Apple Tablet PC will have OLED-screen
Apple will release a Tablet PC is not in March next year as originally planned, but only in the 2 half of 2010. Apple developers have decided to change some components, in particular, to use 9.7-inch OLED-panel, made LG Display. This insider sources have told computers internet blog.
Also, they noted that the production of two models of Tablet PCs, Apple will deal with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), Quanta Computer and Pegatron Technology. The first model will be equipped with 10.6-inch TFT LCD-panel, the second, as mentioned above, will have a 9.7-inch OLED-screen. However, sources did not specify exactly how the production of two models will be distributed among the three producers.
Currently, LG Display produces OLED-panel at its 4,5 G plant. The Korean company affiliated with Apple 5-year contract worth $ 500 million, which just includes the supply of OLED-panels for Apple, people familiar with the note.
9.7-inch OLED-panel cost about $ 500, and because the cost of the screen is usually about 30% of the cost of the entire device, you can safely assume that Apple “ovskaya planshetnik with 9,7″ “OLED-display will cost $ 1500-1700 . True, prices for OLED-panel drop very quickly: it is expected that by 2011 they reached a level where laptops with OLED-displays will become a mass phenomenon. So, perhaps, Apple delayed the release of his planshetnika from these considerations.
According to technology news sources, the price of Apple “Tablet PC’s TV in the 2 half of 2010 will drop to $ 1200-1500, the retail price of the device is $ 2000. In addition, most likely in the implementation of the Tablet PC through telecom operators, linked to their 3G-services will price devaysa below. As planshetnika Apple with 10.6-inch LCD-screen, its cost will be $ 800-1000.
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