OEM meaning?

[Iamazn]

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD-RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=zg_bs_172480_1
What does OEM here?

Also, which one of these are better?
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD-RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=zg_bs_172480_1
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-AD-7280S-0B-Internal-Drive-Black/dp/B0057FRTPW/ref=zg_bs_172480_2
http://www.amazon.com/Lite-On-LightScribe-Layer-Drive-IHAS424-98/dp/B002SIMPXM/ref=zg_bs_172480_3

 

[willard]

Original Equipment Manufacturer. OEM parts frequently do not come with retail packaging and have reduced or eliminated warranties, but are otherwise the same as their retail counterparts.

 

[chesteracorgi]

Original Equipment Manufacturer

 

[Iamazn]

Original Equipment Manufacturer. OEM parts frequently do not come with retail packaging and have reduced or eliminated warranties, but are otherwise the same as their retail counterparts.

Is the ASUS one a good buy?

 

[fantastik250]

Is the ASUS one a good buy?

Yes, I own an ASUS OEM optical drive that I installed into my custom pc still working great.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It will have no software or cable to to install , just the drive.

 

[fantastik250]

It will have no software or cable to to install , just the drive.

+1^