[GLLUG] OEM Components

David Singer david at ramaboo.com
Wed Oct 27 02:32:07 EDT 2010


OEM is the drive in a box. No screws, mounting brackets (usually don't
need these anyhow) and no cable. The hardrive may be unformated as
well. Its not a bad deal on hard drives its CPU's that you have to
watch out for

David

On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 21:43, Chick Tower <c.e.tower at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm shopping around for computer components, and I see some things described
> as OEM.  I know the letters mean original equipment manufacturer, and I know
> that it means such a CPU comes without a warranty or a cooling fan.  What
> does OEM mean for hard drives and optical drives?  I see hard drives
> sometimes described as bare drives, but they still come with a
> manufacturer's warranty if they're new.
> --
>
>                               Chick
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