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Old 04-22-2009, 11:42 AM   #15
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the $60 figure be in volume or bulk orders?
Yes, and Amazon may be buying a million screens this year. This figure sounds about right to me, don't forget that PVI is ramping up production and can make many more screens this year than last and that usually implies a lower unit cost.

As JSWolf points out, the Epson controller is missing from the parts list. I don't know what it costs, but it is significant that almost all the new EInk devices (except the very low end ones) we are hearing about will be using the Epson controller. So it can't be very expensive.
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