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10-08-2002, 03:04 PM
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Win XP Pro...OEM vs. Retail
I'm kinda confused on this..so I'm hoping someone can enlighten me. I will be building my first pc in a short time. On the OS I decided to go with XP Pro because I found it for $132, but this it's the OEM version. The Retail version I found for $299. What's the difference? Which one do you recommend I should get? The system I'm building will be for my personal use at home. (Tired of the 600mhz Athlon in my presario
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10-08-2002, 03:07 PM
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OEM is the way to go. The only real difference is no fancy packaging and tech support comes from your vendor, not from MS.
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10-08-2002, 03:21 PM
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but it's essentially the exact same thing, just lacking those to things you mentioned, right? jejeje...besides, who needs MS when I can always ask you guys!
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10-08-2002, 03:23 PM
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You got it... and ya.. it's the exact same thing.
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10-08-2002, 03:24 PM
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allright!...looks like i'll be saving a few bucks...they're not getting all my money hal9000! jejejeje...thanks guy
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