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OEM VS Retail
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bigt1
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9. November 2005 @ 10:54 |
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If I have a burner that needs replaced do I get OEM or retail?
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Ppower
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9. November 2005 @ 11:32 |
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I always buy the OEM to save a few bucks, they can keep the cable I already have and the weak software that I would never use.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 9. November 2005 @ 11:35
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StanH1000
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9. November 2005 @ 12:24 |
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Agree. Once you have good software you don't need the "lite" version of whatever they package with the burner. Fancy box and installation instructions are not needed either. As for the cable, can reuse the old one if 80 wire/40 pin, but no garauntee a new cable would have come in the retail box, anyway. Go OEM and save the money.
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bigt1
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9. November 2005 @ 18:22 |
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Thanks. I was looking at the BenQ DW1640 and can only find it in OEM not retail.
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9. November 2005 @ 21:19 |
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@bigt
the OEM Benq 1640 is what i purchased awhile ago too, no need for the retail packaging...it's a great bare drive on it's own...i would say, "go for it~ "
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10. November 2005 @ 14:52 |
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10. November 2005 @ 15:16 |
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'Retail' gives you all these things taht you don't really need. They give you about $50 worth of useless software. But that isn't completly true, b/c I got my Nero from a retail drive, of course I also got power DVD and a bunch of other crap.
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bigt1
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10. November 2005 @ 18:20 |
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I ordered the BenQ 1640 OEM. I've heard alot of good things about it. The last poll on "THE OTHER FORUM" I look in on listed it as the favorite. Thanks for helping on the choise of which way to order it!
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AfterDawn Addict
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11. November 2005 @ 05:04 |
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I got Nero 6 with my OEM drive .. but I guess that doesn't happen anymore ..
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StanH1000
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11. November 2005 @ 05:36 |
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They do include Nero on occasion, but it is not the full version.. Sometines just the "express" portions will will work. Other times I have seen only the Nero Burning program but no Recode2 or Nerovision and other features found in the full version.
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11. November 2005 @ 05:46 |
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I received the OEM version of Nero but I updated it to 6.6.0.16 (with Recode2, NeroVisionExpress3, NeroShowrime, NeroPhotoShop, NeroDigital etc..) and it didn't cost anything to update it! ..
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