The actual cost of popular gadgets

Have you ever wondered how much does it cost to make an iPhone, a PlayStation 3 or an Xbox 360? This week Yahoo has posted some estimations based on their sources.

Apple iPhone 3GS

Date: June 19, 2009
Retail price: Starting at $199
Cost of components: $179.16

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Palm Pre

Date: June 6, 2009
Retail Price: $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate
Projected Cost of Components: $137.83

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Amazon Kindle 2

Date: Feb. 9, 2009
Retail Price: $359
Cost of components: $185.49

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Research In Motion BlackBerry Storm

Date: Nov. 21. 2008
Retail price: $249 before rebate
Cost of components: $202.89

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Apple iPod Touch (First Generation)

Date: September, 2007
Retail price: $299 (8GB), $399 (16GB)
Cost of components: $147 (8GB), $179 (16GB)

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Microsoft Xbox 360

Date: Nov. 22, 2005
Retail price: $399
Cost of components: $470

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Sony PlayStation 3

Date: Nov. 17, 2006
Retail price: $599 (60GB) $499 (20GB)
Cost of components: $840 (60GB) $805 (20GB)

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In conclusion, no matter how high or how low the “cost of components” gets, consumers will never be satisfied with the retail price.

Source: Yahoo Finance

See Also:

1. iPhone 4 Announced!
2. PlayStation 3 Slim – September 2009
3. iPod Nano – 5G