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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Phones

iSuppli Official Estimate: The iPhone 3G Build Price is US$174.33

8:20AM Sean Fallon | Late last month iSuppli, the authority on gadget teardowns, released a virtual teardown estimate that the 8GB iPhone 3G cost US$173 to manufacture–only a hair away from the figure of US$174.33 they have arrived at as their official estimate. This figure does not include additional costs like software development, shipping and distribution, packaging and miscellaneous accessories included with each phone. However, it does represent nearly a US$52 drop over the cost of the original 8GB iPhone. [iSuppli] More »
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Friday, February 1, 2008
Computers

MacBook Air Fully Disassembled

11:45PM Jesus Diaz | Going a few steps further than we did, iFixit has fully disassembled the MacBook Air. Along the way, they have found quite a few curious findings about its components, from the actual size and weight of the screen to the number of screws used to hold everything together: More »
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Computers

Repost: The Very Attractive Macbook Air Innards

4:18AM Brian Lam | The Macbook Air is showing up at doorsteps and we’ve reposted our photos and video of the innards since Apple’s loan unit was off limits the first time around. Even on second look, this thing is as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside. [Gizmodo] More »
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Friday, January 25, 2008
Computers

MacBook Air Tear Down: Sexy On the Inside Too

10:37AM Gizmodo US Edition | As soon as we got our MacBook Air, we couldn’t help but want to tear it down to its innards. We wanted to see what made up this beautiful machine, so we grabbed our #00 phillips screwdriver and had at it. Want to know what we found? The sexiest and simplest notebook has the sexiest and simplest construction (you’ll be surprised at how easy the battery comes out). Not only was this thin thing amazingly easy to dissemble, it was even gorgeous on the inside. Here are the details and, more importantly, pictures.
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