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Wolfgan · 05-23-2009, 09:26 AM

I agree those costs seem high for industry standards. iSuppli analysis for the Pre (as an example of recent pricing) shows wi-fi at less than $5, a display with touchscreen at less than $40 (let's say that a larger touchscreen layer only for an ebook goes by half of that).

http://www.isuppli.com/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=20170
Regards, Wolf.

05-23-2009, 09:26 AM	#2103
Wolfgan Avid reader Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Argentina Device: Kindle 3 wifi	I agree those costs seem high for industry standards. iSuppli analysis for the Pre (as an example of recent pricing) shows wi-fi at less than $5, a display with touchscreen at less than $40 (let's say that a larger touchscreen layer only for an ebook goes by half of that). http://www.isuppli.com/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=20170 Regards, Wolf.