Google Chrome Book Pixel : Rumor Specifications

The Pixel is the latest iteration of Google’s Chrome book series. But unlike the $250 beat-around that preceded it, the Pixel focuses on high-end features like a Retina-rivaling, pixel-packed touchscreen display and powerful Intel i5 CPU. It runs Chrome OS, Google’s browser-based operating system.                                                                  

It’s certainly not for everybody. Google says that the Pixel is built “specially for power users who have fully embraced the cloud” and both its performance and price tag seem support that claim. But really, few folks beyond those already heavily invested in Google’s online services actually meet that definition. Or Google fan boys. People married to a specific program like Photoshop or Garage Band and need the specific functionality that the program provides won’t have much use for the Pixel. However, if your normal workday is almost entirely browser and cloud based , then it makes its worth for you.

Design

The Pixel’s main attraction, however, has got to be its big, beautiful touchscreen. It’s 12.85 inches diagonal, running on an Intel HD Graphics 4000 card at 2560 x 1700 resolution—that’s 239 ppi, better than Apple’s 227 ppi MacBook Pro Retina display. And rather than a conventional 16:9 aspect ratio (and in order to fit the full keyboard) Google went with a 3:2, providing nearly 20-percent more vertical space for web browsing without sacrificing the ability to display 16:9 video content.

Its exterior is minimalist without appearing completely barren.It measures 11.7 inches wide, 8.8 inches deep, and 0.63 inches thick with the lid closed. By comparison, the Mac Book Air is 0.68 inches when closed. But it weighs in at 3.35 pounds, noticeably heftier than the MBA’s 2.96-lbs. The dark grey aluminum frame is squeaky clean—Google intentionally omitted the ID symbols for ports.

Opening the lid reveals a full size keyboard, with a set of functional keys back, forward, reload, full screen,switch screen, screen brightness, and power—running left to right across the top of the board. The ten-point touch-pad is very soft and responsive. It also includes a pair of USB 2.0 ports, a mini-HDMI, a front-facing 720p HD camera, an SD card reader and a headphone/mic jack.

Google Chrome book Pixel Specifications

• Screen Size & Resolution: 12.85 inches, 2560 x 1700, 239 ppi

• Display Type: Touchscreen LCD

• CPU: 1.8 gHz dual core Intel i5

• Memory: 4 GB DDR3 RAM

• Storage: 32 or 64GB local SSD, 3 years of included 1TB Google Drive cloud storage

• GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000

• Connectivity: 2 x USB 2.0, SD card Reader, mini-HDMI, 8023.11n Wi-Fi, LTE, 720P Front-facing camera

• Weight: 3.35 pounds

• Dimensions: 298mm x 225mm x 16.2mm

• Price: $1300 32 GB Wi-Fi, $1450 64 GB Wi-Fi/LTE

• Gizrank: 3.5

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