At first glance, people have been surprised to see laptops on display at the British Motor show. These laptops were from Bentley though, so it did in fact make perfect sense.
These luxury laptops (they call them note books) come from Dutch company, Ego.
Prices START at £10,000 and each is hand-built and wrapped in custom-stitched leather and color schemes which are taken directly from Bentley automobiles. I can see a computer geek really wanting one of these.
In case you are interested, it has a 64-bit processor with 160 GB hard drive, runs on Microsoft's Windows Vista. Pricing starts at £10,000 ($19,823).
Below is the original Ego computer line.
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Trend Themes
1. Luxury Branding - Luxury branding trend in the tech industry, with high-end companies like Bentley entering the laptop market with premium offerings.
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Industry Implications
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3. Luxury Goods - The luxury goods industry has the potential for disruptive innovation by entering into new sectors such as technology and leveraging cross-industry collaborations to create unique, high-end products.