Google - Pixelbook 12.3" Touchscreen Chromebook - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive - Silver

The Pixelbook is a great alternative to high end laptops (Microsoft Surface line, the new Macbook). Google really took a new approach to their Chromebook line and I think it is a great product. You have to keep in mind that this is at heart, a chromebook. You won't get a traditional OS and limited offline experience, but I am finding that I could realistically move away from Windows and not be angry about it. Battery life is a realistic 6-8 hours of heavy use. I haven't had the chance to use it lightly yet, but the 10 hours isn't a stretch. The included 45W USB-C charger does charge quite quickly as well. Let's talk about a few of the pros. Build quality is exceptional! The hinges feel very sturdy, no screen wobble at all, and no flex in the keyboard. The trackpad is made of glass and has a really nice click and great touch support. The key travel is definitely less than a Macbook or Surface, but I really like it. A few little features that are much appreciated are: unlocking Pixelbook with phone, instant tethering, and android app support all work great. Wouldn't be fair if I didn't address some of the cons. Being a Chromebook, the offline use is limited. Android/Chrome Apps don't all support offline use. Apps like Adobe Lightroom, Google Keep, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint all have syncing abilities, and will let you "catch up" when you come back online, which helps. I did notice that if you squeeze the Pixelbook when closed, you do click the trackpad. Not a huge issue as you don't usually grab it there, but be warned. I think the i7 is a good option for someone who wants to edit photos/videos or heavy multitasking. Perhaps for enterprise use, but it is a little harder sell for the average consumer, but the other chipset/storage solutions can easily work for you. I would highly recommend this as a companion device and potentially your daily driver. Good luck! *I have not yet used the Pixelbook Pen, but I will update this review after I have.

Still best Chromebook available. I7 tends to chew up more battery life but I like the massive RAM and spacious hd to store movies when I'm not on wifi. May be overtaken by Galaxy Chromebook but I'm sticking with this.

Chromebooks are not what they once were. I went into buying the Pixelbook with doubts of spending almost 1700 on a Chromebook. Let me tell you, Chromebooks are no longer for Mom and Grandpa. With recent support of linux apps, and being able to run native Android apps, this feels like a dream. Great web browser with Chrome, any app from the Play Store and I can fall back to running linux. Linux support is real, I was able to even install FireFox! In love with this so much that i might become my daily driver soon!

Product was flimsy: - terrible keyboard - OS hardly supported anywhere; hard to find ides to code on. - completely dependent on your chrome browser and can’t sign out of the browser once you’ve given them your account. Everything just opens a chrome tab. So cheap and demeaning of an experience for a $1.35k laptop. - not a lot of supported programs. Many tablet apps. - the file system is hard to understand or navigate. - feels like a cheap tablet experience for the price of a MacBook. - some apps froze, even though I wasn’t running many programs and had 16GB of ram. Pros - fast loading time - touch screen I paid $1350 for my refurbished version ($1.8k for a new version) and it felt like I shouldn’t have paid more than $600-$700 for this laptop.

I bought this, then returned it because although it is a powerful machine, the version of Office Apps available is not good if you're a power user; especially Excel.

What can I say that hasn't been said in a million other reviews? It's one of the best Chromebooks money can buy. The keyboard is fantastic. I bought the top-of-the-line model, which is probably way overkill, but I am hoping to use it to run Linux apps, and I'm hoping to get into creating some art with the pen. I got mine on a good sale.

The guy who reviewed this before must be on something. Seriously my first thought when I powered the Pixelbook up was Wow, that screen is bright! Yes, it is expensive. Don't buy it if you don't want to. I bought the i7 because I wanted the longevity. Works very well in Chrome OS. Still needs to improve on the Android app side though. The apps work great, but the Pixelbook gets hot when using apps. It feels pretty hot, but when I used a temperature gun-thing, it wasn't as hot as I expected... still warmer than I would like though. That is about my only complaint so far. The Pen is a good tool for handwriting notes and whatnot, but like I said, it gets hot when using Android apps and that's when you'll be using the stylus... Unless you use it for Google Assistant-- which works well. Overall, I am happy with my purchase, but if you don't like Chrome OS I wouldn't get one. Offline use is perfectly fine. Chrome backs it all up for you once you get connected... but some people just don't like the OS. I've been using Chomebooks for the last several years-- I love it.

It's allot more than the average Chromebook user needs. But this Chromebook is powerful enough and with enough storage and features that I have replaced my home computer with it.