OLED Apple tablet PC in 2H10?

Digitimes has information from Apple suppliers Foxconn, Quanta, and Pegatron that the long-rumored Apple Tablet is a reality, and will come in two versions:

• 10.6 inch TFT LCD
• 9.7 inch OLED Panel

Of course, it won’t be cheap.

Since 9.7-inch OLED panels are currently priced at about US$500 and panel costs normally account for about 30% of the device's total cost, Apple's 9.7-inch OLED tablet PC is expected to have a cost of about US$1,500-1,700 (based on today's prices), the sources estimated.

With price drops related to volume, it could come down to a retail of $2000 which could be driven down even lower if combined with 3G Telecom subsidies.

via Apple tablet PC reportedly delayed until 2H10, with OLED model now included.

This story written by Randall Hand

Randall Hand is a visualization scientist working for a federal research lab, aiding researchers to discover the insights buried within their terabyte datasets generated on some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. He also runs VizWorld.com .