SSD confusion

htoonthura · Nov 7, 2009

Hello there,

I am thinking to grab SSD mainly from intel this holiday season. I do a little research and i am still confused with its various product lines. Can you guys tell me what the difference between the following comparision beside oem and retail version

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150636%2050001157&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=N82E16820167016%2CN82E16820167023

Which one is latest version? I want to make sure i grab the right one this holiday season.

Thanks.

sub mesa · Nov 7, 2009

The retail version is the same product but comes with some extra's like a 3.5" -> 2.5" bracket, to mount them in a normal desktop PC chassis.

TheViper · Nov 7, 2009

And the OEM doesn't come with a fancy box and instruction manual.

MARSOC_Operator · Nov 8, 2009

This item seems to be out of stock everywhere... I've just tried to buy one right now, bummer.

Twoboxer · Nov 8, 2009

Either buy the retail item, or buy the OEM version and also buy this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817997007&Tpk=SILVERSTONE%20SDP08

Either way you get the same drive, and the ability to mount the tiny thing in a standard disk bay.