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Re: Retail or OEM
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"Jose E. Dominguez" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Wed, 15 Apr 1998 23:04:26 -0400
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William Hornkohl wrote:

> Could someone explain what the difference would be between a retail boxed
> CPU and an OEM CPU. I found a company that is selling the OEM Pentium 233
> MMX for $140.00 without a cooling fan and a retail boxed Pentium 233 MMX
> with a cooling fan for $206.00. It seems like there has to be allot more to
> it than just a fan.

Yes along with the heatsink/fan you get a three year warranty, an MMX inside
sticker, a booklet, and the extra $66.

HTH

Jose

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