I have been in the wholesale industry for years...
basically, OEM ususally means without the pretty retail box, quiet often
without the manual, and usually less software then the full retail
version...
The hardware itself is usually the same although there are a few exceptions
to the rule...
(eg, at one stage MS mouse and oem ms mouse had a different finish, but
otherwise were the same..)
I say grab the oem one if you can do without the manual and software.. (what
good is a manual about how to install and setup in windows and win32
software anyway?)
I think you will find that you will still get your OEM copy of Adaptec easy
CD Creator anyway, so I wouldn't worry about that anyway....
go for the OEM.... I don't think I have every bought "retail" stuff....
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Subject: [newbie] OT: OEM Hardware
I was doing some price comparisons on CD-ROM Burners (similar spec'd
Plextor and Yamaha IDE drives). When I go to a site like pcprogress.com, I
get
a $204.00 price while on pricewatch.com I see OEM units listing for
$142-150.
I was wondering if there is any real quality difference between the OEM vs.
the
of the shelf consumer version? The OEM's come with a 1 year warranty, so you
still get the manufacturer support. Opinions?
Barry :-)
