Hi Don,
Could be. Maybe the Intel salesman was just trying to assure his customer, the guy I spoke with who built systems using Intel CPUs, that paying more for the retail box CPUs was justified. I don't know.
The subject came up in discussion of why the retail box cost more than the OEM/white box CPUs. And what one gets for the price difference.
I have no direct knowledge on the difference. I figured I would pass along the above tidbit FWIW since the thread dealt with hardware.
Take care,
Louis
