World's Most Expensive Computer Mouse

An anonymous reader writes "Shopping for a new mouse? Got $20k to blow? Well then we have the the mouse for you! The world's most expensive computer mouse, cast from 18 carat white gold and set with 59 brilliant cut diamonds. "A perfect gift for a 60th wedding anniversary, as diamond is the traditional gift for this event, it is also a great choice for a 50th wedding anniversary, as Gold is the traditional gift for this event!" the site says that sells the mouse. I don't know about you, but I don't have $20k burning a hole in my pocket!"

A wired 800dpi mouse?

[carlzum]

Most of these "world's most expensive" gimmicks are usually just a $10k martini with a $9,500 diamond floating in it. You're paying a premium for the novelty and some attention, maybe you'll even get your name in the "wild and wacky" column in the local paper. But for $20k, shouldn't they have at least cast a wireless 5600 dpi mouse in gold? What did they save, $50-100? The wealthy person who gets a kick out of buying this will surely know a thing or two about mice. It's like that $10k martini being served in a plastic cup and mixed with well-brand vodka.

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[matty619]

They had the money to cast it in gold, but not to engineer an external bluetooth antenna to get the RF outside of the gold shell.....figures...

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[GlueyPorchBoy]

I would want a $10,000 martini to have vermouth from the Titanic, gin from the Lusitania, and... some kind of.... magic olive?

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[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

It's a general problem with these so called "premium" consumer electronics. It is even worse in cases where the device needs to have a nontrivial firmware or OS component(like "luxury" cellphones and laptops).

The root of the issue is that electronics are all about volume. Software is the most extreme case, it costs a good deal to write; but nearly nothing to copy, so the per-unit cost absolutely plummets as volume increases. Hardware doesn't decrease quite as fast; but the same effect is felt. Since these

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[mustafap]

>The wealthy person who gets a kick out of buying this will surely know a thing or two about mice.

No, they know a thing or two about business. They probably know feck all about mice, and leave that to us penniless geeks :o)

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[carlzum]

>The wealthy person who gets a kick out of buying this will surely know a thing or two about mice.

No, they know a thing or two about business. They probably know feck all about mice, and leave that to us penniless geeks :o)

Oh, if that's true then I'm disappointed it's not a serial mouse with a single button ;)

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[iYk6]

No, they know a thing or two about business. They probably know feck all about mice, and leave that to us penniless geeks :o)

Bad news, Dr Zoidberg. Doctors usually make a lot of money.

Why?

[cupantae]

It doesn't look good or seem to fit the shape of a hand. I think if this was the SECOND most expensive mouse then it would have lost its only attraction.

no respect

[Lord Bitman]

I don't have any respect for "world's most expensive X" which turns out to be "average or very cheap X with diamonds glued to it"