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Manufacturers are in their respective businesses to make money, but some products are designed to be sold in high volume at lower profit margins, while other commodities are not expected to sell in large numbers but at great profits. Here is a breakdown of six mega popular gadgets, their retail prices and actual production costs:

- Apple iPad $499 -
Not even available for purchase yet, a basic and misinformed teardown of the iPad’s components suggests that, as of today the costs are as follows (Minus R&D, manufacturing, packaging, shipping, etc.):

- Google Nexus One $530/ $179 with 2-Year Contract -
(Minus R&D, manufacturing, packaging, shipping, etc.)

- Motorola Droid $499.99 -

- Blackberry Bold 9000 $499.99 -

- Sony PS3 Slim $299 -

- Nintendo Wii $199.99 -
(As of mid-2009)



Most data courtesy of iSuppli


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