Google Pixelbook

https://www.amazon.com/Google-Pixelbook-i5-RAM-128GB/dp/B075JSK7TR/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=damian03-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=5cf6e20f0111c6ba4acbc30fa93a93c7&creativeASIN=B075JSK7TR

• 5.0 out of 5 starsBest laptop of the year!

  ByJesse Stevensonon November 22, 2017

  Style: Pixelbook Only|Verified Purchase

  I recently chose to switch from Windows to Chrome OS. I purchased the Samsung Chromebook Pro back in May of 2017. I liked it quite a bit, however I was not impressed with the keyboard. I decided to upgrade to the Pixelbook, even though it took some convincing on my part because the $1,000 price tag seemed extremely high. I have to be honest, I have not regretted the purchase for even one second. This is, by far, the greatest laptop I have ever owned. The design is flawless, the silicone palm rests are a fantastic detail, and there is nothing you can throw at this machine that will slow it down. It is a productivity monster. Within 15 to 20 seconds of turning the laptop on, I am online and working. There is no slow boot up, no annoying updates, and no expensive antivirus program necessary. Plus, productivity software comes free. No need to purchase a separate program like Microsoft Office Student or anything. Google Docs, Sheets and Slides come free with my Google account and provide everything I need.
  
  If anyone out there is on the fence about buying this, let me make your decision easier: You will absolutely love this laptop, and if you already use Google apps, or you are considering switching to Chrome OS, I promise that you will not regret this purchase at all.
  
  Thank you, Google, for making the best laptop of the year and one of the best laptops ever made.
  
  Update, 2/8/18: Well, it has been nearly four months, and I am still loving my Pixelbook. It has become my one and only daily driver, and I have sold my old Windows desktop PC. I keep discovering more and more things that I can do with this awesome laptop. Below is a pic from Starbucks last night, as I chatted with a friend on the WhatsApp Android app, worked on a spreadsheet for work, edited an audio file, and listened to a YouTube video.
  
  I have fully converted to Chrome OS, and I foresee my Pixelbook being my one and only computer for a long time to come.
  
  Absolutely buy the Pixelbook if you are in the market and have the funds available. Once you realize that you can do absolutely everything you need to do on one, you will never use any other type of computer.

• 5.0 out of 5 starsI wanted a top end experience with top end hardware and this device does not disappoint. The keyboard and touch pad are top notch

  ByAnfroon November 4, 2017

  Style: Pixelbook Only

  I bought the Pixelbook base model (i5 128GB) through a different retailer but holy cow I just had to give this thing a quick review! This thing blows all competition out of the water. It is lightening in a bottle! If you understand what Chrome OS can do and want a premium product look no further. Is it an expensive Chromebook? Yes. Is it worth it? Yes. I wanted a top end experience with top end hardware and this device does not disappoint. The keyboard and touch pad are top notch. The performance is amazing. Most people use their computers for internet-centric uses and this thing does not disappoint. If you are new to chrome OS I would do some research because it is a different experience but is very quick to get the hang of. Now that there are android apps this OS platform is amazing.
  
  Ask me anything and I will respond as soon as possible!
  
  EDIT 1: 3 weeks in and it is still going strong! If you sign into the device in Guest Mode you can get higher benchmarks than the ones I have in the photos. All of the android apps I use work very well so far: Netflix, Play Music, Weather Underground, MyRadar, Google Photos, Clash of Clans, Mobile Legends Bang Bang, Minecraft, Package Buddy, Scanner Radio, System Monitor, Snapseed, Force Arena, and a handfull of others. Wow I didn't realize I used that many android apps! :o

• 5.0 out of 5 starsI will try to explain why this is the best laptop/convertible currently sold for those with the budget to ...

  ByQuality Buyeron January 28, 2018

  Style: Pixelbook Only|Verified Purchase

  I have owned a Pixelbook (base model) for 45 days now (having owned a Chromebook Pro, my first-ever ChromeOs product, for 30 days prior) and after reading countless professional and owner reviews I wanted to write one captures the essence of the Pixelbook and what makes it so attractive and why it is worth its price to many who would cross-shop it with Windows and Mac alternatives. I will try to explain why this is the best laptop/convertible currently sold for those with the budget to spend $1,000 give/take for a laptop and, importantly, for those who have been able to determine either that ChromeOs (including Android App access) will meet their needs and/or that they own a Windows or Mac device that will provide the capability needed for use cases that the Pixelbook/ChromeOs presently do not support.
  
