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[Collider]

This may be an SSD specialist question.

I'm looking to grab this of NewEgg as its now $219. I'm assuming the *XXX in the model number says that there are multiple models of G2 NewEgg may ship. In the reviews I read one stating that certain mo #s gave problems. All articles mostly focus on G1 vs G2 aspects, nothing about dif mo #s. Should this be a concern?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-016-_-Product

 

[Beautiful_Life]

There's a model with XXX at the end? Didn't know this exist. My model ends with GC, not XXX.

From what I know, most sell R5 and C1. R5 being the boxed version, C1 being the OEM version. Inside's the same.

 

[Collider]

I think the XXX stands for the fact they make no guarantees on which you will receive.

Can anyone clarify on whats the dif between Intel's 80GB G2 model numbers?

 

[Voo]

The only difference I'm aware of is retail/oem boxes - exactly the same drive only the retail version comes with a 2.5->3.5 adapter. You can get one rather cheap and all in all you don't even need one (duct tape works perfectly fine for the brave ones 😉 )

 

[Emulex]

what newegg does is buy pallets of the 20PK bulk oem and break them up when they want to make more $$$. not always.

so you got retail - in retail box
oem - in oem box
20PK - oem brown box

irc the oem was 1 year warranty? retail was 3? i could be wrong maybe that was G1

p.s. the XXX could also be one-off versions designed for people (dell/hp/etc) that have different sku. Ark.intel.com usually has info on all combinations except custom manufacturer or grey-market.

I've seen engineering samples for sale (lol these are highly traceable) from people - not NEWEGG - and foreign market or defective units and they usually have different XXX combinations.

of course newegg would get spanked for selling most of those so they wouldn't dare.