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.

[TimStevens Posted Mar 15th 2010 10:48AM]

@Leicaman Interesting, and good to know, but given that we're not the ones selling the thing I think we're in the clear here.

[Leicaman Posted Mar 15th 2010 8:50PM]

@TimStevens Tim,

Yeah, I'm pretty sure you're safe. But it's good to know so you can catch people when they're using carat weight deceptively. Good story.

[mininwocollapse Posted Mar 15th 2010 10:49AM]

The only problem is diamonds are barely semi-precious. They can be manufactured and are hyped up with false scarcity through Hollywood and the advertising industry. People like Pat Robertson run diamond slave mines abroad.

[MarkAnderson Posted Mar 15th 2010 11:16AM]

That noise you heard was Jonathan Ive shooting himself.

[GeekGirl Posted Mar 15th 2010 11:17AM]

why do i see some rapper buying this .....but has no clue how to use it....

[Plazmic Flame Posted Mar 15th 2010 11:49AM]

A $20,000 "accessory" for a $500 "product"....

....wow.....this is how you know money grows on trees for some people.

[Dante of the Inferno Posted Mar 15th 2010 12:34PM]

That diamond-encrusted iPad is pretty FLASHy. Compensating for something?

[Macc55 Posted Mar 15th 2010 1:09PM]

the real question is would you want to bring this to your local train station and read? Why not?

[onlymyrailgun Posted Mar 15th 2010 1:55PM]

@Macc55
Make it a subway station in the middle of nowhere at around midnight. Better yet, have it cuffed to your wrist. I dare you!

[Sparks Posted Mar 15th 2010 1:32PM]

I would like a steampunk iPad

[vanwazltoff Posted Mar 15th 2010 2:49PM]

seriously, who would buy this?