  I'm about to go down the path of paraphrasing what another Amazon reviewer, Dave Levy, already stated more succinctly than I will, but the purpose of my comment is to add depth to Mr. Levy's review for those who found his words persuasive but may still feel some hard-do-describe level of skittishness to "pull the trigger" on a Pixelbook. In no particular order:
  
  1) The Pixelbook ("PB") is absolutely on-par with or well above it's competitors in the premium laptop/convertible market with Mac Os or Windows 10 from the standpoint of user experience.
  
  2) The PB is best-in-class (again, the highest end of the laptop/convertible market segment) - or tied for best - in these areas of hardware look, feel and response: a) keyboard; b) trackpad; c) display; d) stylus (with both the Google branded version or several other "Wacom AES" alternatives I've tested); e) connectivity (both wifi and bluetooth [4.2].
  
  3) The PB is below class-leading, but still fully acceptable, in the following areas: a) audio quality (acceptable for most laptop use cases, but fair to say headphones or auxiliary speakers are needed for high quality/room-filling sound); b) keyboard backlight (fine for dark ambient light environment but weak for "dusk" type ambient lighting, when some assistance is helpful but the backlighting is not as bright or complete as preferable and as provided by some of its peers, including some lower priced devices; Google should improve this through software update or next hardware update cycle, but it's very far from a deal-breaker); c) user authentification (in 2018, a premium device should have easy, fast biometric authentification as an option and the PB does not; this is a must-fix for first hardware update cycle.)
  
  Other than items noted in 3), above, there is no aspect of the user experience in which the PB can't be described as the finest laptop/convertible user experience available today - or ever produced - in this size and price class.
  
  4) It is in no way accurate or fair to call the base model "overpriced 'for a Chromebook'" or "overpriced" in any way. This device is so beautifully designed (though this is a matter of taste) and so brilliantly executed that, IMO, it is the finest piece of electronic device kit I have ever had the pleasure behold and use. It's really that gorgeous, that perfectly made, that smooth and fast to respond - in the ways that a fine luxury good (in addition to computers, smartphones and tablets, automobiles come to mind in comparison - might stand out as being. It makes me smile. I look forward to whatever task I approach when I realize I'm about to use my Pixelbook to get it done!
  
  I guess you have to be a person who really notices and cares about design and quality for this to matter to you. Nothing wrong with someone who doesn't - in fact, you will save yourself many hundreds of dollars by purchasing either a Chromebook Pro or Asus Flip CS-302 if you want a good, strong, well-made Chromebook and just don't care so much about the finer points of design, engineering and craftsmanship because those alternatives have all the ChromeOs goodness and same features as the PB though they may lack only at the margins some of the storage (though the other 2 have micros SD card support while the PB does not) speed, thermal control, keyboard/trackpad quality and overall excellence of the PB (and, in the case of the Asus, active stylus support.)
  
  This is clearly a luxury purchase. And, in fact, I've spent 45 days now - last day of return window: tomorrow! - equivocating over whether I can justify to myself indulging in this luxury. (My decision is a little easier because I got my PB when Amazon had a pre-Christmas deal for $800 and Google had promotions, including a $62 credit against my Netflix bill, $40 worth of free Google Drive subscription fees - that I have been and would've continued paying - and a $50 credit to my Google Store account - for apps or devices - as a concession because Amazon didn't offer the Google Home device and Google was throwing in a free Home speaker if you bought it from Google. Thus my true cost for the PB was effectively $710, a price point many have noted they would feel more comfortable paying. Just between you and me, I would still be buying it if my cost was $999 ;)
  
  If you can afford it and you want a very high end device and you've determined a Chromebook has an important place in your device arsenal, you couldn't find a more certain way to spend $400 extra and be certain it would bring you so much enjoyment. I suggest you buy it from a vendor who provides preferably 30 day trial with full refund option. Again, presuming you had already concluded you want/need a chromebook and it must have what for chromebooks are the higher end spes, I imagine you may go through the same process as I have and, what you decide as your return window closes will inform you as to how much you truly adore the design/execution of this product and whether you can justify the $400 luxury indulgence. My guess is that you will make the same decision as I did, even at the full retail price of $999!