These aren’t standard laptops, though. The two in question were custom modified and blinged out with diamonds, gold and Swarovski crystals by renowned artists Jess Hannah and Tord Boontje.
Only two of the custom laptops were made and auctioned off to benefit the Nelson Mandela Foundation during the Cannes Film Festival this week. HP didn’t detail how much each unit went for, nor who bought them, but the company did say both sold for more than $60,000.
Specs of the laptops weren’t revealed, but I’d hazard a guess they were Core i7 Skylake machines with 512GB SSDs. The laptop the two are based on isn’t out yet, but those who didn’t show up at Cannes to make a bid can read our hands-on in the meantime.
Gordon Mah Ung