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Originally Posted by holterzoff
Nonsense, the iPad has indeed a very high quality value, the competitors (if you can call them that) are building low end plastic cases with a slow os, that's what I call overpriced.
The actual material cost of the iPad is over 50% - this is very much.
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Correct, analysts calculate around $260 for the $499 model or 52%, and that is just the cost of making them, then added cost of free shipping, marketing, yada, yada, I think the prices are very reasonable. Xoom is $800 as a comparison although they do have some differences in them. I am sure there will be cheaper "knock offs" but then you get what you pay for.
Personally, I think where the real money is, the accessories and all the apps where Apple get 30%. I know I have spent a "ton" of money on the extras. Like the Kindle, the iPad is just the device to get you to buy all the real profit making stuff!