Google Introduce The Chromebook Pixel

Until now, the Chromebook has been a cost effective way of getting a laptop, with Acer and Samsung building these machines the quality is going to be very good. But now Google have come up with the Chromebook Pixel and it is something very different from the other Chromebooks. The Chromebook Pixel has a 12.85 inch display, Intel Core i5 processor, HD Graphics, 4 GB of RAM and a 32 GB solid state drive (SSD) for storage! The downside is the cost; expect to pay around £1,000 ($1,300) for this Google machine.

These are some of the specifications available with the Chromebook Pixel base model

12.85″ display with a 3:2 aspect ratio

Intel Core i5 processor (Dual Core 1.8GHz) and Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Integrated)

4GB DDR3 RAM, 32GB solid state drive and One terabyte Google Drive cloud storage for three years

2 x USB 2.0, mini display port and SD / MMC card reader

Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0

297.7 x 224.6 x 16.2 mm

3.35 lbs / 1.52 kg

The base level Chromebook Pixel has a starting price of around $1,300 (£1,000) with 32 GB storage and Wi-Fi.

Source: Google Play

 

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