Hardware market research firm iSuppli has released a new report that claims the cost-per-device of an iPad mini sporting a Retina Display screen could be fairly high: as much as $12 or more. Even if all of the other parts stay the same price, just adding a Retina Display in the iPad mini's size, iSuppli's report suggests, would bring Apple's cost above $200, which would likely mean higher costs for consumers as well.
Which doesn't seem all that impossible -- the current iPad mini is selling quite well at $329, and you have to think that potential purchasers would be happy to spend a bit more for a full Retina Display. Plus, if Apple really needed to
