Pixelbook 12.3-Inch Laptop - (Intel Core i5 Processor, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SDD, Chrome OS)

I've had this laptop for over a month now and I'm really impressed with it. It feels robust and well made, but is light and thin. The screen is excellent, it's also a touch screen which is very useful, particularly when running Android apps.For the most part I use it as a laptop, but you can fold the screen back to make a tablet.The keyboard has a nice feel to it and I've really appreciated the back lit keys more than once.Admittedly I have the i7 variant, but it does seem fast and have had no concerns so far as to its performance.The fact that you can install Android apps is brilliant, and although some of the apps I've installed don't take full advantage of the screen size, it is really useful to have such a wide range of apps available.Whilst I think this devices is an excellent computer for anyone, my prime motivation was as a development machine, for both server side and Android development. In this context it really shines, it is without doubt the best laptop I owned, including a number of MacBook pros.The fact that I can use Android Studio or Visual Studio Code to develop Android apps and then directly run them on the device, without needing to use an emulator is a joy.I can attach two external screens, so including its own screen, have three available, individually setting the scaling on each screen.Multiple Linux containers can be installed, I've not fully exploited this capability, with just a couple installed currently, but I can see the potential where I can manage different containers for different customers, each with different requirements.To be honest I'm surprised that there aren't more people using this as a development machine.

This was delivered (fairly slowly) by TechFun Store 13 days ago. It didn't switch on. I plugged it in to charge overnight. It still didn't switch on. Three days later and after looking for tips online (like hold two buttons down at the same time, press the volume down at the same time as power etc) the thing still didn't switch on so I tried to initiate an exchange. None in stock. So I contacted TechFun Store and they told me I have to go through Google to get it repaired!!! NO I don't think that is acceptable!!I spent a small fortune on this thing. I want a brand new fully functioning one. Not a REPAIR!!If you are Google, or the seller, please organise a replacement!

ABSOLUTE BRILLIANT

Had another pixel book that I absolutely loved from work. After quiting my job I wanted to get the same. Unfortunately the one I received was obsolete and not able to make any of the chrome OS update. Very disappointed. After spending hours on the phone with customees service, I had to return it.

Firstly, I like the machine ... i7 version but when you need any support, don't bother going to Google because they're not interested! Similarly, anyone who claims to offer repairs will soon tell you they can't get parts so if anything goes wrong, you're on your own!! I can tell you I won't ever buy anything from Google again ... I think the old 'do no evil' slogan has been replaced with a shorter 'do evil!

When my windows laptop started to die I was looking for a new one when I came across the pixel book. After realising all the software I used was cloud-based I thought I would give it a try. That was one and a half years ago and I felt compelled to write this review. Battery last forever, Keypad is amazing, USB C ports are amazing (you will need a splitter though). I have needed to do basic photo editing for my business and the pen works so well with the android apps. Tablet mode is great for reading books (it is heavy though). The updates take seconds! It is always on. Super fast, Touchscreen is great the list goes on and on!

Love it

There is absolutely nothing about this laptop/tablet hardware that I don't like. I've used a Macbook as my daily driver for the previous 8 years. On this go around I really felt that the Mac hardware was simply not worth the premium, especially given how much extra you have to pay to get something with sufficient specs overhead to make it last for longer than 2-3 years.At the time of writing Dec 2018, I'd suggest the following thought process when deciding whether or not to buy one of these, "Do I do +95% of my work/actual usage of this device online through a browser?" If yes, then just buy it. If not then go for something else.Pro's:- This device is incredibly well thought out,- the keyboard is excellent and the silicone wrist rests are incredibly comfy, and for people who do a lot of typing that's incredibly important.- The screen is excellent- unbelieveably fast and smooth to use.- battery life is truly 7-8 hours of actual real world useage- you can install coding Linux apps like Atom on it if you switch the OS channel- it's LIGHTWEIGHT and rigid, you can easily backpack it and not worry about bringing it on a long bike ride to an office due to its weight.Cons:- it's a very very slick chrome browser.- Android apps on it are OK, but actually a downgrade from the browser experience, only have them to allow productivity in true offline mode, eg on a plane.- Cannot run Adobe applications eg Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator natively, I just remote desktop my PC with all the processing horsepower instead.