What is a BULK/OEM Hard Drive?

[turkey3_scratch]

^^ I am looking for a hard drive and saw one with this in the title. The issue is that I have no clue what these two words mean.

 

[oskerw]

A bulk/OEM hard drive only contains the drive itself (i.e., no sata cables, discs, manuals).

 

[lolwut767]

As oskerw said. Also, they are typically found in prebuilt systems, like for instance a Dell, Acer, ASUS etc.
Be careful though, the warranty is a bit different. Usually you need to go through the OEM (the brand of the PC) to get a replacement, or for technical support. An example would be if I had an ASUS PC and the hard drive failed, if it was an OEM drive I'll have to go through ASUS about it, not the drive manufacturer.

 

[kanewolf]

If you buy a bulk/OEM drive from a reseller like newegg it will come in a static bag wrapped in bubble wrap. No box, cables, manuals etc.