European Comparison Table

Sony AMD Based PCG-FX European Laptop Comparison Table

I am also including the new PCG-NV based Vaio Laptops in the table

I had to split the table. Below are the European models. Link to North American Comparison Table

  FX201
(PCG-961C)		 FX301
(PCG-962C)		 FX401
(PCG-972M)		 FX405
(PCG-971M)		 FX501
(PCG-9B3M)		 FX502
(PCG-9B2M)		 FX505
(PCG-9B1M)		 FX601
(PCG-9E4M)		 FX602
(PCG-9E3M)		 FX604
(PCG-9E2M)		 FX605
(PCG-9E1M)		 FX701
(PCG-9E7M)		 FX702
(PCG-9E6M)		 FX705
(PCG-9E5M)		 FX801
(PCG-9G5M)		 FX802
(PCG-9G3M)		 FX804
(PCG-9G2M)		 FX805/905P
(PCG-9G1M)		 NV209  
Product Code 28319050 28319254 28329151 28329050 28347250 28347150 28347050 28364850 28364750 28364650 28364550 28365150 28365050 28364950 28105461 28105250 28105150 28105050/28105650    
MotherBoard QII-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) Q3-Project (1A) ?  
Display Size 14.1 14.1 14.1 15 14.1 14.1 15 14.1 14.1 15 15 14.1 14.1 15 SXGA (1400x1050) 14.1 14.1 15  15 SXGA (1400x1050) 15 XGA   
Hardrive Size (GB) 10 10 15 20 20 20 30 20 20 20 30 20 20 30 20 20 30 30 30  
Optical Drive CD DVD DVD DVD/CDRW DVD DVD/CDRW DVD/CDRW DVD DVD/CDRW DVD/CDRW DVD/CDRW DVD DVD/CDRW DVD/CDRW DVD DVD/CDRW DVD/CDRW DVD/CDRW DVD/CDRW  
Memory (factory) (MB) 64 128 128 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256
(DDR SDRAM)		  
Max Memory (MB) 256/512* 256/512* 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512  
Processor speed (MHz) 700 800 800 1000 1000 1000 1200 1100 1100 1100 1500+ (1.3G) 1400+ (1.2G) 1400+ (1.2G) 1500+ (1.3G) 1400+ (1.2G) 1500+ (1.3G) 1500+ (1.3G) 1600+ (1.4G)

1800+

(1.53G 266FSB)

  
Processor Model** Duron (S) Duron (S) Duron (M) Athlon (P) Duron (M) Duron (M) Athlon (P) Duron (M) Duron (M) Duron (M) Athlon XP (TB 200FSB) Athlon XP (TB 200FSB) Athlon XP (TB 200FSB) Athlon XP (TB 200FSB) Athlon XP (TB 200FSB) Athlon XP (TB 200FSB) Athlon XP (TB 200FSB) Athlon XP (TB 200FSB) Athlon XP (TB 266FSB)  
PowerNow! Support No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
ATI Rage Model M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 M1 Nvidia GF4 420 Go  
Video Memory (MB) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 32 DDR  
Bios Version Original R0102K5 R0102K5 R0107K5 R0107K5 R0111K5 R0111K5 R0111K5 R0116K5 R0116K5 R0116K5 R0116K5 R0118K5 R0118K5 R0118K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 ?  
Bios Version Current WXP01K5 WXP01K5     R0114K5 R0114K5 R0114K5 R0118K5 R0118K5 R0118K5 R0118K5 R0118K5 R0118K5 R0118K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 ?  
Bios Recommended Version R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 R0121K5 ?  

* Specification sheet from Sony lists 256MB as max memory. However, by using quality memory (PC100 CL2) it is possible to get 512MB. The FX laptops are very picky about memory. The only memory brand that is guaranteed to work is Crucial.

** S=Spitfire Core, M=Morgan Core, P=Palamino Core, TB=Thoroughbred Core

3  Processor is upgradeable to newer faster Duron and Athlon processor

Chipset information for the various components

All FX Class Machines Have the following
Controller/Chipset Model
USB (2 ports) Via USB (Ver1.1) Controller
Modem Conexant-Ambit Soft56K (HSF1 WinModem) Data, Fax (id numbers)
Ethernet RealTek RTL8139CL 
PC Card (PCMCIA 2 Type II) TI PCI-1420 Cardbus Controller
Pointing Device Alps Touchpad
IEEE 1394 (firewire) TI OHCI Compliant
Audio Via AC'97
DVD-ROM Drive Toshiba SD-C2502, Hitachi GD-S200, QSI SDR-081
Bios Phoenix
Chipset Northbridge Via VT8363A KT133A
Chipset Southbridge

Via VT82C686A (FX201/FX301)

Via VT82C686B (all others)
IDE Controller (EIDE) Integrated into Southbridge ATA66 (FX201/FX301)

ATA100 (all others)

 

All NVR Class Machines Have the following
Controller/Chipset Model
USB (3 ports) ? USB  (Ver1.1) Controller
Modem Conexant-Ambit Soft56K (HSF1 WinModem) Data, Fax (id numbers)
Ethernet ?
PC Card (PCMCIA 2 Type II) ?
Pointing Device Alps Touchpad
IEEE 1394 (firewire) ?
Audio ?
DVD-ROM/CD-RW Drive ?
Bios ?
Chipset Northbridge Via VT8366A KT266A
Chipset Southbridge

?

?
IDE Controller (EIDE) Integrated into Southbridge ?

?

 

1 To the best of my knowledge the modem is an AC or AMR controllerless (soft) modem.

Various ports and options

All FX Machines Have the following
Item Quantity
Serial

1
Parallel 1
USB 2
Modem (V90) 1
Ethernet (10/100 BaseT) 1
External VGA 1
PC Card Slots 2
Dedicated Battery Bay 1
Floppy/Battery Bay 1
Pointing Device 1
IEEE 1394 (firewire) 1
Video Out 1
Audio Out/speaker 1
Audio In/Mic 1
Port Replicator 1*

 

All NVR Machines Have the following
Item Quantity
Serial

1
Parallel 1
USB 3
Modem (V90) 1
Ethernet (10/100 BaseT) 1
External VGA 1
PC Card Slots 2
Dedicated Battery Bay 1
Floppy/Multi Purpose Bay 1
Pointing Device 1
IEEE 1394 (firewire) 1
Video Out 1
Audio Out/speaker 1
Audio In/Mic 1
Port Replicator ?

 

* -- Port Replicator present on all models except the FX201/FX301.

If you have additional data to add to this table, especially for the new NVR laptops please send it to me at bhite@rocketmail.com. All comments or additions are welcome

 

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