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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
I was basing it on iSuppli's Feb 2010 estimate. I didn't see their actual teardown that added an additional $30 to the overall cost.
Tom's got their info from BusinessWeek, which got it from iSuppli. |
In the same article there are discrepancies.
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A midpriced 32 GB version of the iPad that sells for $599 contains $289.10 worth of materials. A high-end 64 GB version, which retails for $699, contains components that cost $348.10, according to iSuppli.
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That's material only. What's the $259.60 then? for the cheapest ipad? including 30 dollar to build? That's $220 parts only?
30 dollar to build.... that's cheap.
But then... where are the bad batches, rma, packaging, shipping, store rent, promotion etc that accounts for a shelf price?