Originally Posted by Mo_money  Another point that was brought to my attention is the level of support and upgrading may be restricted with the OEM as compared to the retail. It seems that the extra $20 per kit might be worth it just for the peace of mind. |
This is definately an issue. The main reason for oem products being cheaper is that the support comes from the supplier and not the manufacturer, so in theory if Alan's HDD breaks he must go to dabs and not maxtor, if my memory card fails then I must go to the shop and not kingston, the same maybe the case with this software, it is with anything microsoft.