14 DAY TRIAL // This has got to be a joke! No way am I looking at both Crystal Icing's and Computer Choppers' designs in one laptop. And it's Apple's Air too. According to bornrich.org, this is the work of the guys at Bling My Thing, who've managed to get 12,000 Swarovski crystals up on that Air, complete with a 24K gold coating (underneath the crystals of course).
You may recall us reporting the two pimped-out laptops towards the end of February, with Crystal Icing smothering the slim notebook in 1/2 pound of Swarovskis, while the "choppers" did a "clean" job at giving the Air a golden treatment, complete with diamond-studded Apple logo. At the time, I couldn't decide which design was a bigger insult to the world's thinnest notebook. Thankfully, today I finally got my answer. Both!
"True luxury addicts need look no further than Bling My Thing's new 'Golden Age' creation. Unveiled at CeBIT 2008, 'Golden Age' is a Macbook Air decked in 12,000 Swarovski crystals. The crystals are even more shiny than usual thanks to a coating of 24k gold applied under each crystal. The translucence of the crystals allows for true layered luxury," says the aforementioned source.
Golden Age products, such as this, take about a week to craft, as every crystal is hand-applied. Only 20 Golden Age MacBook Air units exist, one of which will be displayed at Selfridges, Oxford Street, on March 18th. And yes, if you'll be carrying some ?20,000 ($39,750), you might just walk out with the super shiny, not-so-thin-and-not-so-light-anymore Apple laptop.
I'm not so sure how exactly one uses such a laptop (given that they don't want to ruin its design by carrying it around all the time), but one thing is certain: Apple support folks will need quite a steady hand to replace that thing's battery.
Other companies dealing with designs and customizing methods have chosen means that are cheaper, more traditional, and (I'll just say it, hoping not to hurt anyone's feelings) with better taste, for customizing a laptop. Those guys are Colorware and they can hook you up with a kick-a** Air for around 500 bucks. Click here to learn more.
And to think that workers pay a "mere" $3,394 for the MacBook Air.