The common acronym that you can see at sites dealing with computer hardware or software products is “OEM” (Original equipment manufacturer). OEM manufacturing companies generally sell different software or hardware at a very low price than normal retail products.
OEM products to be put in simplest form are products from the manufacturer that are sold without retail packaging to system integrators and retailers for purchase. These products are sold in huge lots mainly to reduce the cost of the company that works towards general assembly product management. These low cost are gaining popularity in online sites mainly because of their low cost.
The component that’s is purchased as an OEM not only lacks the retail packing but items like few cables or software would be missing. There would be no instructions with the computer part. For example: The retail version of a hard disk would have drive cables, installation instruction, warranty cards and software packages to run the drive. The OEM drive would contain only the hard drive that is sealed in a bag with no other materials. This type of drive is called bare drive.
It is a known fact that there is a huge difference in price between the retail product and the OEM product. The missing parts or the softwares can be bought individually from online stores or a normal hardware store, whose total price will be much less than the product bought from retail stores.
Like hardware, software can also be bought as OEM. The difference between OEM and retail software is that OEM software will not have any packaging. OEM software is common for operating systems and office suits. Care should be taken as there are many people who make pirated software and sell them with the name of OEM software.
If you want to buy OEM products you can browse online for different sites and verify their products before making purchases.
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