Tech Girly Geek here... aka ME. Anyways - Remember how I mentioned in my unofficial Ipad review the RIDICULOUSIS cost of $130 for Ipad GS chip? PROOF BABY! Oh how I love MacRUMORS.com! Bloomberg is a very reputiable place and these prices do seem surprisingly low - but I do believe what they found it is correct.
So now what do I think?
- The pricing has to seriosuly go way down in order for people to hope on this trend. If this economy has told us anything, people are tighting their belts so get that price down APPLE.
- Hulu as well as other flash enabled Apps need to either create a non-flash version for Ipad or Apple/Adobe need to figure out next steps here. Which is extremely doubtful. It will take a minor miracle and I know both vendors.
- They need to branch out and not just put iworks on there. Can we say zzz?
- For those of you who can't wait:
- Make your iphone a mini iPad!
- Make your own iPad!
Mac madness - you have to love it! Btw here is a cut and paste from the article above - what do you think? Nan
Bloomberg BusinessWeek reportson new estimatesfrom market research firm iSuppli detailing component costs for Apple's lowest-priced iPad at $219.35 plus an additional $10 in manufacturing costs, compared to a retail price of $499. While the component cost calculations do not include such expenses as research and development, software, marketing, distribution, and patent licensing, the tally still suggests that Apple is set to make a healthy profit on its new tablet device.
The most profitable of the six iPads is the 32-gigabyte version with 3G network access, Sideco says. Its combined materials and manufacturing cost of $287.15 amount to 39.4% of the retail price. The least profitable is the 16-gigabyte non-3G version, which sells for $499. Its combined costs amount to $229.35 or 46% of the retail price, leaving the slimmest potential profit margin of the six.
iPad models offering 3G wireless connectivity will carry a $130 price premium at retail over the corresponding Wi-Fi-only models, while iSuppli calculates that the additional cost to Apple is only approximately $27.10 ($24.50 for 3G components and $2.60 for GPS). Other items of interest included in the estimates are the 9.7-inch multi-touch display at $80.00 and the custom Apple A4 system-on-a-chip serving as the brains of the device at $17.00.
A reportearlier this week claimed that Apple executives have left the door open to iPad price cuts if consumer demand fails to meet expectations, and iSuppli's estimates appear to suggest that the company may have sufficient profit margin on the device to lower retail prices if necessary.
