I can suggest suppliers other than Newegg, but I won't. Newegg rocks. Newegg sells many more OEM drives than retail so their volume gets them a much lower cost. They just carry the boxed version for those who demand it. So it's a combination of no-box/cables/screws/CD and lower cost that makes the OEM cheaper.
If you still feel uneasy, send an E-mail to Newegg customer service asking for some kind of written confirmation of warranty. If you have that, and Seagate turns you down, in my experience Newegg makes good on claims they've made even when the vendor renigs. Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Green Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 4:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: HDDs >>What is the difference between an OEM and a Retail version of a HDD -- >>for say a Seagate Barracuda 160gB -- except the ~$30. I appreciate very much all the answers given thus far -- but I see that I have asked the question poorly. Let me try again: Newegg seems to be selling the same HDD listed as OEM and Retail at a difference of ~$30. NB Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ 3.5 Serial ATA 160gB Hard Drive Both Retail and OEM with a 5yr mfg warranty -- No comment re extra cables or s/w -- and no comment that either may not be purchased alone.. What did I miss? And while we are at it, can anyone suggest a supplier other than Newegg. TX, 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
