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what's the difference between these two WD Scorpio Blue drives?

One is OEM [Original Equipment Manufacture (or something close to that)] (cheaper) and the other is Retail (more expensive).
 
Thanks for the reply. So it really is just a price thing? My local Best buy has the RTL version, but I think I just gotta order the OEM from Newegg for the price, if there's no real difference.
 
retail usually means it just comes in the retail box with a manual and cables, etc. OEM usually means its just the hard drive in the minimum packaging. The actual drives would be the same.
 
Freyqq said:
retail usually means it just comes in the retail box with a manual and cables, etc. OEM usually means its just the hard drive in the minimum packaging. The actual drives would be the same.
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Really the only difference is it comes in a giant wasteful plastic box and has a piece of paper with it, no cables or anything of use. I was kinda tempted to get the retail version at Best Buy as I work there, but Newegg was still like $10-$20 cheaper compared to my employee price.
Get the OEM version.
 
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