The phrase "cost of hardware" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used for describing the price of hardware items, such as computers, cell phones, etc. For example: "The cost of hardware needed for the new office computer system was quite high."
If the total cost of hardware and software is, say, £150-£200, it would probably be better to buy a new PC.
ISuppli, a market research firm, did a virtual teardown of the iPhone 3G and suggested that the cost of hardware and manufacturing was $173.
THE collapsing cost of hardware can be seen in its revival of a hobbyist ethos in the so-called Maker subculture.
The tags cost about 20 cents each so it would cost $50,000 a day for American's 250,000 bags, plus the cost of hardware to read them at each step in the process.
As genetic information multiplies and the cost of hardware falls, biohackers are emerging.Biohacking is not quite yet within the range of a teenager with a Saturday job and a parental allowance, but prices are falling.
These include reducing the cost of hardware such as smartphones necessary for accessing the web; improving networks to "more efficiently handle data"; and partnering with businesses to develop new models to "get people online".
The initial implementation costs consisted of hardware costs, software costs, and initial outsourcing implementation costs, and the operation and maintenance costs consisted of ongoing support and maintenance costs and software annual license costs (for the use of virtual desktop access).
"Smaller firms with less of a credit profile can use companies like Photolease to help spread the costs of hardware".
They include the declining costs of hardware and bandwidth, the wide availability of open-source software, and the ability to generate revenue through online ads.
It is not responding to any particular demand and there is no real benefit to assembling your own device, "The days of DIY IT, people building their own desktop PC, are gone due to falling costs of hardware," he said.
The Chrome operating system followed six months later, as Schmidt realized that the ever sinking costs of hardware might enable Google to start taking over the work and mind share of corporate America's office computers.
