Of course, if you thought Toshiba's Chromebook 2 was expensive,
prepare for sticker shock! The 2013 Chromebook
Pixel will cost you $1,499.99.
Why would you do that? Well, I'll tell you why I did it. I
went for the Chromebook Pixel with 4G so it ended up costing
me $1,799.99.
True, this model is almost two years old, but it has a
1.8GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 4 GBs of RAM and a 32-GB
SSD for storage. What really gets me is the 12.85" display with
2560 x 1700 resolution. This is powered by an integrated Intel HD
Graphics 4000 chipset and it gives 239 pixels per inch. It is simply,
even now, the best laptop display I've ever used.
While I'm using this model, I also just bought the high-end 2015 Chromebook Pixel for $1,299. This one comes with the 5th-generation, 2.4GHz Intel Core i7-5500U processor with 16GBs of memory and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). It is, in a word, "sweet."
You can also get a 2015 Pixel with a fifth generation i5 for only $999. Neither may have 4G, but both are faster than their older brothers.
Chrome OS, which runs well on any Chromebook, screams on either Pixel. I know almost none of you are going to join me in owning a
Pixel, but I assure you, it is a great laptop experience. If you spend all your time working on a computer the way I do, you just
might agree with me that it's the best laptop out there today and yes
I've used the top-of-the-line Lenovo ThinkPads and the best Apple
MacBook Air machines.
You don't have to be tempted by a Pixel though. Any of these Chromebooks,
even the least of them, will deliver a great computing experience.
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