Sunday, October 23, 2005
iPod Nano costs $103 to make, Game Boy Micro is worth $44
In this video segment from Attack of the Show, Eric Pratt from iSuppli guts several consumer electronics/IT devices and analyzes the cost of their components, calculating the profit margin on each:
Link (via Make Blog)The Mac mini which retails for $499 is actually worth $283 in parts and labor.
The 2 Gig iPod Nano retails for $199, but is actually worth $103 in parts and labor. The most expensive component is actually the iPod Nano's 2 Gigs of memory.
Eric finished up with a G4 exclusive teardown of the Game Boy Micro which retails for $100. The actual cost of the Micro is only $44. The screen on the GB Micro is actually the most expensive component.
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