Greetings!

I was wondering if I should totally ignore all OEM drives from the internet (newegg.com)... I am trying to find a hard drive in the 500 GB+ range....should I just stick to retail boxes with warranties.....what would you people here at PC Help Forum recommend I do?


Thanks for all advice!

Douglas

Hi there, OEM is the cheaper option though saying that if the hard drive goes, your on your own. With a retail hard drive, as you point out, you get a warranty, so if it fails you can obtain a replacement from the manufacturer. If i were you id go with the retail option.

Nor for the OEM side lol..

I have been buying OEM for years.. It is the same stuff. And by popul;ar beliefs you do get 1 year on hard drives from OEMS. Dont believe everything you read as the hard drives are not that much cheaper..You do get one year.. I have had only one OEM hard drive go out on me 'A Raptor" but I was able to return it even after I opened it to get my data off.

If it works good initially, it should be a decent sign of a positive future, right? I mean the oem hopefully has been taken care of as nicely as the retails. Is the the EXACT same as retail, in quality, treatment, and handling? If so, a one year warranty would be worth getting the OEM for.

oh yeah: one year warranty?

newegg says 30 day. do all oem drives come with a manufacturers' warranty of 1 year? (hitachi, seagate, etc)

Any more advice, anyone?

Gotta agree with Merlin here, OEM never let me down Great if you don't mind the "no frills" approach to hardware...