[rescue] Difference between OEM and Retail

[nick at snowman.net]

>From my understanding of adaptec corp policy White Box/OEM no longer
included support, you'll have to go through the group you bought it from
for either.
	Nick

On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Brian Dunbar wrote:

> I'm in the market for an Adaptec 29610.  Did some digging, found a good
> price and called the company.*
> 
> An Adaptec SCSI Controller 29160 is
> 
> $178 OEM w/out cables
> $215 OEM with cables 
> $265 for Retail
> 
> Questioned the guy about the diff between OEM and retail.  Warranty, support
> are the same.  Are they really charging $50 for packaging?  What is he
> leaving out?
> 
> Brian Dunbar
> System Administrator
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> 
> 
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