Apple makes $200+ on each iPad
 

According to BroadPoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall, Apple will make upwards of $200 on each iPad sold to cult members. The bill of materials for the cheapest $499 SKU with 16GB of memory and WiFi connectivity is $270.50. Even when service costs are added, the cost ends up at $290.50. It gets worse with pricier models. The $629 SKU with 16GB and 3G costs $306.50 to build. The 32GB model with 3G costs $322 to make, but it will sell for $729. This is a 55.1 percent margin, something you rarely see in drug trafficking, let alone the tech industry.


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Holy ****
Chances are these prices won't stand long because most people seem to realize that they are way to expensive for what they have to offer.

I hafta disagree,

There are to many Apple fanboys out there that will buy the latest and greatest from Apple on a whim - regardless of how absurd the prices are.

Crazy but true

K.

Actually; for the basic model the price is not very bad. You get some sort of PDA / tablet thing, with very decent battery, silect, good looking, ...

Half the battery lifespan, about the same specs but with keyboard. And seems to be more expensive.

I'm not impressed.

http://www.exopc.com/fr/exopc-slate-comparer.php

also too expensive, but an alternative to iPad except for the battery lfie

Exactly the same as the iPad 16Gb Wifi model costs ;)
and you get a lot more for your money. Netbooks with 8-10hrs autonomy are available, the only thing that is missing is an extra hinge and a capacitive multitouch screen so it won't take long before companies start shipping those. If companies start selling these for $500 then Apple might drop their iPad prices (since they have a large enough margin to do so).

As usual, they did start a new 'trend' and hopefully this will result in a lot new tablet pc's for a small price :-p

Plenty of better options, some low-voltage models at $500 and many cheaper netbooks to choose from.

Try one with better battery life for $200 less. ;) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152142