Tulip expands E-go line - diamonds not included

If you've been hankering for one of Tulip's diamond-studded E-go laptops, your time has come. No, Tulip hasn't lowered the price of the $355,000 E-go; the company has expanded the line to include a series with prices more accessible to mere mortals (though still higher than what you'd expect to pay based solely on the specs). At CeBIT, the company officially unveiled the full E-go line, which basically consists of one $4,000 Turion based laptop with an 80GB drive, DVD burner and media features including a claimed seven-hour battery life in DVD-player mode. The main selling point of the laptop, besides its early iBook-inspired shape, is the availability of a dozen different skins, enabling you to customize your E-go with everything from faux zebra fur to real leather. E-go's motto, displayed on the company's web site with no apparent irony: "It's all about the inside." If you really believe that, we somehow suspect you won't be buying a $4,000 zebra-fur, toilet-seat-shaped laptop (though it does also come in basic black if you really can't resist).

[Via PC World

[100 ipod movies @ Mar 13th 2006 1:36PM]

I have to admit, its a pretty cool design...but $4000 is pretty steep for this thing.

[XGM @ Mar 13th 2006 2:14PM]

Its very expensive for a laptop, i can get a alienware gaming one for almost the same price, and it has way better hardware

[Beth @ Mar 13th 2006 2:27PM]

I went to their site to take a look. the $4,000 price tage is in Euros. It comes out to closer to $4,800 USD. OUCH. Nice looking though.

[T-4 @ Mar 13th 2006 2:56PM]

Absolutely silly. The thing looks hideous.

[Elmar @ Mar 13th 2006 3:36PM]

Looks like a leather-wrapped waffle iron...

[jedda @ Mar 13th 2006 4:13PM]

Those who like how this looks, what are you smoking?

This is quite simply the ugliest laptop ever.

[Quentin @ Mar 13th 2006 4:57PM]

It makes a MacBookPro look like a bargain.

[Cliff @ Mar 13th 2006 5:59PM]

Toilet seat indeed... These are ugly!

[jimcord @ Mar 13th 2006 7:02PM]

Come on folks, this thing looks just like the old Apple clamshell laptops of 10 years ago! I will admit to being a Apple fanboy, but those clamshell computers looked silly then, and this one looks even more silly now!

[The ZeroCorpse @ Mar 13th 2006 7:54PM]

Step 1: Borrow Apple iBook & eMate designs.

Step 2: Fill with PC guts and market to egotists.

Step 3: Profit!

[Da king @ Mar 13th 2006 9:11PM]

the shape is like one of those old mac laptops. This one is UGLY. I wouldnt buy this for 1000 $.

[kiddanger @ Mar 13th 2006 9:29PM]

oh a new george foreman grill

[Simon @ Mar 13th 2006 11:27PM]

Those who lack the 'inside' often emphasize the value of it ... thinking of most celebrities though ;)

[BobbyW @ Mar 13th 2006 11:45PM]

I think all laptops should have something like Kensington ports in a standard place so you could attach a handle.

[Sebhelyesfarku @ Mar 14th 2006 5:35AM]

Looks like those old toilet seat crap laptops from Apple.

[Mark @ Mar 14th 2006 11:59AM]

That mings. It looks like a George Foreman grill.

[glacia00 @ Mar 15th 2006 7:58PM]

Wow. There aren't many designs that I would truly call ugly but this is one. I have no idea who this is marketed to. My first thought when I saw it on their website was 'Barbie Computer'.

I just can't get over it. That is a tragedy...

[Jessica @ Sep 1st 2006 5:57PM]

It looks like a girl computer to me and from the point of view of a girl I think its cute.