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Gold MacBook Air Has Bejeweled Rainbow Apple

Behold the 24 karat gold MacBook Air with a bejeweled version of the classic rainbow Apple. Why anyone would want a heavier, fingerprint-magnet version of a MacBook Air except a rich oil tycoon from the United Arab Emirates, I don't know. But even while all the shiny gold and colored sapphires may look tacky at first, I have to admit that it actually looks kind of cool when you see the whole thing. See it, along with all the info about the bling job and price, after the jump.

OK, so maybe it only looks cool if a) you just woke up from a 1977s cocaine-induced coma after a night in Studio 54, b) you can't resist the allure of the rainbow Apple and wear gold underpants, c) you were Snoop Dogg's stylist in Sensual Seduction or d) all of the above. Either way, I wonder how many pounds all that gold adds to the Air, and how many dollars it would subtract from my wallet.

Update: We talked with Alex Wiley from Computer Choppers, who gave us all the answers: "The weight hasn't noticeably changed since its plating. The jewelry may add an ounce or two, if that." According to Alex, the Air is a standard 1.6ghz/2gb/80GB, with a 24-karat gold plating, polished exterior, and flat/crystallite interior. The price: $5000 USD (including the new MBA). "Diamonds and jewelry depend on what the customer asks for," Alex points out, "the rainbow is 14-karat gold with 3.8ctw sapphires and adds another $3000 USD." The coolest thing: "You should see it light up when the screen turns on." [Computer Choppers]

6:10 AM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Jesus Diaz
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OMG! Ponies! at 06:30 AM on 04/22/08
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Well if the Arab oil billionaire is the target demographic, then this model needs to be as energy inefficient as possible. Maybe it can me modded to be run on a barrels of light sweet crude.
scarbrtj at 06:33 AM on 04/22/08
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All that glisters is not gold,
Often have you heard that told:
Many a man his life hath sold,
But my outside to behold:
Gilded tombs do worms infold.
itouchedabee at 06:36 AM on 04/22/08
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It is so shiney! Must have shiney thing!

But seriously why? Why did they think this was a good idea?
desostros at 07:00 AM on 04/22/08
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MY EYES? please STAb them out ! !
strider_mt2k at 07:47 AM on 04/22/08
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Awwww.
Isn't that SPECIAL!
geekinky at 07:51 AM on 04/22/08
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This thing will be hanging from a rappers neck at the next mtv awards show.
Curves at 07:52 AM on 04/22/08
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Bling: OK, though I would rather wear it than have it on my laptop.
Snoop video: Hilarious. (I have never seen it before) but I dont see the connection.
Jesus Diaz at 08:08 AM on 04/22/08
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@Curves: here's the connection: "c) you were Snoop Dogg stylist in Sensual Seduction"
discounteggroll at 08:47 AM on 04/22/08
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I'm sure the old-school logo looks sick indoors/at night (I did that mod sans crystals to my macbook pro), but the rest of that computer does not entice me in the least bit.

also, why does it look like it was photograpped in the corner of a supply closet? $3000 for aesthetic mods and you're skimping on a decent location/setup?
Check, please at 08:50 AM on 04/22/08
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Five grand and no SSD?
fastmike at 08:58 AM on 04/22/08
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I think thats cool......I can imagine my wife wearing two as ear rings
MastaFalse at 09:05 AM on 04/22/08
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If there's one thing I hate, it's those oil-hoarding bastards! New fuel, please!
AhnyerKeester at 09:17 AM on 04/22/08
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How to turn a thing of elegance into a thing of ugliness. Some thing should not be done.
Miranda Kali at 09:18 AM on 04/22/08
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AiiiiGGH! Ze goggles, ZEY DO NOZINK!
flyboy at 09:39 AM on 04/22/08
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it is wild - and gaudy
imTheKing at 09:40 AM on 04/22/08
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what a waste of money.
macorange at 10:23 AM on 04/22/08
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To dig up my recent quotes from the Casio gold watch thing...

"I love...GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLD.

Can I paint his yoo-hoo gold now? It's kind of my thing, you know...

Yesh, salty. Yesh that was good."
elgringoguapo at 10:28 AM on 04/22/08
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Dude got ripped, those rainbow apples only run 3 bucks from the dude who makes them in Canda
Curves at 10:37 AM on 04/22/08
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@Jesus Diaz: Whatever the connection, that vid was so funny I had to come back and view it again. I am not what you might call a Snoop fan, but thats some righteous shit there.
uberfu at 11:11 AM on 04/22/08
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Nope - even with the "zoomed out" pics - it still looks like shit_

Also - the MBA was modded in gold and jewels because the Macbook is just too heavy for Paris Hilton_
uberfu at 11:20 AM on 04/22/08
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Snoop Dogg Vid -- WTF !!

@geekinky: that would be Flava Flav!

Also if they're gonna mod a MBA -- then at least they could have modded the high end one for that much scratch - ya think?
maven2k at 11:47 AM on 04/22/08
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Small weenie syndrome. I guess if I had a ton of money I wouldn't want everybody and their brother to know just how much by pissing it away.
WilCon at 12:36 PM on 04/22/08
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The Apple logo done in programmable LED's to mimic the old style logo and offer the option of custom messages would have been a way better mod.
CutePuppyz at 01:56 PM on 04/22/08
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This is a great example of when having everything GOLD isn't so appealing.
Jrsy at 03:23 PM on 04/22/08
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This is like the gold Cylon in the original BSG. Sure it was cool looking but who cares....
--Tito-- at 05:48 PM on 04/22/08
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They killed with the Computer Choppers thing. . . Could have made it look good with the Mac Book air on it. . .
CODIFEROUS at 07:02 PM on 04/22/08
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How do you make a worthless product worth something?

See above.
ChaoticLimbs at 07:16 PM on 04/22/08
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I've been waiting for this product for a long time. I'm a trendy socialite, but also a pretentious cock.
tokiwartooth at 11:45 PM on 04/22/08
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Any appeal it may have is shat all over by the "Computer Choppers" logo (is that Impact? Really?) and the appaling use of that fucking Edwardian Script.

Cl-assey.
soundgame at 07:09 AM on 04/26/08
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Doesn't it make more sense to keep the beautiful Mac aesthetic intact and construct a beautiful leather carrying case around the MacBook Air? Here in Italy, I found this beautiful case in handstained leather from Orbino called the Arista:

[www.orbino.com]
FiveLiters at 04:39 PM on 04/30/08
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Was the oil tycoon's name C3P0?