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Originally Posted by HarryT
I think you're grossly over-estimating its cost. The EVDO chipset that the Kindle uses probably costs well under $10. The screen is the main cost - a 6" eInk screen costs something of the order of $250 from the manufacturer and probably accounts for at least $300 of the Kindle's $400 price-tag. You cannot currently build a 6" eInk device which retails for $200.
It may have knocked $10-20 off the price of the Kindle not to have had EVDO. Are you really that bothered about that amount?
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you are forgetting about the service cost of the EVDO. that's what i was talking about. the cellular data service cost.
also, the sony reader is sold retail.....whereas the kindle sells directly from amazon. thus, all else equal, amazon could make the same profit at a lower price point.