what is OEM

[SemiSolid1]

what does it stand for and what does it mean

[Arttekeov]

Original Edition Manufacture.

[zephiK]

A simple Google query would of answered your question.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=OEM

[ericlee30]

It stands for original equipment manufacturer. it means products or components that are purchased by another company and retailed under that purchasing company's brand name

[R4STABAN]

Example: The OEM of the Corsair AX1200i is Flextronics

[ericlee30]

Original Edition Manufacture.

almost but not quite right

[Dave :)]

what does it stand for and what does it mean

^ What Arttekeov said is what it stands for. As for what it means. Basically, OEMs are the 'bones' of anything, really. The foundations of, just for example sakes, a PSU, the internals ( capacitors, motherboard, wires etc ) are made by 1 company, then a second company buys that 'foundation' then builds to it. So, for example Corsair: The Corsair AX line up ( 650, 750, 850) are branded as Corsair, however the actual power supply unit is not made by them. It is made by Seasonic. Corsair buys the unit off of Seasonic, then adds their logo, their colour scheme, their cables and packaging.

So, OEM is the original, basic/foundation of a product which has then been adapted by other companies to suit their own needs.

[Night]

what does it stand for and what does it mean

^ What Arttekeov said is what it stands for. As for what it means. Basically, OEMs are the 'bones' of anything, really. The foundations of, just for example sakes, a PSU, the internals ( capacitors, motherboard, wires etc ) are made by 1 company, then a second company buys that 'foundation' then builds to it. So, for example Corsair: The Corsair AX line up ( 650, 750, 850) are branded as Corsair, however the actual power supply unit is not made by them. It is made by Seasonic. Corsair buys the unit off of Seasonic, then adds their logo, their colour scheme, their cables and packaging.

So, OEM is the original, basic/foundation of a product which has then been adapted by other companies to suit their own needs.

Good explanation. I didnt really know either.

[xeks]

And in reference to windows operating system you can only install oem versions of Windows on one motherboard. You can upgrade other parts but if you upgrade your motherboard the oem windows will no longer be valid on the new board. Correct meif I'm wrong.

[_TechPuppet_]

A simple Google query would of answered your question.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=OEM

I think you should have gotten a like lol :)

[_TechPuppet_]

what does it stand for and what does it mean

^ What Arttekeov said is what it stands for. As for what it means. Basically, OEMs are the 'bones' of anything, really. The foundations of, just for example sakes, a PSU, the internals ( capacitors, motherboard, wires etc ) are made by 1 company, then a second company buys that 'foundation' then builds to it. So, for example Corsair: The Corsair AX line up ( 650, 750, 850) are branded as Corsair, however the actual power supply unit is not made by them. It is made by Seasonic. Corsair buys the unit off of Seasonic, then adds their logo, their colour scheme, their cables and packaging.

So, OEM is the original, basic/foundation of a product which has then been adapted by other companies to suit their own needs.

k, I'm pretty sure that OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer, NOT "Original EDITION Manufacture." Just wanted to point that out there.

[Night]

Would a non OEM windows OS be like the version found on a branded laptop? vs OEM being say a CD with the OS on it and then installing onto a custom built machine?

[xeks]

Branded products usually are oem, if you're buying something prebuilt the mfg assumes its going to have everything you need thus you wouldn't need to upgrade. If you buy windows separately you can still buy the oem version which is tied to your motherboard or nonoem which is more expensive.