Fujitsu-Siemens and Fujitsu notebook model numbers cross-reference chart

As you all know, the Fujitsu notebooks are available under different model designations in different markets. Moreover, in EMEA they are sold as Fujitsu-Siemens (FSC). To add more (much, much more) to the confusion, the FSC notebooks (I'm not sure if the same is applicable to the Fujitsu ones) are characterized by a CCN number. The CCN follows a XXX-000000-000(0) format, where XXX stands for the country for which this laptop is localized, the six-digit 000000 identifies the base model, and the three-or-four digit 000(0) further identifies the exact configuration. I've noticed that in some markets (Belgium, Scandinavia) MUI is issued as an acronym in lieu of CCN — this may indicate that the notebook is capable of supporting e.g. Belgium's bilingual environment or all Nordic languages respectively.

XXX can be, for example, GRI for Greece, GER for Germany, RUS for Russia, BEL for Belgium, UNG for Hungary, CRE for the Czech Republic, LET for Latvia, LIT for Lithuania, TRK for Turkey, SEE for Slovenia, NOR for Scandinavia, FKR for France, NDL for the Netherlands, GBR for the United Kingdom and so on. When shopping online from a merchant abroad, this part of the CCN code will help you know in advance if the FSC notebook you're purchasing will have a convenient keyboard layout for you or not, or if it may be missing/having some symbols printed on its keys that will make your life difficult when you will be switching it to your own country's keyboard layout. For example, it is not a problem for a Dutch to buy a BEL-spec notebook, but it may be extremely frustrating for a Russian to daily use a keyboard localized for Turkey. Moreover, if you intend to stick to the OS already installed on the notebook, and since FSC does not typically offer you the option to select among an English and a localized OS (they only furnish localized Windows in their consumer notebooks as far as I know), you will thus rest assured it will be a Windows UI which you will understand.

Now, the six-digit base-model designation that forms the middle part of the CCN can be even more complex; for it can be different for the same commercial product description. For example, an Amilo Xi 2428 can be either 110117 or 110146, Xi 2528 can be either 110118 or 110147, and Xi 2550 can be either 110121 or 110126. I do not know why this differentiation exists or what it means — plus I can't say if more six-digit designations will be given to the same models in the future (or even if I've already missed some existing ones for said models). A thought I made on this ( quod erat demonstrandum) is that the first designation was possibly given to the original Santa-Rosa spec motherboard, while the second (i.e. the newer one) was given to a revised version of the motherboard for Santa Rosa Refresh (Penryn-capable). Of course, aforementioned original Santa-Rosa Amilos Xi 2xxx are easily updated to Santa-Rosa Refresh via a newer BIOS, but the only meaningful thing I could speculate was this is an indication of a change in the barebone itself. Only an FSC insider will know and be able to tell us for sure.

Finally, the last three-or-four-digit part of CCN identifies the exact configuration of the FSC notebook. This part is not comparable across different markets or different models, so one can only study the exact configuration in detail in order to see what is being offered. Sometimes 8xx represents a T8xxx CPU installed while 9xx stands for T9xxx, but not in all cases.

And now it's time for the $64 question: Why did I feel I had to start this thread? I believe that by amassing information herein on Fujitsu and Fujitsu-Siemens models around the globe, we will be sometime able to compile a cross-reference chart that will allow us to know under which designations essentially same notebooks are being marketed worldwide, as well as to which ODM ( Uniwill, anyone?) or other OEM (e.g. Alienware) notebooks they correspond to, in order for us to better provide support to NBR members.

Therefore I suggest, if you also agree and do see a usefulness in this endeavor, to add in this thread all and any information you may have regarding the Fujitsu and Fujitsu-Siemens notebooks and their equivalence with other ODM/OEM notebooks, as well as among other Fujitsu/FSC notebooks across the world markets.

 

Here, I'll start:

17" notebooks
Uniwill P72 chassis:
FSC Amilo Xi 1526/1546/1547/1554
Alienware Area-51 m5750/m5790

What I know for certain:
Amilo Xi 1546 == Alienware Area-51 m5750
Amilo Xi 1554 == Alienware Area-51 m5790

15,4" notebooks
Uniwill P53 chassis:
FSC Amilo Pi 1536/1556
Alienware Area-51 m5550
Vega P53
Rock Pegasus P660/665

Uniwill P55 chassis:
FSC Amilo Xi 2428

You can google some more, but it's a start...

 

So if there is the same between these laptops ---> Amilo Xi 1554 == Alienware Area-51 m5790 where can i download alienware latest bios ?

 

I recently received a Fujitsu LifeBook C2210 laptop from my daughter who lives in Singapore. The system has 512 MB RAM and 40GB HDD. I have found from Fujitsu that the max RAM for this model is 768MB. So, I will have to replace the 256MB RAM in the expansion slot with a 512MB one. The nproblem that I am facing is in finding out what is the max HDD that this laptop can support. The local Fujitsu service people do not know...a pity. I am in Kolkata in India. Can somebody enlighten me...Thanks

 

Is there anywhere around the net any listing of Alienwares (i.e. past/archived models, not just current ones), so that I could be facilitated in my search for FSC-to-Alienware cross reference information? Needless to say, if that would be also possible for Uniwills, I'd be the happiest puppy around.

 

You already know a lot more than the very few Fujitsu support people that I've been able to "interrogate". Secretive bunch......