Viper1 said:
That's not very far at all, actually. The BOM would probably come about to $250. None of those parts are top of the line even today (except the Blu-ray drive).
I'll put it this way. It would be hard for Nintendo to try to make a console that wasn't atleast as powerful as the PS3/X360. To get back down to that lower level of performance, Nintendo would have to contract out vendors to produce components they no longer even manufacture which would make them just as expensive as the parts listed here. |
Even the Blu-Ray drive isn't remarkable today ...
Blu-Ray drives aren't that expensive (about $100 at retail for both readers and burners) and one of the main things keeping the price up is lower volume; because most people don't see value in a Blu-Ray drive on their computer. I wouldn't be that surprised if Nintendo could get a Blu-Ray drive for $20 to $25 for their system, or possibly $35 if they used a lap-top Blu-Ray drive to decrease the size of their console.
With that said, while I think that these specs are entirely reasonable I still think it is likely that they're fake; and I think the person who is making this up is just better than most at fabricating specifications.
