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What keeps the price high on these enclosures? In the past the assumption had been that it's because Intel is charging a lot for the TB3 controllers, but unles
by nkurz 10y ago
What keeps the price high on these enclosures? In the past the assumption had been that it's because Intel is charging a lot for the TB3 controllers, but unless I'm reading it wrong, the prices on those look to be very reasonable (sub $10) at this point: https://ark.intel.com/products/codename/56890/Alpine-Ridge https://ark.intel.com/products/codename/56890/Alpine-Ridge.
Does anyone have a BOM estimate of this (or any of the competing) Thunderbolt 3 enclosures?
- ramenmeal 10y agoIt's probably too niche of a market to see price drops.
- whazor 10y agoThere are GPU enclosures with a lower price, for example the AKiTio Node for 270 dollar[1]. Since the new Macbook Pro, new GPU enclosures have been popping up everywhere. [1] https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1303819-REG/Akitio_AK_NODE_T3IA_AKTU_Thunderbolt3_External_Pcie_Box.html https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1303819-REG/Akitio_AK...
- Dylan16807 10y agoGood to know but doesn't really answer the question. The BoM of just the signal adapter is what I really want to know. Is it $5 or $80? The price of a power supply is a known factor, and boxes are cheap.
- rubber_duck 10y agoAdd the PSU, box and other parts + assembly all at low volume and factor in fixed cost such as design - I can see them staying above 200$ if they suddenly don't start selling a lot more.
- Dylan16807 10y agoBut that's the question. How much is fixed costs? I'm not surprised at a high cost for a low volume part, but I want to know if it's going to eventually drop to $40 or $140.
- hjnilsson 10y agoMost of the price is probably caused by low volume. Once a major manufacturer start selling it, I expect the price would half if not more.