Lately there have been a few news post about the Apple Tablet every day and today is no exception. TG Daily reports that it’s currently impossible to find a 10.1-inch LCD or OLED screen via Asian suppliers. The website got this news from an anonymous industrial designer during the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The company the designer works for is planning to launch a product on the market that needs a 10.1-inch screen, but has been trying to get such a screen for months. Not a single Asian supplier can deliver such screens, because Apple bought the whole production.
“We were designing a product for a customer and we needed 10 inch screens, but we’ve been trying for months and can’t get one from any of the Asian suppliers,” an anonymous designer for a firm wishing to remain nameless told TG Daily.
“We were told that Apple pre-ordered them all. All 10 inch LCDs, and all 10 inch OLEDs too,” our source continued, redundantly adding “it’s for the Apple tablet.”
The fact that it’s about LCD and OLED screens is striking. OLED screens are brighter, sharper, AND energy efficient, but are also very expensive. Production costs could get as high as $1500 per device, when looking at the current prices. The eventual price for the consumer could be even higher.
Source: AppleInsider
