Friday, October 9th, 2009...2:40 pm
Inside Look: How much does it cost to build a netbook?
A popular netbook taken apart to analyze its cost.
Ever wondered how much it costs a manufacturer to build a netbook? If so, here’s an intersting breakdown of a popular netbook from China, with each of the parts broken down for cost. When all the part prices are added up, and compared to the units retail cost, there’s only a surprisingly slim profit margin left for the manufacturer. We’ve known for some time that profit margins are razer slim for comptuter hardware, and that seems to be more true than ever in the case of netbooks.
Read on to see the full price breakdown.
The netbook taken apart here is a popular model based on a reference design, and is currently selling in China for about $205 USD. As you can see, once all the part prices are added together they total about $200, leaving only $5 profit. Other costs not factored are an operating system, and all the costs associated with bringing the product to market (transportation, marketing, etc).
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October 9th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
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