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November 5, 2012

Latest IHS Teardown Reveals Microsoft Surface Tablet Costs $271 and TouchCover Costs $16

(GSM Insider) - Recently, Microsoft launched Surface tablet after the launch event of Windows 8. The Surface tablet available for pre-order in many countries at the moment. You might interested to know the costs of Surface tablet.


According to IHS, the costs of Microsoft Surface 32GB are $271. The main components are the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. The display and memory components are from Samsung. Almost half of the $271 are earned by Samsung. The display, memory chips, and the battery cost about $137. The TouchCover costs are only $16. Microsoft able to earn larger profit margin with the sales on the TouchCover. 

Although the costs are able to calculate, but there are still hidden costs that are unable to calculate. It is hard to determine how much Microsoft earned from overall. Dont forget the R&D costs that Microsoft invested along with the time and man power. 

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via: AllThingsD