{"id":1333,"date":"2013-03-11T09:57:42","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T14:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2013-03-11T09:57:42","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T14:57:42","slug":"review-chromebook-pixel-is-too-expensive-and-too-good-for-chrome-os","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2013\/03\/11\/review-chromebook-pixel-is-too-expensive-and-too-good-for-chrome-os\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Chromebook Pixel is too expensive (and too good) for Chrome OS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Just one month ago, the Chromebook Pixel was little more than a poorly sourced rumor. (And personally, while I didn’t quite dismiss it out of hand I came pretty close.) Google was releasing a high-end Chromebook with a touchscreen? And that touchscreen would boast a better pixel density than either of the Retina MacBook Pros? The rumor definitely didn\u2019t fit in with the latest (and by all accounts, most successful) wave of Chromebooks, which have turned heads not least because they’re cheaper than any Chromebooks have been so far.
\nAnd yet, here we are: the Chromebook Pixel is real, it\u2019s on my desk, and it starts at $1,299. For the kind of hardware we\u2019re talking about\u2014state-of-the-art Intel processors, a high-density touchscreen, and build quality to rival the best from both the Windows and Apple ecosystems\u2014that price tag isn\u2019t unreasonable. However, the Pixel is still running Chrome OS. Whether your Chromebook costs $199 or $1,299, that operating system still has all of the same features: it relies on constant Internet connectivity, it seeks to replace traditional desktop apps with Web apps, and it\u2019s mostly just a Web browser running on top of a lightweight Linux distribution.
\nThe question is, does this combination make sense? Are the professionals and power users who are willing to spend that kind of money on a computer the same kind of people who can live within Chrome OS\u2019 limitations?
\nFull Story: Review: Chromebook Pixel is too expensive (and too good) for Chrome OS | Ars Technica<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just one month ago, the Chromebook Pixel was little more than a poorly sourced rumor. 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