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Google Pixelbook

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Specs: https://store.google.com/us/product/google_pixelbook_specs

Operating System

    Chrome OS

Display

    12.3" 2400x1600 (235 ppi) Quad HD LCD display for sharper images
    Touchscreen display with Google Pixelbook Pen support1
    400 nits for using in bright areas
    72% NTSC color

1Pixelbook Pen sold separately. Audio Dual speakers • 4 mics

    Dual speakers for better surround sound
    4 mics for improved noise cancellation during video calls

Processor 7th Gen Intel® Core™ processor

Memory & Storage RAM: 8GB or 16GB

    Memory
    8GB or 16GB RAM for seamless multitasking

    Storage
    128GB, 256GB, or 512GB (which also supports NVME) Solid State Drive

Dimensions & Weight 11.4 in x 8.7 in x 0.4 in

    Dimensions
    Length: 11.4 in (290.4 mm)
    Width: 8.7 in (220.8 mm)
    Height: 0.4 in (10.3 mm)

    Weight
    1.1 kg (2.4 lbs)

Materials & Color Aluminum unibody

    Materials
    Aluminum unibody
    Glass detail with Corning® Gorilla® Glass

    Color
    Silver

Battery Use time of up to 10 hours

    41 Whr battery
    45W charger (5V/3A, 9V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/2.25A)
    Use time of up to 10 hours1
    Fast charging: up to 2 Hrs in 15 min., or 7.5 Hrs in 60 min2
    USB-C™ 45W adaptor that also works with Pixel phones

    Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2x2 (MIMO), dual-band (2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz)
    Bluetooth® 4.2

Keyboard & Trackpad Backlit keyboard • Edge-to-edge trackpad

    Keyboard
    Backlit keys for easier typing in low light
    Full size with 19 mm pitch
    0.8 mm travel
    Google Assistant key

    Trackpad
    Edge-to-edge trackpad
    Etched glass surface

Camera

    720p @ 60FPS

Security TPM Chip

Sensors 3-axis Gyroscope • Magnetometer

    3-axis Gyroscope/Accelerometer
    Magnetometer
    Ambient Light Sensor
    Hall Effect Sensor

Ports USB-C™ • 3.5 mm headphone jack

edit: formatting!

...what is the processsor? i7 doesn't tell you very much.

How does that compare to Dell XPS 13 2-in-1? - Little thinner and lighter, but with worse overall specs. Plus it requires Google Account to work...

I'm trying really hard to understand the market for this device.

Think of it as iPad on steroids. You get integrated keyboard, fold it 4 different ways, run all android apps.

But does it run Linux?

Jokes aside; what's the bootloader like on these things? Can you install anything you like, or are they kinda locked down to ChromeOS? The specs look nice, and are good competition to anyone in the market for a plain ol' notebook PC.

Is anyone doing web development on the chromebooks? What is your setup like, do you have any limitations?

I tried to build a site just to test how it would work on ChromeOS.. I didn't like it

But I guess that's cause I really prefer Sublime, Photoshop and a standard-ish file system structure.

$999 for a chromebook?

It can run Android apps

Until it can run windows apps in emulation - I can't see spending $1k. It does have a great looking form though.

I currently use a Pixel C for removing back to my home server(s) when travelling. It's fanless, compact and it just works. I don't think the Pixelbook is worth another $600 over this but for me it ticks all those same boxes.

The original Chromebook Pixel was $1300 back in the day.

TIL 2015 was "back in the day"

2013

As a paid up member of the Apple ecosystem I really want Apple to release something like this. I am sure it would do very well. They could call it the “MacBookPad Pro” or maybe just a “MacPad”...

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