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Old 09-20-2009, 09:22 PM   #11
emellaich
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If I understand the Russian forum correctly it says the plastic 9.7" panel is about twice the cost of glass 6" panel. (But as there is only one supplier this is not necessarily related to production costs)
According to isuppli the glass costs $60, so this would give a cost of $120 for the 9.7 .
http://www.isuppli.com/News/Pages/Am...n-Reveals.aspx

On the other hand, you can use the numbers fro the Kindle as a comparision and it tells you that a 9.7" device has 2.5 times the surface area of a 6 inch device. It would be surprising if a larger screen on a new technology is less expensive than the multiple of the area.
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