From a recent semiconductor industry report, the latest NAND Flash spot prices (2/5/07) are:
2Gb ... $2.6 4Gb ... $3.9 8Gb ... $6.3
Assuming the same ~1.5x price increment for each doubling of capacity:
16Gb ... $9.5 32Gb ... $14.2
Times 8 to get GB gives me a rough estimate of $114 for the silicone in the 32GB drive. Add a bit more for the other hardware and contract pricing and a cost of $150 for the storage portion of a 32GB flash iPod isn't too bad. I'd guess a starting list price of over $300, for which you'd get the slim design, better battery life and probably, bigger screen (maybe even some iPhone design elements).
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From a recent semiconductor industry report, the latest NAND Flash spot prices (2/5/07) are:
2Gb ... $2.6
4Gb ... $3.9
8Gb ... $6.3
Assuming the same ~1.5x price increment for each doubling of capacity:
16Gb ... $9.5
32Gb ... $14.2
Times 8 to get GB gives me a rough estimate of $114 for the silicone in the 32GB drive. Add a bit more for the other hardware and contract pricing and a cost of $150 for the storage portion of a 32GB flash iPod isn't too bad. I'd guess a starting list price of over $300, for which you'd get the slim design, better battery life and probably, bigger screen (maybe even some iPhone design elements).