Research firm iSuppli said that Apple takes less than 260 USD to build iPad but almost half price for screen.

New figures higher than 31 dollars compared with previous estimates of the company. According to iSuppli, they estimate 12% lower than expected due to the complexity and cost of expensive parts. For example, in the actual battery iPad "delicious" more complex integrated circuit chips over, touch screen controller chip has to 3. According to iSuppli, the $ 499 16GB iPad consists of 251 USD cash and sections 9 USD production costs. Last month iSuppli estimated cost of materials of $ 499 16GB iPad is 219 USD cash and sections 10 USD production costs.

The rate of cost / price (price-to-BOM) of the iPad is consistent with other Apple products. This percentage of $ 499 16GB iPad is 52%, the price of the 32GB iPad 599 USD is 48%, the price of the 64GB iPad 699 USD is 50%. Type iPad 3G coming into the village last month 4 / 2010 rate price / sale price even lower, so it can bring higher profits for Apple. According to iSuppli, the 3G section added just pumped up prices $ 24.50 but Apple Wi-Fi + 3G models than 130 USD compared to Wi-Fi model is "too high".

According to research director at iSuppli's Andrew Rassweiler, all play a role in iPad support for touchscreen. 9.7 inch display screen is expensive part of the iPad, Apple spend about 65 USD. Monday expensive component is touch screen $ 30. iSuppli estimates that amounts to buy hardware, production costs but not including cost of design, software development, advertising and marketing, royalty and licensing.