some sony laptops have multiple names; below is a list of laptops and their model and label.
model: the name the laptop is sold as.
label: the label the laptop has on it (bottom/etc) or referenced internally (eeprom)
model
label
location
notes
pcg-f104k
pcg-9326
france
none
pcg-f370
pcg-f370
us
none
pcg-fx240
pcg-983l
us
none
pcg-fr285m
pcg-9j3m
uk
none
pcg-fx390p
pcg-991l
us
none
pcg-fx503
pcg-991m
france
none
pcg-gr114ek
pcg-873m
germany
none
pcg-gr114sk
pcg-871m
uk
none
pcg-gr214ep
pcg-884m
france
none
pcg-gr215sp
pcg-881m
uk
none
pcg-gr390
pcg-884l
us
none
pcg-grt716s
pcg-8m2m
france
none
pcg-grt996zp
pcg-8p1m
uk
gentoo works ok except modem
pcg-grv516g
pcg-8f1m
france
none
pcg-grx316g
pcg-8a6m
france
none
pcg-grx316mp
pcg-8a3m
switzerland
swiss german keyboard
pcg-grx560
pcg-8c3l
us
none
pcg-grx570
pcg-8a2l
us
none
pcg-grx5p
pcg-8d1p
australia
none
pcg-grx600k
pcg-8d1r
usa
sony says that both of these numbers are incorrect for this model.
btw, grx500, 600, and 700 series laptops are almost exactly the same (same mobo/etc)
pcg-grx616mp
pcg-8h2m
uk
none
pcg-grx700
pcg-8h1r
us
none
pcg-grx700p
pcg-8h1r
us
fedora core 1.0 works ok except modem
pcg-nv170
pcg-9d6l
us
none
pcg-nv200
pcg-9f2r
us
rh 8.x and 9.0, and mandrake 9.1 did not work well, even with acpi patched kernel. suse 8.2 professional works like a charm. the pcg-nv200 is a cto machine, this one has 512 mb ram, 60gb hd, 1.7ghz intel pentium 4, 15" lcd (1400x1050), and a cd-rw/dvd-rw drive
pcg-nvr23
pgc-9c1l
none
pcg-r505dl
pcg-632l
us
most r505d units link to this page: d (cto), df/dfp, dl/dlp, ds/dsp
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