In case you are wondering how much is the actual cost of Apple iPad (of course with all it’s hardware parts included), the actual cost is approximately half of the retail price of the Apple iPad. This is according to analytics company iSuppli.
iSuppli estimates that the total cost of iPad WiFi model (with 16GB storage) is $259.60, where the retail price start from $499. As far as individual parts go, the iPad’s touchscreen costs $95, the aluminum back casing costs $10.50 and the processor costs $26.80.
For comparison, the $699 version of the iPad (with 64GB storage) costs $348.10 to manufacture, also roughly half of the retail price.
If you simply deduct the actual cost with the retail price, then multiply with the total amount of iPad sold so far (which can be over million units), it seems that Apple is making a hefty sum from every iPad it sells. But anyhow, we have to take into account the huge investment that Apple has put into research and marketing for the iPad. Thanks, mashable!
