Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Suppliers
For complete transparency, the following lists include the suppliers from which I received
quotes for each item listed on the BOM. Listing the results of the
cost-benefit analysis
of
supplies is not required for open source hardware, but in teaching people how to make a
derivative, it is important to know some economics behind what is created. As stated in
Chapter 15
:
Business, typical mark-up on hardware is between 2.6 to 4 times your BOM
costs. I went with the cheapest possible BOM and marked up the Blinky Buildings kit 2.6
times the BOM.
