ColorWare will make the iPhone 7 Plus look like a vintage Macintosh for $1899
Nostalgic Apple fans with deep pockets can now purchase a custom-painted iPhone 7 Plus "Retro Edition" from ColorWare, designed to look like a vintage Macintosh computer from the 1980s, for a princely sum of $1,899.
The handset is an unlocked, SIM-free iPhone 7 Plus with 256 gigabytes of storage. ColorWare is purchasing off-the-shelf black models and giving them a custom paint job -- for an extra $930 over the sticker price.
ColorWare says the paint job is available for a limited time only, and the first 25 purchases will include their own number of authenticity.
"Great attention to detail is given to this fully painted iPhone," the official description reads. "With the multicolored Apple rainbow logo and the dark beige edge stripes your iPhone will be a work of art."
The new option comes just a few weeks after ColorWare began offering Apple's AirPods in a selection of 58 colors for a $130 premium over the $159 standard price. Unlike the AirPods paint job, which sticks to a solid color, the iPhone 7 Plus Retro Edition boasts colors and patterns, including a rainbow Apple logo, beige body, and dark Macintosh-like stripes down the sides.
ColorWare says its new premium-priced paint job will ship in about 2 to 3 weeks. Purchases include a 12-month warranty against defects, and shipping is available internationally.
The handset is an unlocked, SIM-free iPhone 7 Plus with 256 gigabytes of storage. ColorWare is purchasing off-the-shelf black models and giving them a custom paint job -- for an extra $930 over the sticker price.
ColorWare says the paint job is available for a limited time only, and the first 25 purchases will include their own number of authenticity.
"Great attention to detail is given to this fully painted iPhone," the official description reads. "With the multicolored Apple rainbow logo and the dark beige edge stripes your iPhone will be a work of art."
The new option comes just a few weeks after ColorWare began offering Apple's AirPods in a selection of 58 colors for a $130 premium over the $159 standard price. Unlike the AirPods paint job, which sticks to a solid color, the iPhone 7 Plus Retro Edition boasts colors and patterns, including a rainbow Apple logo, beige body, and dark Macintosh-like stripes down the sides.
ColorWare says its new premium-priced paint job will ship in about 2 to 3 weeks. Purchases include a 12-month warranty against defects, and shipping is available internationally.
Comments
"Hey cool case. Where'd you get it."
"Uh, it's not a case, and I was one of the lucky 25 people who could get it for $1900"
"Um. You're a moron."
(credit to the late, great Robin Williams)
My custom rear decal - $15
For that price, they should throw in some color matched AirPods. I'd also like to see custom cables in original Apple "khaki" to complete the package.
Cut out the middle man and more profit to apple.
It's for people that can casually afford it, and don't care if its chipped off, because they can always buy another one, or write it off as an experiment. So unless you make like $200K per year or more, it doesn't apply...
For most people, the proposition doesn't even make sense, since the phone will be obsolete 1-2 years down the line anyway, after the first or second annual iPhone model comes along.
I think it looks great -- the hues are spot on.
Vs.
The handset is an unlocked, SIM-free iPhone 7 Plus with 256 gigabytes of storage. ColorWare is purchasing off-the-shelf black models and giving them a custom paint job— for an extra $930 over the sticker price.