Bare = OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
OEM VS Retail Box
Essentially a Retail Boxed Hard drive will come with all the essentials needed to get your new hard drive up and running this includes:
Mounting Screws and brackets
IDE - SATA Cable
Manual
Installation Software (Drive Copy etc)
Tech Support
Warranty
A return policy?
Where as a BARE (OEM) Hard drive may include none or very few of the retail box features.
Be sure to check what is included before you make your buying decision.
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I know this is probably a stupid Question but what is the difference between a BARE DRIVE and a RETAIL KIT as far as hard drives are concerned? Thank You for your help!!!!!!!

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