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Originally Posted by kaas
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!
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