Also fyi, me and @Countmacula@lemmy.ml are one and the same!
i have never wondered how they are made, but I have wondered why they are so expensive. Android tablets start at like 20 quid these days, but e-ink has really held its price.
Here’s something from Google.
E Ink panels are costly because they are challenging to manufacture and because several significant patents have just recently expired.
Also The E-ink corporation is like the only game in town haha
Also The E-ink corporation is like the only game in town haha
that might be it !
I’ll see what I can dig up but if I were to cast my ideas:
Eink is still pretty niche while tablets have very much saturated the market. The saturation drives down the price.
Also, I sincerely believe Amazon takes a massive loss to get people on kindles.