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Google Pixelbook Carries on the Chromebook Line

The Chromebook lives, thanks to a new rebranding and some extra power.

Ozzie Mejia

October 4, 2017 9:55 AM

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What's next for Google in the world of laptop notebooks? It involves getting thinner, as the company took the old Chromebook Pixel and rebranded it into the Google Pixelbook.

The new Google Pixelbook is touted as a high-end Chromebook, featuring a 12.3-inch display quad-HD touchscreen. It's also set to be convertible, with users able to use it as a tablet. That's mainly possible because it's the thinnest of Google's notebook products, at 10mm thin and weighing a meager 1kg. It should also offer up plenty of juice with 10 hours of battery life, with users able to get two hours of life off of a 15 minute charge.

Those using Pixel phones can take advantage of the Instant Tethering feature, which will allow the Pixelbook to automatically tether to a user's phone when it can't find a network. Users can use the network connection to access the Google Play store, among other functions.

While the Pixelbook has Google Assistant built in, right down to a button on the keyboard, Google will also sell a Pixel Pen stylus. The stylus will work directly with Google Assistant, allowing users to perform functions like instant dictionary definitions. Partnering with Wacom, Google was able to get the Pen to 10ms latency and 2,000 levels of sensitivity.

The Google Pixelbook will start at $999, with the Pixelbook Pen starting at $99. Pre-orders are set to begin today, with the Pixelbook set to arrive on October 31.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?