iPad business is a profitable venture for Apple. BILD.de shows us here the disassembly of this Apple Tablet PC and its internal components.
The parts of the iPad cost just half of what customers must fork out in the store. Example: for the starter version with 16 gigabytes of storage, the components cost - according to iSuppli - a total of $259.60 that is being translated to $499 retail.
The most expensive part in the device is the touch-sensitive touch screen that costs Apple $95 according to iSuppli.
The new self-developed "A4" processor set Apple back $26.80, the aluminum housing at $10.50. iSuppli analyst Andrew Rassweiler told "Bloomberg" that it is feasible that Apple has built more chips than expected. 3 chips are being needed to record the finger movements on the screen - a favourite approach. Even the German company Infineon chips maker is said to have its role in the iPad.
So What is inside the iPad? The market researcher iSuppli has taken the Apple device apart to observe its components.
With a small flat metal spatula the glass can be lifted out of the housing.
The 1.18 mm thick glass (for the iPhone 1.02 mm) can be pushed aside as simple as shown.
Without the battery the body felt like a feather (figure speaking here
)
iPad "A4" processor and its 1GHz takes charge of the device's fast performance.
the open view of the board is accessed after the protective plate is opened with a mini-screwdriver.
With WLAN and Bluetooth chip being exposed, one can see the antenna locating directly under the Apple logo on the back of the unit
The housing of the iPad takes 350 grams. This is approximately half of the total weigh.
(translation = qhn)
The parts of the iPad cost just half of what customers must fork out in the store. Example: for the starter version with 16 gigabytes of storage, the components cost - according to iSuppli - a total of $259.60 that is being translated to $499 retail.
The most expensive part in the device is the touch-sensitive touch screen that costs Apple $95 according to iSuppli.
The new self-developed "A4" processor set Apple back $26.80, the aluminum housing at $10.50. iSuppli analyst Andrew Rassweiler told "Bloomberg" that it is feasible that Apple has built more chips than expected. 3 chips are being needed to record the finger movements on the screen - a favourite approach. Even the German company Infineon chips maker is said to have its role in the iPad.
So What is inside the iPad? The market researcher iSuppli has taken the Apple device apart to observe its components.
With a small flat metal spatula the glass can be lifted out of the housing.
The 1.18 mm thick glass (for the iPhone 1.02 mm) can be pushed aside as simple as shown.
Without the battery the body felt like a feather (figure speaking here
)
iPad "A4" processor and its 1GHz takes charge of the device's fast performance.
the open view of the board is accessed after the protective plate is opened with a mini-screwdriver.
With WLAN and Bluetooth chip being exposed, one can see the antenna locating directly under the Apple logo on the back of the unit
The housing of the iPad takes 350 grams. This is approximately half of the total weigh.
(translation = qhn)
and Dell ... They need to start running ...
