[cynicalreader]

Curious about what's in the new PBs?

Here's a component list:

Key Component Listing:
Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 � Dual-Core ARM Cortex-A9 Applications Processor
Samsung K3PE8E800M � 46nm 8Gbit LPDDR2 DRAM (1 GB DRAM)
Wolfson Microelectronics WM8994E � Audio CODEC + Power Amplifiers
Texas Instruments TWL6030 � Power Management w/ Switch Mode Charger
Samsung KLMBG8FEJA-A001 � Multichip Memory Package - 4 GB MLC NAND Flash
Texas Instruments TPS63021 � Buck-Boost Converter
Texas Instruments CSD2S401 � MOSFET
Intersil ISL951 � Battery Charger
Fairchild Semiconductor FDMC7200 � Voltage Regulator
Fairchild Semiconductor FDMC510P � P-Channel Power MOSFET
Texas Instruments TPS63020 � Buck-Boost Converter
ST-Ericsson STV0987 � 5 MP Mobile Image Processor
Maxim MAX98302 � Stereo 2.4 W Class D Amplifier
Texas Instruments SN74AVCH4T245 � 4-Bit Dual-Supply Bus Transceiver
Invensense MPU-3050 � 3-Axis MEMS Gyroscope
Freescale Semiconductor MMA8450Q � 3-Axis Accelerometer
Qualcomm PM8028 � Power Management
Qualcomm RTR8600 � GSM/CDMA/W-CDMA/LTE Transceiver + GPS
Avago ACPM-5004 � LT/W-CDMA Band IV Power Amplifier Module
Hynix H27S1G8F2BFB � 40nm SLC NAND Flash
Qualcomm MDM9200 � GSM/W-CDMA/LTE Baseband Processor w/ Memory
RF Micro Devices RF8889A � SP10T Antenna Switch Module
Texas Instruments WL1283C � WiLink 7.0 single-chip WLAN, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0 and FM solution
Triquint TQP6M9002 � WLAN Power Amplifier + Switch

Want more, here's the teardown article:
Inside RIM Blackberry Playbook LTE

[madman0141]

Thanks for the article. So the new PlayBook is built with all current off the shelf parts. Interesting.

[madman0141]

I'm Not a technical person but aren't other tablets built with off shelf parts? I don't mean to sound rude but I really don't know.

[cynicalreader]

I'm Not a technical person but aren't other tablets built with off shelf parts? I don't mean to sound rude but I really don't know.

All the phone and table manufacturers do the same things, for phones and tablets - components are all outsourced, some are off the shelf, some are built to spec, then everything is assembled wherever labor is cheap. The original PBs were assembled at Quanta Computer in Korea, don't know about the current one. So yes, they all do the same thing. If you open up any one of them you get to see the list of the "usual suspects".