Ever since the Google Nexus Q was announced last week at the Google I/O developer conference, folks have been trying to rationalize (or pan) its $299 price tag. We’ve been using it for a week now and believe it’s justified. But if you’re still not convinced, you need to check out iFixit’s teardown photos.
We couldn’t care less about the reparability of the Q, but it’s obvious that some serious design and manufacturing work went into this spherical streaming wonder. IFixit also points out that any number of components could have (and likely were) sourced from outside the United States, taking a little luster off the “Made in the USA” claim, but for a device as complicated as the Q, that never really should have been taken as more than a bit of marketing speak anyway.
Hit the link below for the full gallery. It’s definitely worth a gander.
Source: iFixit Nexus Q teardown