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2/21/2013 10:31:33 PM
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Google announces Chromebook Pixel, a premium laptop running Chrome OS
[url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/21/4013480/google-chromebook-pixel]Check it.[/url]
While previous Chromebooks have been budget offerings, the Pixel is as high-end as they come. The main feature is a 2560 x 1700 touchscreen, the "highest resolution display ever shipped on a laptop". Unsurprisingly, the premium specs are being offered at a premium price: the base laptop will run you a cool $1299.
While you're busy being dazzled by the screen, I'll just add that the laptop features a whopping 32GB storage (64GB if you opt for the LTE model). Then there's the fact that it runs Chrome OS, which is reliant on web apps and the internet in general for pretty much... anything.
So, Flood, is this your new >$1000 Facebook machine?
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I like the design. It looks amazing, and I'm sure it runs incredibly well too. The way they've utilized Google Drive and the internet, however, concern me. Not everywhere I go provides an internet connection, so requiring it for most of the applications running on the OS pretty much defeats the purpose of having a portable laptop. The fact that it has only 32Gb of SSD storage space doesn't help either. Won't be picking this up, at least not for anything serious. Perhaps if I become rich in the near future, I will, because it [i]does[/i] look awesome. It doesn't look like it's worth my $1300 though.
