Surely you have heard about the price of the Oculus Rift, famous Virtual reality goggles, also have heard about kits with these glasses Virtual reality where the price rises considerably. But how much does cost to manufacture these glasses?
So far the cost of manufacture of these famous virtual reality glasses was unknown, but a company has decided to study and analyze the cost of famous Facebook goggles. An analysis that has been expensive because the price of the Oculus Rift is 699 dollars and real these glasses cost is 185 euros, a considerable difference.
The company in question is called IHS Markit. It has gutted the gadget in question and according to its components, the cost of manufacturing glasses Oculus Rift would be $199,60 what should be added the cost of Assembly, a cost that would be around 6 dollars per unit. In total we can say that the famous glasses do not reach a cost of 200 euros while Facebook if that is gaining 699 euros for them.
If we look at the components in detail, we can see as the screen is the most expensive of the device, $ 69 component; the second component more expensive are those mechanisms employees (hardware, plastics, finishes, etc…), an element that has a price of 24 dollars the unit. The third most expensive element would be the base plate with the rest of the hardware that would have a cost of $22.50.
The truth is that the big difference between the manufacturing cost and the selling price it is not exclusive of the Oculus Rift but that other gadgets use the same formula. The most striking case is the iPhone, a gadget whose difference in both prices is relatively high. But the most peculiar of all this is that if Oculus Rift works well, could stop the Facebook address from innovate in your Social network to focus on the sale of hardware do you you think?
