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Google PixelBook
Google’s Upcoming New High-End PixelBook
 
2015’s Chromebook Pixel was the torchbearer for all Chrome OS-powered devices. It was a shining example of the potential of Chromebooks, but it doesn’t hold up quite so well in 2017. Good then, that fresh leaks indicate a new Chromebook tour de force is on the horizon, and it’s called the Pixelbook.
Google’s upcoming new high-end Pixelbook already leaked out ahead of the company’s upcoming event, but a new leak from electronics reseller Synnex has revealed some more information about the upcoming device.


As we noted in our earlier Google Home Mini reveal, a report from a couple of weeks back had actually suggested that Google would soon release a smaller Home unit. In that same report, it was suggested that a new high performance Chromebook Pixel was on the way too. Today, we can confirm that report and you can all welcome in the Google Pixelbook.


Google Pixelbook?
Back in 2013, Google launched the Chromebook Pixel, a high-end laptop running on Google’s own Chrome OS operating system. The notebook was generally well-received, but was held back by the usual limitations of Chrome OS. Pair that with the high price and you’ve got a laptop that struggled to hit the mainstream.

Fast-forward to 2017 and Google is readying up a long-awaited successor to the Google Chromebook Pixel, at least according to a report by Droid Life.

Apparently, Google is planning to launch a Google Pixelbook, which is yet another high-end Chrome OS notebook.

Google Pixelbook Design and Specs

But, what does Google’s latest laptop offer that those cheaper Chromebooks don’t? Well, the Pixelbook is the firm’s first attempt at a premium 2-in-1 ultraportable. That is, this Chrome OS-powered laptop does double duties as both a laptop and a tablet, thanks to the 360-degree hinge and touchscreen display.
That’s what makes it so different from 2015’s clamshell-designed Chromebook Pixel, and a bit of added versatility will never go amiss. According to the leaked images, the Pixelbook also adopts a similar two-tone design of the firm’s Pixel smartphones.


Although this may be a separate project entirely, if we accept that Project Bison and the Pixelbook are one and the same then we already know some details about the specification. Intended to be a rival to the Apple MacBook Pro and Microsoft Surface Pro, the under 10mm-thick 2-in-1 laptop should come with a 12.3in screen, 32/128GB storage, 8/16GB of memory and an optional Wacom stylus.



Indeed, Droid-Life reports that this is a hybrid laptop that can fold into a tablet. It says we will see 128GB, 256GB and 512GB storage options and that the device will come in silver.

It is unclear what may be different about these three models, storage capacity aside. Previous leaks about this laptop, which is codenamed Eve, indicate it will have a fingerprint sensor, Google Assistant support, and a tweaked keyboard layout. Google will likely reveal all the details about this model tomorrow at its big event.



Google Pixelbook  Price and Release Date

The Pixelbook will come in Silver, along with 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage options. The prices will look familiar to those who remember the original two Chromebook Pixel devices, in that they aren’t coming cheap like many of the other Chromebooks sold by Samsung, Acer, etc. The 128GB version will start at $1,199, followed by the 256GB model at $1,399 and the 512GB option at $1,749.


It’ll also get additional interactivity, thanks to the official Pixelbook Pen, which will cost $999(What??). The Pixebool Pen is pressure sensitive, with tilt support and supposedly no lag.


Google has announced plans for a special event that will take place on 4 October at 5pm . It is during this event that we will see the Google Pixelbook announced, and we expect it will go on sale shortly after.



Google will finally give us all the juicy details about the Google Pixelbook and announce the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Google Home Mini and new Daydream View.
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