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OEM Software

The biggest difference between a retail and OEM product is how warranties are handled.

Most retail products come with very well defined terms for service and support in case the product has any problems. OEM products on the other hand will generally have shorter warranties and limited support. The reason is that the OEM product is supposed to be sold as part of a package via a retailer, i.e. pre-installed on machines.

As a user who is building a computer system or upgrading a computer system, the retail version may also be important. If you are unfamiliar with what is required to install the component into the computer system, the manufacturer instructions can be very useful as are any cables that you may not have.

OEM Software

Like hardware, software can also be purchased as OEM. OEM software is identical to the full retail versions of the software but it lacks any packaging. Typically this will be seen with software items such as operating systems and office suites.

When you can buy OEM software

OEM software is designed for system builders and we typically pre-build notebooks and PC's with chosen software before delivery. Praeparo can only sell unopened OEM software without hardware to end users acting as a System Builder by assembling their own PCs.

Are OEM Products OK?

There should be no physical difference in a component if it is sold as OEM or in retail. The difference is the extras like manuals that are provided with the retail version. If the support is important to you then you need to purchase the full retail version.

Volume sales

Praeparo can offer volume discounts on OEM software. Please contact us with your specific requirements.