Jim, Pretty box, and possibly some disk management/copying software, Y power connecter and interface cable - possibly!
The manufacturer may even have 'selected' it from a batch with better/poorer quality control, or component testing results. Also check the warrantee terms. Retail implies full compliance with 'sale to the public' laws. OEM implies sale to a business that is going to sell on, and bear the consequences of 'sale to the public' laws. You may even persuade the supplier to sell an OEM windows version with an OEM drive. Other than that, it really depends on the suppliers terms of sale. JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 6:34 AM Subject: HDDs > What is the difference between an OEM and a Retail version of a HDD -- for > say a Seagate Barracuda 160gB -- except the ~$30. > > Jim > > > > Jim Green > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://users.sisna.com/jmgreen > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > > -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
