iMac cost estimated at $898

El Segundo (CA) - It's no secret that owning an Apple product is synonym to paying a premium price. But we also know that Apple heavily invests into product design and the components it builds into its devices. And if we believe iSuppli's most recent teardown analysis, this trend continues with the Intel-Macs - the new iMac's production is everything else than cheap.

The market research firm estimates that Apple spends $898 on every entry-level iMac for hardware, manufacturing and testing. This amount - which is already higher than many mainstream PC users are willing to spend for their PC - does not include shipping cost, handbook, mouse and keyboard.

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