Apple company presented the plane-table computer apple iPad at the end of January, different analysts began to build forecasts about the production cost in order to determine the possible incomes of the company from iPad realization.
iSuppli agency published forecast about the cost of iPad production, based on real device models, which already entered in the retail network. Experts calculated, that one iPad with 16 Gb memory without 3G- modem cost apple company $259,6, if we do not consider the software prime cost. This iPad model is sold for $499 - altogether the profit rate composes 52%.
The most expensive part is the sensory screen standard size 9.7 inches, which uses IPS technology - 25,9% of prime cost or $65. The portion of all components, connected with the user interface iPad, reaches 43,7% of prime cost. The case components and printed-circuit board are about $32,5. The solid-state memory 16 Gb cost $29,5. Lithiumionic battery $21, and microprocessor A4 $19,5.
The quantity of iPad sold from third April. According to the head of apple company, there are 450 000 copies. In the opinion of analysts, in the first quarter 2011 apple can present the cheaper version iPad with screen diagonal 5 inches, which will cost less than $400.