Re: Poll: How much does it cost Butterfly Labs (BFL) to build a Jallapeno?
This is the total cost involved including:
* 65nm Chips (x2 per jallapeno)
* PCB Fully Assembled (just the way you see it in the video)
* Custom heatsink
* Fan
* Metal Case (Including all screws/hardware)
* PSU (with cords and wiring)
* Employee costs per unit to hand build, test, and pack (1/2Hr wage?)
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There was a video posted this week showing a jallapeno being torn down to basic parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciwfCqP8AiU
Thanks for your answers everyone!
* 65nm Chips (x2 per jallapeno)
* PCB Fully Assembled (just the way you see it in the video)
* Custom heatsink
* Fan
* Metal Case (Including all screws/hardware)
* PSU (with cords and wiring)
* Employee costs per unit to hand build, test, and pack (1/2Hr wage?)
I just made a thread asking this question in detail. If you would like to answer the question in detail, search for the topic by the same name as this poll.
There was a video posted this week showing a jallapeno being torn down to basic parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciwfCqP8AiU
Thanks for your answers everyone!
Just to pull some numbers out of my behind, as a starting point.
chips - somewhere around 5-10 per piece, but unsure if the jalapeno have one dummy for the balance of the heatsink or two active chips - $20 (The avalon chips can be bought at around $10 with the group-buy thing.)
PCB - no idea $10-15?
Heatsink - I don't think it's a custom one, but rather a "shelf-product". Most likely $5 possibly up til $10 to be sure.
Fan - $1
Metal case - maybee $2-4
Screws/wires $2
PSU - in the $10 range
Cardboard box - $1
Employee cost - maybee $6 in the US or $1 in China.
If these numbers are in the ballpark, that would mean about $67, if we add 50%, we get $100.
The costs are very volume dependant on most of the components. - Especially the chips. Some may not be that much cheaper with volumes, like the heatsink and metal case.