What exactly were the [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]EPROM socket carts for? Were they for testing betas, or for sending out samples to reviewers? And if they are for sending out to reviewers, is there any chance that that build will be different from the retail one? [/FONT]
Probably both testing and for sample carts. There is a chance that the build is different from retail for sure. But it's also possible it will be identical to retail. Dump it and find out.