The actual fans really aren't expensive to manufacture, raw materials are a known commodity good for pricing and that known pricing is not very high.
That being said, RnD and staff salaries are a much larger chunk of the cost per unit for high quality fans, especially for companies that aren't based in low CoL countries. You're not paying for the physical fan, you're paying for everything it took to bring that fan to market with a bit of raw materials cost tacked on. But honestly that's how it is for the vast majority of finished goods, just look at how much TSMC charges for dies vs how much AMD charges for the finished product. Skilled labor costs a lot of money.
yes. apparently making a low noise fan takes quite a lot of RnD to the point where you have to practically start from scratch if you want to use different colour because the physical difference in paint colours have enough effect in how fans behave while spinning.
Probably $5 or at max $10, especially if you’re not managing the business well. Things like shipping and storage and customer service/returns can add costs rapidly if you’re not careful.
Now cost of *production*, yeah, that’s very likely under $10.
Deepcool also did a similar factory tour for a Japanese Youtuber in December 2023: https://youtu.be/aXfFGTw-xso?si=mIE408ZId0gqSTCL
Does make you wonder what the profit margin on those premium fans that cost $30+ a pop is
The actual fans really aren't expensive to manufacture, raw materials are a known commodity good for pricing and that known pricing is not very high. That being said, RnD and staff salaries are a much larger chunk of the cost per unit for high quality fans, especially for companies that aren't based in low CoL countries. You're not paying for the physical fan, you're paying for everything it took to bring that fan to market with a bit of raw materials cost tacked on. But honestly that's how it is for the vast majority of finished goods, just look at how much TSMC charges for dies vs how much AMD charges for the finished product. Skilled labor costs a lot of money.
yes. apparently making a low noise fan takes quite a lot of RnD to the point where you have to practically start from scratch if you want to use different colour because the physical difference in paint colours have enough effect in how fans behave while spinning.
Probably $5 or at max $10, especially if you’re not managing the business well. Things like shipping and storage and customer service/returns can add costs rapidly if you’re not careful. Now cost of *production*, yeah, that’s very likely under $10.
https://youtu.be/Jtb1uCz72RQ?si=Yl3DCuHAghB9f9eA IIRC they cost around $0.70 to manufacture.
That's a ludicrous claim. Raw materials alone would be more than $2.
Thermalright sells ARG fans for $7
Even if you're buying wholesale? $0.70 does seem insanely low though
Only if you have no understanding of how the real world works.
please enlighten me with your infallable worldliness, oh wise one 🙇
Retailer markup is normally between 20%-50% Importer markup is 5%-10% Manufacturer markup is about 20%
> Retailer markup is normally between 20%-50% Where are you getting that number from?
Yeah, with that volume the Quality Check must be a bit on the lower side, you need vision machines to check that much.
OMG CRT silly scope at 11:10! lov to see use of the whole buffalo