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superchunk on 21 February 2013

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Google just announced the Chromebook Pixel, a device that was originally thought to be an internet myth or joke. After reading through the press release, let’s just say that this is far from a joke or myth – it’s the real deal and looks amazing. It has a beautiful 12.85″ Gorilla Glass touch display with 239ppi (2560 x 1700), the highest pixel density of any laptop screen on the market. The Pixel also sports an Intel i5 processor, 4G LTE (from Verizon), and as is the case with all Chromebooks, is built for the cloud. There is a backlit keyboard, two USB 2.0 ports, mini-display port, 2-in1 card reader, 4GB RAM, 32/64GB solid state drive, headphone jack, microphone, and should last for 5 hours with active use.

The Pixel is already available on Google Play starting at $1299 for the WiFi-only version, with the LTE model dropping in at $1449.

 

EDIT: Very well written review. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2029355/hands-on-with-chromebook-pixel-google-goes-after-the-macbook.html

Summary is inline with my thoughts. Very solid hardware and Chromebooks are definitely solid options over other OS laptops. But the price is a bit much.



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superchunk on 21 February 2013

wow... I like Chrome and Chromebook. But, until the apps and gdocs truly matches what you get on Windows or Mac... I don't know if I'd consider a high-end laptop with ChromeOS.



Cheebee on 21 February 2013

32/64 GB SSD? What is this, an iPod?



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superchunk on 21 February 2013
Cheebee said:
32/64 GB SSD? What is this, an iPod?

ChromeOS. You store in cloud. Its also expandable.



PullusPardus on 21 February 2013

What a waste, why use that much clarity on a screen if its only going to browse the , but this would be perfect for programs



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dharh on 21 February 2013

About 2x more expensive than what I would want to pay. Also 4:3? What is this, 1998?



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superchunk on 21 February 2013
PullusPardus said:
What a waste, why use that much clarity on a screen if its only going to browse the , but this would be perfect for programs


huh... I dont' know about you but I use internet for movies, videos, pictures, games etc and chromeos can do all that and more... only loss is high-end games on discs. but that is likely to change this year.



Turkish on 21 February 2013

Why don't we see these resolutions on laptops or ultrabooks pff



wick on 21 February 2013

As much as I love Google products, this is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overpriced.

I hope they don't start overcharging like Apple does.



 

 

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superchunk on 21 February 2013
Turkish said:
Why don't we see these resolutions on laptops or ultrabooks pff


I'm sure we will. Google doesn't make the hardware.