Jadi tuntutannya turunin mark-up harga internal storage gitu? Good luck bro, semoga sukses.
Sementara itu saya nikmati dulu micro sd dgn harga murah :) Salam, Yoshwar On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Eko Prasetiyo <ekopraset...@gmail.com>wrote: > > http://blogs.which.co.uk/technology/tablets-2/the-tablet-memory-mark-up-scandal/ > > The tablet memory mark-up scandal > by Rich Parris, Deputy Computing Editor > Tablets > 20/11/2013 > > It costs tablet manufacturers such as Apple less than £6 to add an extra > 16GB of tablet memory. But they'll charge you as much as £80 for the > privilege. > > Which? research has uncovered outrageous pricing mark-ups in the tablet > industry. If you buy a tablet with extra space for storing your apps and > files, you could pay up to £80 for a piece of extra storage that costs > manufacturers less than £6 at market prices. > > Choose the best tablet for you - use our new interactive tool to choose > the best tablet > The true cost of tablet memory > > There can be huge differences between tablet manufacturers in what they > choose to charge customers for extra storage space. If you step up from a > 16GB model to a 32GB model, the difference can be anything from £40 to £80: > > Most tablet manufacturers don't produce their own Flash storage. Instead, > they buy it from third-party component manufacturers. Although individual > deals between suppliers and manufacturers remain secret, Flash memory is a > traded commodity, and prices are tracked by market watchers such as > DRAMeXchange. > > According to market prices of Flash memory tracked by DRAMeXchange from > August to October this year, the memory used in tablets costs on average > £5.95 for a block of 16GB of storage. For large companies buying in bulk, > the prices can be even lower. Apple uses a different Flash memory (MLC) to > its rivals, and this traded at an average price of £5.85 for 16GB in > October. > > Yet despite these paltry market costs, Apple charges its customers £80 > more for its 32GB iPad than for its 16GB model. That's a profitable mark-up > of at least 1,267%, based on the market price of £5.85. > > Apple charges a premium that's far above what most of its rivals add on > for an extra 16GB of storage space. Amazon, for example, charges £40 more > for a 32GB Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, compared to the 16GB model. Google adds a > sizeable £70 if you opt for a 32GB Nexus 10 rather than a 16GB model. > Insider verdict: 'scandalous' > > These shocking figures are backed up by industry insiders who buy blocks > of storage from the same supply chains used by tablet manufacturers. > > Chillbast is a UK-based computer manufacturer specialising in high-end > machines. It buys its Flash memory from some of the same suppliers who make > the Flash storage components found in tablets. '16GB of Flash memory is > mind-numbingly cheap now,' says Chillblast's Ben Miles. 'As a general rule, > for manufacturers like ourselves, Flash costs less than 40p per GB, so for > companies to charge so much for an extra 16GB seems scandalous.' > > And it seems there are few additional manufacturing overheads created by > the addition of extra storage. 'The difference in cost between > manufacturing a product with 16GB and 32GB of memory would probably equate > to less than $10,' says Miles. > How to beat the tablet memory mark-up > > Although tablet storage may be limited, there are alternative ways of > boosting your storage space without paying for a pricier model. You can > keep your digital files safe and accessible using cloud storage service > such as Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive or iTunes Match. > > Some tablets have a card slot to let you insert an SD or microSD card. > These can provide up to 64GB of additional storage for around £35 - much > cheaper than buying extra internal storage. Most tablets won't let you > store apps on a memory card, but extra storage is hugely useful for music, > videos and photos. > > Tablets that let you insert a memory card include the Samsung Galaxy Tab > 3, Microsoft Surface RT and Sony Xperia Tablet Z. > > -- > ========== > ID-Android on YouTube > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u81L8Qpy5A > -------------------- > Aturan Umum ID-ANDROID >> http://goo.gl/NfzSGB > > Join Forum ID-ANDROID >> http://forum.android.or.id > ========== > --- > Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "[id-android] > Indonesian Android Community " dari Grup Google. > Untuk berhenti berlangganan dan berhenti menerima email dari grup ini, > kirim email ke id-android+berhenti berlangga...@googlegroups.com . > Kunjungi grup ini di http://groups.google.com/group/id-android. > -- ========== ID-Android on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u81L8Qpy5A -------------------- Aturan Umum ID-ANDROID >> http://goo.gl/NfzSGB Join Forum ID-ANDROID >> http://forum.android.or.id ========== --- Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "[id-android] Indonesian Android Community " dari Grup Google. 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