A new Mac Book Pro is on my Christmas list but, sigh, it's just not very likely to materialise. Programmer Leah Culver decided to take things into her own hands and fund her new 15" Mac Book Pro by selling laser-etched ad space on the lid for $150 per square inch. What a cracking idea, dammit!
Putting a $3,000 laptop under a laser etching machine must have been a bit nerve-wracking but, unless you're a total Mac purist, you'll agree it looks good. I should think it looks particularly good to Leah now that she's replaced her six-year-old G3 iMac for free.
Check out the process on video.
If you happen to be in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, Leah's laptop will be doing a star turn at the Ritual Roasters coffee shop.
