Premium Chrome OS convertible with new design, ‘Pen’ stylus.
For $999
The Chromebook Pixel launched in 2013 as the premium Chrome OS laptop and was followed by a successor in 2015. Following a two-year cadence, Google today unveiled the expensive “Pixelbook” convertible laptop with optional stylus.
With the new name comes a new design language that is more in line with the Pixel phones. This is primarily expressed on the laptop’s lid with a glass shade up top that — in a departure from the first two Chromebook Pixels — features a Google logo in the top-left corner. The tiny ‘G’ is gray in color and matches the rest of the laptop’s metal body, while the edge-to-edge glass shite is white.
The Pixelbook is 10mm thin and weights 1kg.
Other design changes feature silver keys (rather than black) as well as a new hinge mechanism to accommodate the laptop’s convertible design. The trackpad is quite large, with the top reaching the keyboard, while the bottom ends on the edge. Meanwhile, the keys are soft-touch.
Charging over USB-C, there is fast charging with a charge providing 10 hours of usage.
Meanwhile, Google Assistant can be activated via the “Ok Google” hotword or by typing through a dedicated key.
The Pixelbook sports a touchscreen with black edges and can be flipped to become a tablet, as well as other positions in between. The screen works in conjunction with a $99 ‘Pen’ accessory that adopts a similar two-tone Pixel design. Partnering with Wacom, there is 10ms of latenchy and over 2000 levels of pressure sensitivity. There is a single button near the top of the cylindrical stylus.
For $999
The Chromebook Pixel launched in 2013 as the premium Chrome OS laptop and was followed by a successor in 2015. Following a two-year cadence, Google today unveiled the expensive “Pixelbook” convertible laptop with optional stylus.
With the new name comes a new design language that is more in line with the Pixel phones. This is primarily expressed on the laptop’s lid with a glass shade up top that — in a departure from the first two Chromebook Pixels — features a Google logo in the top-left corner. The tiny ‘G’ is gray in color and matches the rest of the laptop’s metal body, while the edge-to-edge glass shite is white.
The Pixelbook is 10mm thin and weights 1kg.
Other design changes feature silver keys (rather than black) as well as a new hinge mechanism to accommodate the laptop’s convertible design. The trackpad is quite large, with the top reaching the keyboard, while the bottom ends on the edge. Meanwhile, the keys are soft-touch.
Charging over USB-C, there is fast charging with a charge providing 10 hours of usage.
Meanwhile, Google Assistant can be activated via the “Ok Google” hotword or by typing through a dedicated key.
The Pixelbook sports a touchscreen with black edges and can be flipped to become a tablet, as well as other positions in between. The screen works in conjunction with a $99 ‘Pen’ accessory that adopts a similar two-tone Pixel design. Partnering with Wacom, there is 10ms of latenchy and over 2000 levels of pressure sensitivity. There is a single button near the top of the cylindrical stylus.
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