q_q_anonymous@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> I bought an OEM hard drive from ebay.. it was advertised as OEM anywy.
> It arrives.
>
> No manufacturer's box. Just a hard drive in an antistatic bag sealed
> with a label that says "this contents is made in china".
>
> It looks nicely sealed. But technically somebody could have taken a
> used drive and wrapped it up and put a label like that on it and sold
> it as new.
>
> Is there any way I can tell that I can tell if it's new?
> I'll check the SMART data.. any ther ideas?
> Do OEM drives not come with a box? (I guess perhaps not. OEM windows
> doesn't)
>

Not always. Especially if the OEM buys in bulk. Big box with a lot of
drives in it.


Anyway, the real test is: does the drive work or not?

>
>
> Thanks in advance