| 880user088 said: good thing that sony didn't cancel the phat one |
The old models are now out of production. I thought that was understood.
The 80GB models were estimated to cost $448.73 to manufacture by iSupply back in early 2009. General consensus was that SCE was losing about 10% on each unit sold, which coincides roughly.
SCE reports the slim production costs approximately 70% less than the original manufacturing price which has been generally estimated to be around $840 by most sources (roundabout figures). I've seen estimates as low as $690.23 (iSupply). And as high as over $1,200 (grossly inflated guesstimation).
Based on those estimates, the slim could cost anywhere between $252 and $207.07 to manufacture. Only the SCE accountants know for sure; their Q4 financial reports should provide a decent indicator of how much they're actually losing (or not) on each unit sold.
Point being, they're not selling a $448.73 unit at the same $299 retail price as a $207.07 - $252 unit.
Old units last for as long as existing stock remains and production ceased weeks, if not months ago.
