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Old 07-11-2012, 02:01 PM   #438
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Originally Posted by kennyc View Post
And apparently it costs $152 to build:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/goo...ows-2012-07-11
Wow, that's cheap.

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The analysis, released Wednesday by IHS, suggests Google’s cost for its new tablets, priced at $199 each, is about $18 higher than the estimated bill-of-materials of the rival Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon.com Inc.
That places the Fire at around $134 to build. When Fire 2 is released ($199), the Fire will easily drop to $149; or possibly down to $125~139. Amazon can take the hit to get people into its ecosystem. The Fire is still a capable tablet for the average person and would still be a big seller at a lower price.

How about a $99 Fire or a $149 Fire 2 with an Amazon Prime membership?

How about a $49 Fire or a $99 Fire 2 with an Audible membership?
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