LOL MATURE said:
HappySqurriel said:
LOL MATURE said:
Nice. There goes the "blu-ray is still too expensive and isnt getting cheaper" arguement people use for why ps3 cant get a price cut. |
Realistically, the Blu-Ray drive in a stand-alone Blu-Ray player probably accounts for around 75% to 90% of the manufacturing costs associated with the product. In a device like the PS3 which includes an (relatively) expensive CPU, GPU, Memory, and Hard-drive (as well as tons of additional components not found in a Blu-Ray player) I would be surprised if the Blu-Ray drive accounted for more than 25% of the manufacturing cost of the PS3 today. If this drive costs $150 you can (easily) sell a stand alone Blu-Ray player for $300 with a massive profit, but this does not imply that the PS3 can be manufactured for less than $400.
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Look at the company who cut the prices and look at how much they did it by. This price cut pretty much says that blu-ray prices are lowering AND it shows the effect of the blu-ray laser being cheaper to make now (you know the part that's in the Ps3 that was reported in being cheaper)
You don't think that if a company is able to lower the price of their hardwar by 70 bucks that a good deal of that is in the ps3 too (made by same company)
You don't think that with smaller CPU/GPU/Heatsink/Fans the company could possiblt cut price?
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he doesnt understand the cost of aluminum heat pipes... the cooling system of the PS3 even with 3 pipes is still about $30. The original cooling system with 8 pipes was probably about $70.
