Detailed in a leaked internal email, it appears that Google is now working on a high-end, Pixel-branded laptop, supposedly with the goal of competing against laptops like the MacBook Pro, Dell XPS, and Microsoft Surface Laptop.
Reported to feature the internal codename Snowy, there are no specific details yet known, other than that Google has greenlit the project, meaning there is a team dedicated to the device and Google has begun funding its development and production. It’s not even yet known if it will be powered by Chrome OS, but that’s said to be assumed.
It has been a long time since Google gave us a Pixel-branded laptop, that being in 2019 with the Pixelbook Go. If you’ll recall, there was also the Chromebook Pixel from 2013, debuting with a starting price of $1299. To compete against something like the MacBook Pro, our wishlist will be long and I’m not completely convinced Chrome OS would be sufficient.
Is it possible Google gives us a little tease of this new device at next year’s Google I/O event? That might be too soon if development only started recently, but you never know.
Anything specific you’d need to see from a Pixel Laptop to get you to buy one?
DONT MESS UP WHAT ISNT BROKE!!!!! Use the EXACT form factor of the pixelbook. Make the screen bigger, and make it OLED or Mini LED. That would literally be perfect ESPECIALLY if it's using the Ultra 2 series procs which give battery life EXTREMELY similar to mobile chips etc (m2/m3 and snapdragon x/x elite) AND allow me to dual boot Windows
I've got the Pixelbook the wife uses and a Pixelbook Go I use when I travel. I just purchased a refurbished HP Dragonfly Pro mainly for the larger screen, but I would be interested in a new Pixelbook.
I wonder if a high-end tablet is in the works as well
I literally just read on a competing tech site that the Pixel Tablet is dead and v2 will be the last to see the light of day. The author went so far as to say that the teams have been assigned to other projects.
How about if it ends up being a high end Pixelbook running Android with the ability to emulate x86 applications & games? We do have Winlator after all. I could even see Google buying Winlator & co and incorporate it into their own desktop mode within Android.
Love my Pixelbook so much my mom got one! Mine is still going with 79% battery life.
If it has Windows I'll buy it.
Google would need to allow dual boot with Windows. Could be interesting.,
My pixelbook go 4k or whatever it was called was amazing. But when the device stopped working the day after the warranty was over and Google said they didn't have the parts to fix it and it was now out is warranty…. That was a very horrible and expensive experience. It was a great device and good experience and it had HDMI out unlike a lot of recent Google devices and that thing was built like a tank. It was the perfect sized device!
I have a Chromebook and enjoy using it for general browsing, but for any kind of power user tasks, it is insufficient. MacOS and Windows are full-fledged operating systems. ChromeOS is just a GUI wrapped around a browser that can also install mobile apps. It can't run most higher end games like Call of Duty, higher end apps like Photoshop or AutoCAD. Yes, there are alternatives, but they are not as powerful and require you to "change" in order to use ChromeOS.
I would love to see Google and Microsoft team up to fully integrate Android and Windows. That would make it powerful.
Honest Question: I'm currently in the market for a new MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, can a Chromebook really and truly compete with a MacBook or Surface Pro?
I think it call comes down to what programs/apps you run. If Chrome OS/Android has all the programs you ever need then sure. If you like to game or use programs that aren't on the Play store or only on Windows/Mac/Linux then probably just stick to a laptop.
Thanks, got it. With phones I can make the justification for comparable prices between a Pixel, a Galaxy, and an iPhone; I just can't quite wrap my head around justifying similar prices between a Surface, a MacBook, and a Chromebook*.
Current laptop is Pixelbook Go.
Previous was Chromebook Pixel.
I hope "Snowy" arrives but if it doesn't I'll move to a Chromebox.
I still use my Pixelbook every day. I even bought a second refurb'd one last year. It is simple to use, instant on when opening the cover, and has great battery life. The price might have been high in 2017, but the service life has paid back in spades. If Google can make a 2025 variant that competes on speed, connectivity, battery life and weight, I'll buy another one (or two!).
I actually liked my Pixelbook, but it was another one of many Google hardware devices that failed.
Hopefully it comes with a 3:2 aspect ratio for the screen. Acer has them and it makes so much more sense to see web pages and Google Docs more vertical than horizontal.
About time!
I don't understand the point of high-end computers running ChromeOS.
I'd love a new Chromebook, but this has to undercut those other high-end devices.