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iSuppli: Intel iMac Carries $873 Worth of Parts

iSuppli: Intel iMac Carries $873 Worth of Parts

by , 2:50 PM EST, January 19th, 2006

iSuppli Corp. on Thursday released a breakdown of the materials contained in the new US$1,299 Intel iMac, coming to the conclusion that it contains $873 worth of parts. Unsurprisingly, the most expensive item is the Intel Core Duo processor, estimated to cost $265, with a $45 Intel mobile 945 core-logic chipset supporting it.

iSuppli senior analyst Andrew Rassweiler noted that those two items account for 35% of the BOM (bill of materials) cost in the new iMac. Other major integrated circuits in the computer include a $30 northbridge for the ATI Radeon X1600 video card and $20 for GDDR SDRAM (256Mbit x 4) from Samsung. The iMac also carries a $25 manufacturing and test cost above the $873 worth of parts.

iSuppli also identified other major parts in the new computer, including a 17-inch wide-format LCD panel from LG Phillips and a 160GB SATA hard drive from Maxtor. The complete breakdown analysis is $3,500.

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Close Name:Guest
Subject: In other news...

An iSupply report on the price of parts in the iMac Intel reportedly contains $.50 worth of content and a $3500 price tag.

Seriously... people who look at the cost of parts as the only aspect and then whine about Macs being so expensive need to wake up. Pay attention to labor, marketing, even boxes! Not to mention R&D.

Close Name:Guest
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iSuppli is not whining about how much Macs cost, nor is the company saying that the cost of the parts is the only thing going into the computer. They're simply looking at one aspect of it. Do you think they're so dumb that they don't know anything about the expenses you mentioned?

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Macs are a great deal considering they just work.

Cry more u stupid noobs.

Close Name:Guest
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No, I think people who will (inevitably) whinge on about how much profit Apple is making off of these are dumb enough not to consider those things.

Close Name:Tiger Posts: 1018 Joined: 17 Jun 2003
Subject: great margin

So, no complaining you Wall Street Analysts about low profit margins. A 50% or greater profit margin is GOOD if the consumer feels the value of the product is worth paying the sticker price.

Close Name:Guest
Subject: R & D

Remember, Research and Development is always a significant portion of any complex product. Considering Apple's focus on design I'm willing to bet that it's quite high on both the iMac and MacBook.

Close Name:DrShakagee -   TMO Forum Mod Posts: 941 Joined: 14 Jun 2001
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Anonymous wrote:
Cry more u stupid noobs.


You just made coffee come out my nose. I can't believe you typed that here.

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