oem hardware??

[cobra25]

okay a really stupid question....

what is OEM version hardware and what's the difference between OEM hardware and other hardware??

[zooner]

oem usually doesnt have any besides the actual hardware. For example, an oem hard drive would only include the HD. You wouldnt get the fancy box or any of the wires, unless it's otherwise stated.

[zooner]

no question is stupid.

unless you post it twice.

[zooner]

heck, I remember when I was in 7th grade, I asked what a bj was during health class.

simply because I didnt know.

[Set]

Did he/she explain it to ya?

[zooner]

Originally posted by Set
Did he/she explain it to ya?

I remember when i first discovered you could buy parts oem, damn that was awesome.

tom

[Set]

No i meant the health teacher

[zooner]

Originally posted by Set
No i meant the health teacher

ohh geeze!

yes, he did. First he said he didnt like that people felt the need to ask such questions because it ruined the whole s*x education class.

that sure did sound like a good idea though.

[YeOldeStonecat]

Originally posted by cobra25
okay a really stupid question....

what is OEM version hardware and what's the difference between OEM hardware and other hardware??

OEM is often a loose bin bundle intended for manufacturers, usually at cheaper prices.

Retail is a nice fancy boxed package intended for end customers. It will often cost a hair more, come with complete manual/literature, often with a larger software bundle and utilities, and sometimes with other goodies, sometimes with a longer warranty.

OEM video card will often just come with a simple driver cd, while retail video card will come bundled with games.

OEM HD will often just come by itself, while retail HD will often come with the ribbon cables, and a disk of utilities such as drive transfer/image, and drive overlay, etc.