At Google’s event this morning, they made the Pixelbook official. As expected, the Pixelbook is a high-end Chromebook, like the Chromebook Pixel devices of years past.
As we first reported a few weeks back, the Pixelbook is a convertible in that it folds flat to act as a tablet. That, of course, means it has a touchscreen too, just like the old Chromebook Pixels.
So what else does Pixelbook do or have? Since this is a high-end Chromebook and packs the goods you’d want from a computer in this price range. We’re talking a 10mm thickness, 12.3-inch QHD LCD touch display (235ppi), Intel Core i5 or i7 processors, up to 512GB of storage, up to 16GB RAM, up to 10 hours of usage on a single charge, and USB-C charging.
The Pixelbook is the first Chromebook with the Google Assistant too. That means you can ask Assistant for help, get answers, check on the weather or your day, etc. As a bonus, the Pixelbook is equipped with a feature that will automatically tether the connection from your Pixel phone should your WiFi drop off.
It’ll also work with the new Pixelbook Pen, a stylus built specifically for the Pixelbook. It features 10ms of latency, 60-degree of angular awareness, and 2,000+ levels of pressure sensitivity. It’ll cost $99.
The Pixelbook will go on sale October 31, but pre-orders open today. It starts at $999.
No mention that the “leaked” pricing was way off.
I’ll stick with my Samsung Chromebook Plus that costs less than half of this… And comes with a pen.
So when in tent mode, sitting with the charger plugged in at home…..is this a google home with a built in screen that doubles as a chromebook or nah?
Sold, though I think I’ll wait for the i7 model.
Genuine question here. Are you able to run and/or download software or programs on this like a Surface or Mac Book? Or is it basically just a sleek looking and high spec’d Android/Chrome tablet with a “Surface Pen” (sold separately)?
Chrome OS is basically the Chrome browser with some offline capability and Android apps that *might* work.
Wtf? Have you been living under a rock the last 6 years?
Can’t help but laugh at this Pixel junk overpriced and definitely overrated nobody buying this junk
Looks great… Can’t Imagine how a Chromebook is useful at that price.
I can. I do ALL of my work on my Chromebook Pixel.
Pixelbook Pen seems a lot like the Apple pencil… Overpriced and pointless.
Pencil isn’t pointless on an iPad Pro. Don’t get ahead of yourself.
Took you long enough..
How many features on your iPad Pro require your Pencil? What do you need it for? Not what you use it for what can you only do if you are using it?
I use the S pen on my chromebook plus all the time. But it clicks into the side, and didn’t cost extra. Not sure it (or something like it) would justify a $99 price tag.
Nah.
heavy yawn
Until I can run a real DAW or video editor I still don’t see the point in a Chrome device this powerful/expensive, even if it is a really pretty thing.
This. This is the factor that I think alienates a lot of users. Myself included.
*puts on critical tech journalist cap*
dat bezel tho
So what else does it do? Already works great on an Intel Celeron and 4GB of RAM.
It has a pen…. ooOOOoOOOOOooOO!