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Alex Muse takes apart his Apple iPod Nano and lays out the pieces so the curious among us won’t have to.

Inside Apple’s New Nano (wonder what’s inside)

For some reason, I get a 1024×768 photo viewing this in my RSS reader, but only 425×321 viewing his web site directly. Obviously, the larger photo has better details.

Wonder if he can get it back together (and working)? Those connectors look pretty fussy.

Update 09-22-2005 13:41 PDT: The Inquirer has some details on the components from a report by iSuppli:

The firm offers a “teardown analysis” which it said showed the device uses a Portalplayer 5021C system on a chip and a Cypress CY8C21434 for the circuitry behind the “click wheel” interface.
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It said that these, along with other ICs (integrated circuits), account for 77 per cent of the $90.18 total bill of materials (BOM) cost of the Nano.

The NAND flash memory in the device is made by Samsung, and iSuppli estimates it got a big discount from the Korean giant, making the twin NAND flash parts cost only $54.

Isuppli said the iPod Nano costs $400 when you buy it.

Update 09-23-2005 10:41 PDT: Longer analysis of the iPod Nano bill of materials and margins at Business Week.

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