Messages in this thread | | | From | "Stuart MacDonald" <> | Subject | Re: Possible Solution for ATA Mess... | Date | Tue, 25 Jul 2000 11:50:43 -0400 |
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From: "Andre Hedrick" <andre@linux-ide.org> > The bitch and scream over a $0.01 per drive addition. > > $0.01 * 1.5e7 * number of models per year == MILLIONS per company.
My hardware guy says $0.02 for a jumper and $0.04 for a shunt = $0.06.
$0.06 * 1.5e7 * 30 models per year = $27,000,000 per year
Let's say that it costs $100 to manufacture a hard drive, parts and labour and design etc, but not including that extra jumper.
$100 * 1.5e7 * 30 models per year = $45,000,000,000 per year
The fact remains that it is an insignificant cost in the manufacture of the hardware. Extremely insignificant. 0.06% by my estimates, and I think I was conservative with the cost of manufacturing a hard drive.
..Stu
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