The cost of components Palm Pre "pulled" on $

As it was announced recently began selling Palm Pre communicator with the American operator Sprint. The first model of Palm-based WebOS cost $ 200 with contract and $ 550 - without a contract. And almost immediately after the sales launch Communicator was bought and dismantled enthusiasts from Rapid Repair. It posted a full tutorial on the disassembly process: you must first remove the back cover, then the battery, the keyboard module, system board, and finally display.

After stripping the Palm Pre Rapid Repair asset value of its components. It is, on a rough estimate, is $ 170. Selling unit for $ 550 Palm will receive a good profit, even taking into account that apart from the hardware components, the cost includes the cost of software, royalties on patents and more.