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Does this mean I bought my hard drive OEM?
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Posted by: I_Know_Nothing
My Seagate SATA hard drive came in(my first) and it did not have any software or manual with it, just the hard drive in a plastic container. Is this right? I didn't buy it OEM so I should I have been expecting these? If I didn't pay an OEM price then did I pay too much?
Posted by: redwench
software? thats pretty unusual for a hard drive. does the manufacturers site say it should come with a manual and software?
Posted by: Gerbilo
sounds oem, i've never actually ordered a HDD online, but, normally retail box ones include IDE cables, an install manual, and a utility disk to help install it. I haven't bought a Seagate drive either so I can't tell you what they actually do come with.
Posted by: I_Know_Nothing
On second look I found that I did order a "bare drive." Is this the same thing as OEM?(Although pricegrabber didn't label it that way)
What exactly does OEM mean, and what else would I have received if I had ordered a retail box?
Posted by: chaosisreality
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Posted by: redwench
nothing in a retail box you cant download, except cables, which i assume you bought anyway.
Posted by: I_Know_Nothing
Come to think of it, I bought a lite-on CD-RW drive(retail box) and it only come with an audio cable. Being a retail box, should of it have also come with an IDE cable?
Is the retail box usually a waste of money? Do most people buy OEM?
I was looking for a retail box version of my Seagate hard drive and every vendor I looked at on pricegrabber only sold it as a bare drive/OEM? Is this normal?
Posted by: redwench
its pretty typical. retail boxes arent usually sold for building comps, but for upgrading. for some things, like a cpu or mobo, theyre a bit more sensible, but most things oem is fine, if not better.
i wouldnt buy a retail box for any kind of drive, but im just not normal. 
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