Google Unveils Pixelbook Go With Classic Clamshell Design


Google has a brand new device for Chromebook fans. The company is today launching the new Pixelbook Go, its latest Chromebook device that’s pretty different from the ones we have seen before.

Pixelbook Go is a classic clamshell laptop that features a 13.3-inch screen display. The device is built for portability, and as the Go branding suggests, you will be able to take it wherever you go. The device features a unique textured bottom case that allows for improved grip. The device is only 13mm thin, and that’s pretty much all of the portability-focused features.

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There are a bunch of different variants of the Pixelbook Go as well. You will be able to choose between a Full HD or a 4K Molecular Display. The device comes with Intel’s Core m3, i5, or i7 processors. You can choose between 8GB or 16GB of RAM, and 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB of storage. The device features two front-firing speakers with two mics for Google Assistant, a 2MP front-facing camera, Google’s Titan C chip, two USB-C ports, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Pixelbook Go also features the same scissor-switch keyboard design that we have seen on the original Pixelbook. The device will also offer up to 12 hours of battery life.

There isn’t a lot to talk about the Pixelbook Go, to be honest. It’s a very regular Chromebook device with a clean design that will probably only appeal to Google fans. The device comes in Just Black and Not Pink finishes, starting at $649. Pre-orders today, only for Just Black.

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  • solomonrex

    15 October, 2019 - 10:50 am

    <p>I'm baffled that they abandoned what was probably the best laptop design in history, with the original pixelbook. If it's going to be overpriced anyway, why not stick with a superior design and iterate it?</p>

    • kunalr

      15 October, 2019 - 10:57 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#480878">In reply to solomonrex:</a></em></blockquote><p>Coz Google is a clueless corp when it comes to hardware, except at camera tech. They never should have sold Motorola at the first place. </p>

  • codymesh

    15 October, 2019 - 12:42 pm

    <p>I mean, no offense, but why is Google trying to compete directly with their own OEM partners in the same product type and price range where there is already ample choice?</p>

    • BlackForestHam

      15 October, 2019 - 10:12 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#480917">In reply to codymesh:</a></em></blockquote><p>I thought the same thing about Surface until I bought one and realized the premium design from the mothership was worth it. </p>

      • codymesh

        16 October, 2019 - 7:32 am

        <blockquote><em><a href="#481082">In reply to BlackForestHam:</a></em></blockquote><p>does this pixelbook look like premium design to you? It looks very ordinary to me. </p>

  • aelaan

    15 October, 2019 - 2:51 pm

    <p>When I was, half asleep, listening to the blah, blah it actually dawned on me that Google really has no clue about the market for Chromebooks. Just look at the competition, which they allowed to start building overpriced units and here we are in 2020 with a device that has the design of 2012. Bezels for days, oh you can open it with one hand – well I can do that with my computer too and it is much cheaper. Pixel Slate – bust and this one is going down the same road. M3 processor? Come on!! So the bottom of the barrel should be priced at around 380 and the max configuration around 1k – yet, here we are.</p>

  • jimchamplin

    Premium Member
    15 October, 2019 - 4:10 pm

    <p>$680? For an m3? Yep. More <em>genius</em> pricing. You’re better off getting a used Thinkpad and installing Cloudready.</p>

  • wright_is

    Premium Member
    16 October, 2019 - 2:27 am

    <p>13mm thick is pretty good for the portability.</p><p>The first thing I thought, looking at the video with the black and the white/metal versions was that it reminded me of the first Intel MacBook. It is obviously very different, but the video just gave me a deja-vu moment.</p>

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