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kaas · 04-22-2009, 08:53 AM

a nice article from www.gizmodo.com:

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iSuppli: The Kindle 2 Costs $185.49 to Build

According to an iSuppli teardown, the Kindle 2 costs $185 to build—or about half the device's $360 sticker price. That's $176.83 in parts, $8.66 in construction costs. Here's the major component breakdown:

E Ink Display (by E Ink)
$60

EVDO (by Novatel)
$39.50

Baseband Processor (by Qualcomm)
$13.18

8-Layer Printed Circuit Board (by Multek)
$9.83

532MHz Multimedia Application Processor (by Freescale Semiconductor)
$8.64

Battery (by LICO Tech)
$7.50

Main Enclosure
$4.45
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I wonder what Amazon has to pay for whispernet...

cheers,

kaas

p.s.: here a list from engadget with the epson controller!

04-22-2009, 08:53 AM	#1
kaas Muncher of ebooks Posts: 312 Karma: 6423 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fürth, Germany Device: Pocketbook 360	The cost of building a kindle 2 (without the whispernet) a nice article from www.gizmodo.com: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iSuppli: The Kindle 2 Costs $185.49 to Build According to an iSuppli teardown, the Kindle 2 costs $185 to build—or about half the device's $360 sticker price. That's $176.83 in parts, $8.66 in construction costs. Here's the major component breakdown: E Ink Display (by E Ink) $60 EVDO (by Novatel) $39.50 Baseband Processor (by Qualcomm) $13.18 8-Layer Printed Circuit Board (by Multek) $9.83 532MHz Multimedia Application Processor (by Freescale Semiconductor) $8.64 Battery (by LICO Tech) $7.50 Main Enclosure $4.45 --------------------------------------------------------------- I wonder what Amazon has to pay for whispernet... cheers, kaas p.s.: here a list from engadget with the epson controller! Last edited by kaas; 04-22-2009 at 11:32 AM.