It’s not easy to price art, no matter the kind. But when it is a matter of accessorizing a computer with decorative paintings, the store price is a start. Acer Aspire One 8.9″ costs around $300 in stores, but the Zen decorated Aspire One that has appeared on eBay costs ten times as much, 3000 USD. The netbook has been pimped by famous Japanese “gadget decorator” UFO-Hayashi and the technique, kyo-yu-zen, he has used to decorate the mini computer is a very old traditional painting technique of Japan.
“This painting describes about the spring of the life. It means that the spring must come after the long winter in your life. Three circle symbols are used by Radens(*2) that are carved and sculpted from Japanese sakura-shells. A lot of lames are made by shaved natural Nautilus. These works took 3 month to complete.”
If the information in the eBay auction is true the price may be justified considering the many hours spent improving the exterior of the case and the result is just breathtaking. It would still feel weird to carry around an Atom-based netbook that cost more than $3000.
