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Chargers used to be way more expensive, proprietary ones in particular. Branded siemens, and ericsson chargers for phones were $100+ circa 2001
by baybal2 6y ago
Chargers used to be way more expensive, proprietary ones in particular.
Branded siemens, and ericsson chargers for phones were $100+ circa 2001
- vlovich123 6y agoThat's true but you have to look at shipped volume & BOM cost (bill of materials), not MSRP from a charging block 20 years ago. If this charging block was from the Kindle, you're looking at significantly higher volume & several years of advances that drive the cost down. Additionally, since everyone has shifted to stock USB chargers, all chargers have gotten drastically cheaper due to scaling. You can buy a wall USB (C or A) charger for a few $ MSRP which means it costs like 20-50 cents for the components that go into it.