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Originally Posted by elemenoP
The hardware specs on the new Nook and Kobo are the same as the current Sonys: Pearl E-ink Screen, Neonode IR touch. The processors may be different but they let's assume they are all "pretty fast." The Nook and Kobo have a wireless transmitter inside, the 650 does not.
So in what way are the Nook and Kobo devices more cheaply built? Because they have a plastic bezel instead of aluminum? How much of a price difference do you think that is, in terms of the parts? Aluminum costs more than a wireless transmitter?
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I imagine that some sort of licensing fees for the included dictionaries (12 of them, mostly Oxford and Collins) might add to the price.