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Re:HP's $99 TouchPad Fire Sale Can Teach Everybody A Lesson by Lewisham on Monday August 22, 2011 @12:13PM (#2912927)
I don't think the firesale was even zero margin; I think it was just cheaper than dealing with the shipping/storage/recycling costs. I expect the hardware cost more to make than they were sold at.
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Re:HP's $99 TouchPad Fire Sale Can Teach Everybody A Lesson by reemrevnivek on Monday August 22, 2011 @12:24PM (#2912968)
You're right: According to iSuppli, the BOM for the hardware was about $300.

http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/Pages/HP-TouchPad-Carr...

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Re:HP's $99 TouchPad Fire Sale Can Teach Everybody A Lesson by bho on Monday August 22, 2011 @12:24PM (#2912969)
Yes, I've read some reports about the hardware cost being in the neighborhood of $300. Definitely not zero margin.
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Re:HP's $99 TouchPad Fire Sale Can Teach Everybody A Lesson by hollerith on Monday August 22, 2011 @12:33PM (#2912999)
before the iPad 2 came out, I saw an article here that said that an iPad 1 costs Apple about $300 to make.
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