts donor for other Sony VGN-FS series 15.4″ chassis
• Students or educators exploring 2005-era laptop architecture (Intel 915GM chipset, PATA/IDE storage, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi)
• Budget secondary or bench machine for users comfortable swapping panels and input devices

Key Features

• Display: 15.4″ TFT active-matrix panel, 1280 × 800 resolution – screen is faulty and will not display
• Processor: Intel Celeron M 370, 1.46 GHz, 64-bit (EM64T), 1 MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB
• Memory: 512 MB RAM (2 × SO-DIMM slots)
• Storage: 80 GB 2.5″ HDD
• Graphics: Intel GMA 900 integrated (shared system memory, up to 224 MB), DirectX 9.0
• Operating System: Windows XP (pre-installed)
• Wireless: 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
• Connectivity: 2 × USB 2.0, VGA (D-Sub 15-pin) out, RJ-45 10/100 Ethernet, IEEE 1394 FireWire, RJ-11 modem, audio in/out, PCMCIA CardBus Type II slot, Kensington lock slot
• Optical drive: 48× DVD±RW
• Battery: Li-Ion, 94 % health remaining; charger cable included
• Keyboard: Faulty – do not expect reliable input
• Condition: Used, light cosmetic wear; black/gray finish
• Warranty: 12-month RTB (Right to Be Satisfied)
• Weight: approximately 2.9 – 3.2 kg

Specifications

Why Buy Refurbished from Refurbit?

• Certified & Tested: Every unit is inspected, cleaned and performance-tested by our in-house engineers in Hull before it’s graded and listed.
• Transparent Condition: The grade is stated on every listing, cosmetic wear and any faults are noted openly, and the product photos show the actual machine you receive.
• 12-Month Warranty: Backed by a refund-or-replace (RTB) warranty, so you buy with confidence.
• Secure Data Destruction: All drives are professionally sanitised to recognised standards (NIST 800-88) before reuse, so no previous owner’s data comes with your machine.
• Fast, Tracked UK Shipping: Orders are securely packaged and dispatched from our Yorkshire warehouse with tracking.
• Registered Charity (No. 1211440): A portion of every sale funds our IT reuse and digital-inclusion programmes, helping keep technology out of landfill and into local communities.

Condition & Testing

Graded as Used. Faulty Screen, Faulty Keyboard

Warranty & Returns

Supplied with a 12 Months RTB warranty.

Shipping & Dispatch

Your order is securely packaged and dispatched promptly from our warehouse in Hull, United Kingdom, with tracked delivery across the UK.

About Refurbit

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