Replies to post #110728 on Intel Corp (INTC)

[mmoy]

> Those kind of devices are too cheap to maintain even an
> ARM-based company.

This device costs more than your typical low-end laptop at Newegg, Dell or HP.

[chipguy]

The CPU in there will cost low single digit dollars.

The microcontroller/SoC in that is probably a few bucks. ARM gets
a few pennies per unit sold for the licensed core (probably ARM7).

[wbmw]

An Nomura analyst is saying that he expects $50 Tablets! I don't think he realizes that cutting edge investment in technology and $50 devices don't exactly fit very well. At that price point, absolute prices will hinder development.

Kind of hard to sell something for $50, when the lowest priced tablets today cost in the range of $143 (Kindle Fire) and $184 (Google Nexus 7). That's "cost", mind you, before any vendor or retail margin.

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/27820-nexus-7-costs-$184-to-build
http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4230653/TechInsights-says-Kindle-Fire-BoM-about--143

I think the touchscreen by itself is probably close to $50, if you want the capacitive models. Sure, some really cheap Chinese based tablets with resistive touchscreens have sold for less than $100, but no one wants them, since they are absolute crap.