Build quality, features and price may mean a lot to most people, but every now and then you just want to buy yourself something pretty to look at. This could be a classy high-end watch, bits of sparkly stone to hang all over yourself, of one of the following.

Harman Kardon SoundSticks II

It took me a while to stop staring at the Harman Kardon SoundSticks for long enough to write this. The stunning looks are enough to leave even the most creative hipster searching for words – and by all accounts they sound pretty good too. A 6-inch woofer deals with the low-end while mids and highs are handled by two satellites, each housing four 1-inch speakers.

Touch-sensitive controls round off this sleek package, which can be yours for as little as R1,850 locally.

Harman Kardon SoundStick II

Asus LS Series Monitor

Look at that monitor, look at it! Do you care about the specs? Me neither, I just want one. Nerdgasm aside, the Asus LS246H is a very capable monitor, featuring all the specifications you’d want out of a high-end LCD monitor – including Full HD resolution and a 2ms response time.

Sure it’s on the expensive side at around R2,750 locally, but then again all good art will set you back a pretty penny.

Asus LS246H FullHD monitor

Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Contagion

How do you make a unique, eye-catching mouse even better? Make it white, and add in a bit of blue. Seriously. White seems to be a common trend in the industry and every second company is jumping on the bandwagon.

Underneath the new coat of paint the R.A.T. 7 is still an amazing piece of kit, and can be yours for just shy of R1,000 locally.

Cyborg RAT Contagion white

Sennheiser HD598

Beige and computer in the same sentence, makes you think of a mid-90s workstation doesn’t it? The HD598s aren’t a workstation, they’re a high-end set of audiophile grade headphones, and they look fantastic.

These ultra-comfortable, circumaural headphones come with “wood” accents, as well as compressed cellulose fleece to hold harmonic distortion to less than 0.1 percent – which is pretty good, apparently. The performance is right up there and, for the price, is a bargain. A tad over R3,700 will net you a pair.

Sennheiser HD 598

Corsair Vengeance K60

I really like the Vengeance K60 – it’s a solidly built gaming keyboard with actual usable features. The wrist grip is a lifesaver for extended gaming sessions, and the textured, coloured gaming keys make the board easy to use for the dedicated gamers.

The brushed aluminium chassis looks solid and classy, and the extra set of gaming keys is great if you prefer a more subtle look. Around R1,300, locally, this an expensive but sexy option.

Corsair Vengeance K60