The iPad Mini Costs $141 More Than Its Components Add Up To By Brian Barrett According to a...

The iPad Mini Costs $141 More Than Its Components Add Up To By Brian Barrett According to a teardown by IHS, renowned estimator of how much companies actually pay for components, Apple’s iPad Mini carries a $188 cost of materials. You know how Google and Amazon are just barely breaking even on their tiny tablets? This is the opposite of that. For some perspective, the 16GB Nexus 7 carries a $159.25 material cost and a $200 price tag. And Amazon has been very candid that it loses money on ...