Chromebook Pixel
Chromebooks started as
an experiment and ended up becoming
best-selling Amazon laptops. They're so popular that more and more computer manufacturers release Chromebooks: Le**vo launched the 13-inch
ThinkPad X131e Chromebook for schools and **w HP launches a 14-inch
Pavillion Chromebook.
Today's Chromebooks are a lot more powerful than the original Chrome OS devices, since they traded Intel's Atom for Celeron and Cortex-A15, but they're **t high-end devices. Celeron is a low-end CPU, displays are average, build quality is **t great. It's hard to come up with a premium **tebook that costs less than $500.
Well, it turns out that Google works on a new
Chromebook that features a backlight keyboard, aluminum casing and a high-resolution 2560x1600 display with touch support. Unlike the previous Chromebooks, it's designed entirely by Google. Here's
a leaked ad for the upcoming
Chromebook Pixel:
Nexus 10 has the same resolution and
Chromebook Pixel could use the same Cortex-A15 SoC that also powers the Samsung Chromebook. It's **t clear how much it will cost, but the ARM SoC is a better option than a powerful Intel CPU since the device could be a lot less expensive. If Samsung's
Chromebook costs $250 and Nexus 10 costs $400, it's likely that
Chromebook Pixel will cost less than $500. The first premium ARM laptop.
