What your Gadget really costs

[Anusha]

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/01/0118_teardown/index_01.htm?campaign_id=msn_intel

Summary:
Apple
iPhone

Date: June 2007
Retail price: $499 (4GB) $599 (8GB)
Cost of components: $230 (4GB) $265 (8GB)



Apple
First-Generation 2GB iPod nano

Date: Sept. 7, 2005
Retail price: $199
Cost of components: $98.18



Apple
Video iPod, 30GB

Date: Oct. 12, 2005
Retail price: $299
Cost of components: $151



Microsoft
Xbox 360

Date: Nov. 22, 2005
Retail price: $399
Cost of components: $470



Toshiba
HD-A1 HD-DVD Player

Date: March, 2006
Retail price: $499
Cost of components: $700



Motorola
Q

Date: Early 2006
Retail price: $349 (one-year contract); $199 (two-year contract)
Cost of components: $158



Apple
iMac, 17 in.

Date: Jan. 10, 2006
Retail price: $1,299
Cost of components: $898



Apple
Second-Generation 4GB iPod Nano

Date: Sept. 12, 2006
Retail price: $199
Cost of components: $72.24



Sony
PlayStation 3

Date: Nov. 17, 2006
Retail price: $599 (60GB) $499 (20GB)
Cost of components: $840 (60GB) $805 (20GB)

 

[Anusha]

If you could buy a PS3 and disassemble and sell it, you are gonna get heaps of money

 

[geethq]

No manny!!

 

[geethq]

Salli thibunath credit card na nee!!

 

[geethq]

Mama nam velawe hatiyata PS3 ekak ganna kamathiy

 

[geethq]

Anusha kooooo??

 

[Anusha]

I didn't post these to see if you can afford them or not. I posted these to see how much profit/loss the companies are getting from those products.

 

[fazaal24]

ehem...gotta tink abt it....lol

 

[milindayu]

Thx.........for da info..........