Breaking into the Ipad…

Apple’s Ipad is definitely number 1 for being this year’s most exciting release  for Apple users. But how many people know exactly what they are buying?

Many people believe that the Ipad is an enlarged Iphone. In many ways, it is exactly that. Same functions and features, but different experience. Whereas the Iphone was geared towards mainly being a phone, the Ipad is geared to function as being more of a mini-portable computer. Interestingly, however, Ipads are sold with micro SIM card slot, meaning that Apple is Ipads so that they can be used with telecom. Perhaps we’ll be seeing an improved version of the Iphone? If Ipads do get accepted, they can replace laptops, although it might take a while for Apple to improve the Ipad even further and for the rest of us to get used to typing on touch screen. But until then….

Unfortunately, we can’t find out whether Ipads are accepted by society yet or not. That’ll have to come after time’s test. At the moment, I can only predict that Ipads will generate huge profit for Apple. This report might clarify my position:

“That model has become standard practice for Apple when pricing its iPhone and iPod, for example. For the iPad, the 32GB model will be the most profitable. “At a BOM and manufacturing cost of $287.15, and a retail price of $729, the 32Gbyte/3G version is expected to generate the highest profit of any member of the iPad line on a percentage basis,” according to the report.

The 32GB versions of the iPad cost only $29.50 more to produce than the 16GB versions, but the retail price gap is $100, iSuppli said. After the display, the NAND flash memory is expected to be the most expensive item. In the mid-range 3G model, the 32GB of NAND accounts for 21.4 percent of the total BOM, iSuppli said.” (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10450987-64.html?tag=mncol)

Apple really knows how to make money off us eh?