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		modeless on March 2, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IPad 2 Official Specs A4/A5 includes RAM in the package, not flash. The flash used is in standard packaging, soldered to the motherboard.

gamble on March 2, 2011 [–]

Yes, I was thinking of the RAM.

To support my original point, though, iSuppli's breakdown of the iPhone 4 last summer had the 16 GB flash chip as the second-most expensive component, after the retina display, at ~15% of the total outlay on parts.

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