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Originally Posted by Robertb
Dear Dr. Kool:
Allowing, sir, that the cost now of a 6 inch E-Ink panel to the manufacturer is $75 minimum, and then that manufacturer needs to add the body and the features and all the guts, and has to design and buy the body, and still has to pay for the Format ($70,000 per model for ADE), and then needs to mark up to make their profit, and then the distributor marks it up, and it costs $5 per unit for freight from China or Taiwan, and packaging is no small burden, and panel costs are RISING and not falling... you are well-intentioned but I do not see it happening. A 5 inch just broke the $200 barrier and it is already stripped to its shorts... and nobody is making profit, much less sufficient profit, at that price.
I work for a manufacturer and my costs are accurate.
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Annnnnd again more FUD from the marketing wonk. Need we remind you with FACTS:
Kindle Teardown Costs for the K2:
http://www.isuppli.com/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=20138
As of April, 2009 the display was...$60
Yet here you come AGAIN stating your uninformed opinion as FACT. Or are you posting what would be NDA covered company information? Sorry, I have just had it with your imaginary 'facts'.
Additionally you state that the COST to manufacture a 6" panel is $75 minimum...well if it costs $75 to MANUFACTURE a 6" panel then the cost to the device builders would be near double that....or are you confused again and mistyped something?
And we can safely assume that the price has dropped significantly since that info was posted. A safe bet that a 5" or even a 6" display will be under $30 by year end. The market will drive the price in that direction.