Costs vs. Prices of popular hardware

[synergy]

Here's an interesting article on the costs to manufacture hardware versus the prices these items go for. Surprisingly there are a few that take a hefty loss in hopes of recouping the costs on supporting accessories.

consumer-electronics-teardowns.html: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

 

[Snake91839]

Wow. Phones don't really make that much profit upfront. Surprising to me.

 

[synergy]

Yea, I was also pretty surprised by that. You'd think the iPhone would be making a lot more than that.