OEM Products

[xeodragon]

Hey guys, I was considering getting the logitech x-230 speakers and the logitech lx300 keyboard/mouse combo until i stumbled upon fair prices for the x-530 and the lx700. The problem is the x-530 and lx700 are oem/whitebox (which i think means oem). Here are the prices

x-230 RETAIL = 45 CAD
lx300 RETAIL = 50 CAD

x-530 OEM = 50 CAD
lx700 OEM= 63 CAD

What's the difference between the retail and OEM packages for speakers and keyboard/mouse combos? Should i go for the OEM speakers and keyboard?

 

[Bona Fide]

Retail - Straight from Manufacturer. Includes all CD's, cables, and little extras.
OEM - Just the product. No drivers, no unnecessary extra bits.

 

[DaveSimmons]

1. May need to buy other hardware
2. May be missing accessories (for example USB to PS/2 plug)
3. May have a shorter warranty (for example 30 days instead of 5 years)

newegg.com might have details if your vendor does not.

 

[xeodragon]

any idea what the unnecessary extra bits include? i dont want to be missing any useful cables for anything :S. can anyone tell me what this means in terms of keyboard/mouses and speakers?

i can get the drivers online right?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
newegg.com might have details if your vendor does not.

Nope, no idea. I suggest you look at details (including pictures) of retail, look at details of OEM, compare.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: xeodragon
any idea what the unnecessary extra bits include? i dont want to be missing any useful cables for anything :S. can anyone tell me what this means in terms of keyboard/mouses and speakers?

i can get the drivers online right?

As far ask keyboards and speakesr you should get everything you need. What you wont get, for example, is a SATA cable with your hard drive.

You can get drivers online for sure.

OEM is great for just about everything.

 

[Leros]

dp

 

[bfonnes]

your box should come with everything except for manuals and packaging... no need to flip out... u can probably even find the manuals on the net.

BFonnes

 

[xeodragon]

whats dp mean? so the OEM keyboard/mouse and OEM speakers mentioned above are a good idea? i hope oem products dont break early

Thanks for the help so far guys.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: xeodragon
whats dp mean? so the OEM keyboards and OEM speakers mentioned above are a good idea? i hope oem products dont break early

Thanks for the help so far guys.

dp = double post. I accidnetly posted twice.

OEM is the exact same product as retail. You can RMA if it breaks. I bought an OEM hard drive from Newegg in December. It recently died and I RMAed it. Took a week to get a new one.

 

[xeodragon]

awesome thanks.

 

[Bona Fide]

Yeah you usually don't have to worry about OEM with hard drives and optical drives, since the motherboard usually has most of the cables. I would worry with things that need drivers (video card, sound card, kb/mouse possibly)

 

[xeodragon]

well drivers i could get off the internet. so should i go for the higher model oem? or the lower model retails?

 

[Bona Fide]

Originally posted by: xeodragon
well drivers i could get off the internet. so should i go for the higher model oem? or the lower model retails?

Higher model OEM, no doubt.

 

[xeodragon]

hey bona fide, if the higher model oem speakers are 10 bucks more, but i may not use the surround setup, do you think its worth it?