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  Monday, 24 October 2005


iPod Nano costs $103 to make, Game Boy Micro is worth $44


Cory Doctorow: 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:

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.


Of course, the unfair thing about this attempt to make these products look like ripoffs, is that any product needs transport, marketing, some profit to be earmarked for development and improvement, etc.

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