[rescue] Difference between OEM and Retail

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 04:42:42PM -0500, 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?

I don't know about that specific card, but on the 2940, the OEM version
didn't have enough rom space to be flashed to be Mac compatible, while
the retail version did.  But this card might not pull the same trick.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd