Google today announced their new Chromebook Pixel, their latest notebook offering:
Today we’re excited to announce our newest laptop—the Chromebook Pixel—which brings together the best in hardware, software and design to inspire the next generation of Chromebooks. With the Pixel, we set out to rethink all elements of a computer in order to design the best laptop possible, especially for power users who have fully embraced the cloud. The philosophy of Chrome has always been to minimize the “chrome” of the browser. In much the same way, the goal of the Pixel is to make the pixels disappear, giving people the best web experience.
Chromebooks run Google Chrome OS, essentially a system based on Linux with Google Chrome as the web browser, which means the system runs best when connected to the internet. Here are the specs of the latest Chromebook Pixel, which comes with a touchscreen display:
Below is Google’s promo video for the Chromebook Pixel, check it out:
The Verge went hands-on with the Pixel and you can see from their tests the touchscreen is not perfect by any means.
Not sure what Google was thinking with trying to price these notebooks starting at $1299 when the device relies on an internet connection to be completely useful and also has limited local storage options. To put this insane pricing strategy into perspective, a refurbished 13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of flash storage is actually cheaper, priced at $1269.
Anyone going to buy a Chromebook Pixel?
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It’s a tablet on steroids.
Wait, isn’t that the PS4?
Maybe … If we ever saw it!
Hardly. It’s a one trick pony on drugs.
If this sells well… I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.
LOL
well said.
limited production on this pixel.
I actually like the concept but definitely not the price. For $1300+, I could get a fully functional power laptop that can play anything I throw at it.
Same. You could get far more functionality, better specs etc for the same. The screen is about the only thing that would be better on the Google product.
Meh…I’d rather save some money and get an iPad /w a ultra-thin Logitech keyboard.
So it costs more than a gamers pc yet does less than a tablet. Am I missing something here or has Googlr completely ignored what a laptop is supposed to do? I.e. be useable OUTSIDE the office?
Obviously you have never used a chrome book before
I thought this was gonna be priced around $550-$650. Then I check the price… guess I’m not getting this computer anymore.