There had been rumors that the Kindle Fire cost more to build than Amazon was betray it for , and that rumor is dependable . According to iSuppli , every one of those tiny tabletscosts 201.70to work up .
The presentation is the most costly component in the Kindle firing , cost $ 87 to build . Other constituent , such as the RAM , battery and the case all cost around $ 15-$25 . As for the want of profit leeway , Amazon losing money on the hardware is n’t particularly shocking , since they ’ll just make it back in book / magazine / euphony / video sales ( which as AllThingsD astutelypoints out , is the exact opposite of Apple ’s approach to computer hardware and mental object merchandising ) . But it ’s always a risk . [ iSuppliviaAllThingsD ]
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