World's first diamond iPad tries to deliver that magical experience

Get ready for some buyer's remorse if you're one of the thousands who pre-ordered an iPad last Friday: your soon-to-be new toy already pales in comparison to the $19,999 diamond-coated iPad from Mervis Diamond Importers. What you have here is a stock unit of undisclosed specifications that's been coated with 11.43 carats of G/H color diamonds rated VS2/SI1 for clarity -- not exactly top-shelf stuff but chances are you'll be so transfixed with the amazingly beautiful user experience you won't notice the flaws. This poor iPad is just the latest in a long line of ridiculously expensive gadgets made more luxurious (many of an Apple persuasion) and is every bit as tasteless as the rest.

[KGB Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:15AM]

Poll:

Who will be the first to produce a rap song and a music video about this??

[LAY Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:21AM]

@KGB

DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince?

[emopoops Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:56AM]

@KGB image looks patterned to death. streemly fake, lol.

[Mtmrob Posted Mar 15th 2010 8:08AM]

@KGB Nobody will.

[onlymyrailgun Posted Mar 15th 2010 9:13AM]

@KGB
Steve Jobs in an iPad commercial... IF the iPad turns out to be a flop.

[GeekGirl Posted Mar 15th 2010 11:18AM]

@KGB

Yep a rapper will buy it and have no clue how to turn it on...

[Macc55 Posted Mar 15th 2010 1:07PM]

@KGB Probably snoop dogg if not gucci.

[Duckman Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:36PM]

@GeekGirl

Just like with their hos

[Level 5 Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:15AM]

If the battery dies, do they still give you a new one of these with all the diamonds for $99?

[coolpal Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:22AM]

@Level 5 LOL :)
but that thing is FUGLY!!!

[D1Only1 Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:26AM]

@Level 5
You stole my comment.

now I know why Apple went for replacement of IPAD when the battery sucks.
2 mottos in Apples HQ:
no small gains
and
lets milk our cash cows even more.

NOTE: I really hope that company is the one you have to return this IPAD to, not apple

[RyanLN Posted Mar 15th 2010 10:59AM]

@Level 5

Better yet: do the diamonds allow it to run Flash?

[Moma Vujisic Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:15AM]

I'll take two.

[Frozenbytes Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:22AM]

lol, gemstone companies are hoping for a bigger Apple device next year, like say iPad XL a 24 inch tabletwith a 5 inch bezel all the way around

[robott Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:25AM]

I'll take that and then i'll keep the diamonds. You can have the iPad.

[Jacob Apple Geek Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:31AM]

@robott I would take the iPad for ya!

[JD01JD Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:26AM]

Apple's gonna be happy when the battery craps out!

[Jacob Apple Geek Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:31AM]

@JD01JD bwahahahha YUP!

[ChazClout Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:34AM]

Proof that you cannot polish a turd, but you can diamond encrust it.

[DangerRabbit Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:47AM]

@ChazClout

Well, actually

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFI

[mark29 Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:57AM]

@DangerRabbit Not even gonna hit the link cos im guessing its mythbusters.

Win

[onlymyrailgun Posted Mar 15th 2010 9:01AM]

@DangerRabbit
Better not hit that link before I have my meal.

[GeekGirl Posted Mar 15th 2010 11:19AM]

@ChazClout look how good you came out:)

[Blank Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:38AM]

Anyone who buys a piece of junk like with iPad with diamonds stuck all over, needs to go into rehab.

Yes I'm anti-apple, but I give apple props for the iPhone, flawed but it moved the market on, iPad might do the same thing but it really is just a slab of Steve Job's advertising talent.

I'm sure it'll be huge at launch while the sheep pick it up, then put to one side & gather dust.

[onlymyrailgun Posted Mar 15th 2010 9:01AM]

@Blank
Make that "gather diamond dust"!

[geimsss Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:39AM]

Fake image... 20.000 bucks and the IMAGE IS A FAKE!!! WTF

[Voss Posted Mar 15th 2010 8:13AM]

That's some really poor photoshop work.

[lecti Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:48AM]

O O P S

[doughtsh Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:54AM]

Probably won't blend then.

[Pickaxe Posted Mar 15th 2010 8:59AM]

@doughtsh hahahahahaha

[KAL326 Posted Mar 15th 2010 10:34AM]

@doughtsh Maybe, maybe not. But if you can cut a cake with a Mac Book Air, what could you cut with this?

[doughtsh Posted Mar 15th 2010 12:10PM]

@KAL326
The vault in a big bank in Rome. They'll make a film out of it - The iTalian Job(s).

I'll get my coat...

[MVMNT Posted Mar 15th 2010 7:54AM]

I was just sick in my mouth a little

[JamesR Posted Mar 15th 2010 8:59AM]

Why the $19,999 price tag? With a product clearly aimed at conspicuous consumption why not just charge the even $20k? Who's going to be looking for this thing and say, "If only it was under $20k".

Silliness.

[mrqs Posted Mar 15th 2010 8:22AM]

i'm pretty sure anyone that would want an ipad in the first place would also be all over this

[GeekGirl Posted Mar 15th 2010 11:21AM]

@mrqs Nope.. I like my toys but not with crap on them

[TareG Posted Mar 15th 2010 8:29AM]

Hitler finds out about the HP Slate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk2U40reU70

[sagi446 Posted Mar 15th 2010 9:30AM]

@TareG

That was one of the worst "Hitler" videos ever.

[fuckoff Posted Mar 15th 2010 8:59AM]

This looks shopped. I can tell from some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few shops in my time.

[onlymyrailgun Posted Mar 15th 2010 9:08AM]

@fuckoff
Yeah... because Mervis Diamond Importers > Stephen Colbert.

[juanvaldez Posted Mar 15th 2010 9:07AM]

An asset that can be worth more after 1 year unlike the iPad which I'm hoping will be worthless. What I mean by that is 2nd Gen includes the things we expected in 1st Gen and therefore 1st Gen is nearly obsoleted.

[onlymyrailgun Posted Mar 15th 2010 9:11AM]

@juanvaldez
That would be ideal... then I'd have an excuse for a $499 photo frame when my 1st Gen retires.

Now some smart ass is going to say photo frames need to be able to play Flash.

[Leicaman Posted Mar 15th 2010 10:41AM]

@onlymyrailgun I remember when photo frams smaller than this cost $800.

[onlymyrailgun Posted Mar 15th 2010 10:52AM]

@Leicaman
That's it! I'm buying a second one as a photo frame! No retirement for this one!

[Let1me1in Posted Mar 15th 2010 9:28AM]

I pre-ordered ten of these for my entourage.

[N900 Posted Mar 15th 2010 9:32AM]

@Atkins Sparkle, sparkle.

[MilesBFree Posted Mar 15th 2010 9:38AM]

And the lucky / happy new owner will be upgrading to the iPad 4Gs in about 9 months.

[Xyan Posted Mar 15th 2010 10:28AM]

What a waste !

[drakie Posted Mar 15th 2010 10:33AM]

Why is every fifth post about this i-pad?
Why engadget why?

[Leicaman Posted Mar 15th 2010 10:47AM]

FTC rules require that when weights of multiple diamonds are mentioned, then you must say total carat weight (TCW). Might want to stay on their good side Engadget, the FTC is prett picky about gemstones.

One diamond that weighs 1 carat exactly, D color and with flawless clarity, would be worth more than that whole iPad with all 11.53 carats (tcw) of diamonds. So it sounds like a lot, but it's not.