Apple is definitely NOT going to lose money making the iPad
Interestingly enough, the most expensive part of the iPad is the screen; iSuppli estimates that each screen costs Apple around $80. The $499 iPad (with 16GB of memory) costs Apple approximately $219.35, and $10 to manufacture. The $699 64GB version will cost Apple about $335, and the mid-range version will cost $287. Any way you look at it, the iPad is pretty much going to print money for Apple once it’s available for purchase. Analysts are predicting that Apple will sell between 2 to 5 million units in the first year. Looks like the estimate that we told you about a few weeks ago was right.
[via Reuters]