One Gold Apple Watch Costs More Than 10 New iPads - Report

According to a new report, one gold Apple Watch can
buy a new iMac computer as well as the new iPad Air
2.
Apple's new smartwatch starts at
$349, but but how much does it
cost if you want something a bit
more high-end, like, say, the 18-
karat pink- or yellow-gold version?
You could be shelling out between
$4,000 to $5,000, according to a
new report from French Apple blog
iGen » . We'll give you a second to
process that.
That would make it more
expensive than a 5K Retina iMac » and
the new iPad Air 2 » . In fact, if the
report is accurate, you could buy
both of those instead of the gold
Apple Watch, and still pocket
some leftover cash. If you bought
10 of the lowest-end iPad Air 2
models, you would still be shy of
$5,000 before taxes.
Of course, watch aficionados could
easily spend a lot more on a gold
analog timepiece, but the highest-
end Apple Watch may be one of
the most expensive luxury items
the company is offering.
iGen cited anonymous Apple
sources for its report, and said the
prices are not certain. If they do
come to pass, however, we'd have
some big questions, including:
What's the appeal of a super-
expensive watch if its technology
is going to be outdated in just a
few years?
Imagine that your old iPhone, for
example, is made out of solid gold:
Despite its fancy casing, the
device would no longer be very
impressive in terms of specs.
Some have suggested that the
computer chip inside the Apple
Watch » might be replaceable.
Unsurprisingly, the company hasn't
yet acknowledged the rumour, and
did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.
Apple's new smartwatches hits shelves in spring
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