The manufacturing costs of the Blackberry Bold 9000, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3 Slim, Google Nexus One, Motorola Droid, and Apple iPad have been published in PART 2 of our article.

The cost of some of the most popular electronics in the world have now been reported by BusinessWeek. The list includes such devices as the Apple iPhone, Amazon Kindle 2, and Sony Playstation 3.

The game components are cheaper now that it’s been a few years but at the same time, the consoles have been getting price cuts over the years. (More details and prices after the break)

(UPDATED June 28, 2010) How much do the parts in the iPhone 4 cost?

- Apple iPhone 3GS

Retail Price: $299 and $399 without 2-year contract

Cost of Components: $179.16

- Palm Pre

Retail Price: $199.99 after Mail-in Rebate

Cost of Components: $137.83

- Amazon Kindle 2

Retail Price: $359

Cost of Components: $185.49

- RIM Blackberry Storm

Retail Price: $249

Cost of Components: $202.89

- Pod Touch (1st Generation)

Retail Price: $299 (8GB), $399 (16GB)

Cost of Components: $147 (8GB), $179 (16GB)

- Microsoft Xbox 360

Retail Price: #399

Cost of Components: $470

Microsoft was willing to take a loss on the hardware for long term gains.

- Sony Playstation 3

Retail Price: Original price $599 (60GB), $499 (20GB)

Cost of Components:$840 (60GB), $805 (20GB)

Sony had the same business model as Microsoft, hoping to make long term gains.

(via Yahoo Finance)

>>> Continue to part two of our article to find out the real manufacturing costs of the Blackberry Bold 9000, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3 Slim, Google Nexus One, Motorola Droid, and Apple iPad.