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BOM looks like <$10 (there's barely anything inside). Maybe $15 with those small batteries. I doubt it's economical to recycle. What's fascinating is that peopl
by megous 7y ago
BOM looks like <$10 (there's barely anything inside). Maybe $15 with those small batteries. I doubt it's economical to recycle. What's fascinating is that people are willing to pay so much over the BOM. But I guess that's Apple speciality making people do it.
- saagarjha 7y agoI think you're significantly underestimating the BOM on those.
- megous 7y agoHmm, I guess I've seen taerdown of something else than airpods on youtube, maybe a cheap clone and a mislabeled video. Heh. Now I'm looking at iFixit teardown and it looks very different. I guess you're right.
- hanniabu 7y ago> Wedbush analyst Dan Ives estimates that the cost of production of AirPods is $59–$69 https://articles2.marketrealist.com/2019/09/airpods-face-stiff-competition-should-apple-worry/# https://articles2.marketrealist.com/2019/09/airpods-face-sti...