Q?

[aym]

Sometimes I ream OEM on the box of a software or on the website of a software, I know that it stands for Original manufacturer Equipment, but what does this mean??

[DrZaius]

Hi aym_7,

OEM means that the hardware comes in a plain brown/white box with a driver CD and instructions. There is no fancy box or extra software included.

[HAL9000]

It's actually not intended to be sold directly to the customer with the exception of in a system. Tough competition has lead to dealers selling OEM parts and software to the end user in an attempt to gain the edge over the competition.

[christo418]

and warranties for OEM parts are significantly less, if at all. Ask before buying.;)

[morriswindgate]

Also you get no orvery limited Tech support for the product. (As bad as normal tech support goes this may be the biggest reason to buy OEM)

[aym]

Thanks!