Let's say you're a Mac fan with a desire to stand out and way too much money: what do you do? Well gold-plate your MacBook Pro, of course! Computer Choppers has worked up a one-off example MacBook Pro, and will be offering the service commercially in the near future. In addition to gold-plating the aluminum casing they also paint match the keyboard and trackpad as well as re-engrave the keyboard letters. And if that's not special enough you can even replace the Apple with "your logo in diamonds."
Of course all of this will cost a pretty penny: $1200-$1500, "depending on current gold price" for the gold-plating alone. But with everybody and his brother getting a Mac portable these days, I figure that's a small price to pay for having the most blinged out Mac money can buy. There are more pictures on their site.
[via übergizmo]
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10-01-2007 @ 5:14PM
brad c said...
Stupid dumb wastes of money to get free advertising. Probably costs them $400 and all this free publicity.
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10-01-2007 @ 5:28PM
MaxPayne said...
I think this is amazing stuff. When i bought my 17" G4 powerbook in march 2005, i've always wanted to get it done up in some sort of a stone. Like Onyx or Obsidian or Marble or something like that...so it would go with my colour scheeme in my condo. I also have a 12" powerbook G4 that i take with me so the 17" doesnt move from the desk. So, gold...i mean we're not there yet, but we're getting close to what im looking for. ;) But, good stuff.
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10-01-2007 @ 5:45PM
h8rain said...
Wouldn't that scratch really easy? I know my white gold ring had tons of scratches. Now Tungsten on the other hand.....:)
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10-01-2007 @ 5:47PM
PK said...
If Donald Trump had a MacBook Pro, this is what it would look like.
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10-01-2007 @ 5:54PM
Steven Fisher said...
It serves no practical purpose. There's no rational reason for wanting one. But I want one anyway!
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10-01-2007 @ 6:33PM
Frank said...
uh.... shiny.
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10-01-2007 @ 6:47PM
niclet said...
Beurk!
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10-01-2007 @ 7:43PM
geochick said...
Screw the gold plating thing I would be interested in a cyborg green one though with a glowing apple (can probably get this at Colorware). Gold is just not my thing for a Macbook or any other computer...
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10-01-2007 @ 8:39PM
yakov chodosh said...
this is so 90's. it should be white gold & platinum with diamonds & an LV or Bape case.
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10-01-2007 @ 9:18PM
starwxrwx said...
not too pricey really! but I hope they prepped the surface or put some sticking layer down first
I still want a HOT PINK macbook, but the colorware premium was too much for my budget (esp since I still get student rates)
:(
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10-02-2007 @ 1:40AM
Dan said...
They forgot the space between caps and lock.
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10-02-2007 @ 2:22AM
Wendy said...
I'd love to have one of this, if I am as rich as Trump.. Price always becomes the first consideration..
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10-02-2007 @ 2:37AM
Janice said...
#2. You should try smooth-creations.com; they can do anything! I've never used there service but I'm very impressed with their site gallery of art/mods.
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10-02-2007 @ 3:22AM
Graham Cox said...
Tasteless and ugly. Having this basically marks you out as a Nouveau Riche tosser, like Victoria Beckham.
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10-02-2007 @ 7:57AM
madrista4ever said...
YIKES... It looks like a cigarete case!
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10-08-2007 @ 6:15PM
me said...
As if people don't want to steal your laptop already!
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