That $499 iPad only costs Apple $270; Wall Street analyst is elated

February 3rd, 2010 admin

Filed under: Hardware , Apple Financial Apple is well-known in the consumer electronics world for relatively large margins on products. According to a bill of materials (BOM) breakdown on the iPad recently performed by BroadPoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall, the iPad should be able to add a sizable chunk of money to Apple’s bottom line. For the 16GB Wi-Fi iPad (US$499), Marshall found that the total BOM cost was $270.50. Manufacturing adds $10 to the cost, and warranty service costs add up to $20. In case you’re wondering, the flash memory and the aluminum case…


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