The redesigned hinge doesn't wobble when you touch the screen. The chiclet keyboard still has great travel and feels nice to type on. Advertisementīuild quality remains first-rate-it’s not just the rock-solid all-aluminum chassis, either. If you've got a 25 percent charge, one of them will light up.
If you've got a 50 percent charge, two of the LEDs will light up. When the lid is closed, tap on it near the lightbar twice. The new thing in the second Pixel is that the lightbar can serve as a battery indicator. Tap out the Konami Code on the keyboard and it blinks out a multicolored pattern.
When the battery is low, the bar turns an angry red. During normal use, its four LEDs are blue, red, yellow, and green, the regular Google colors. The lightbar is the one bit of personality the Pixel has. It's a clean design, though it's unadorned to the point of being generic. The mic and speakers are hidden underneath the keyboard. The rear-facing fan vent is a subtle gap between the hinge and the bottom of the laptop. Google has tried to hide most of the utilitarian stuff that laptops like this need to have. The old Pixel had some antenna cutouts here, but the new one does away with them. The most noticeable external change is in the lid next to the lightbar. It's a handsome machine, but where most Ultrabooks are all about curves and tapered edges, this one is squared-off and conservative. Size and weight are nearly identical, and the new Pixel has the same boxy corners and edges of the last Pixel. The construction and design of the new Pixel change surprisingly little from its predecessor. $999, $1,299 for "Ludicrous speed" version Specs at a glance: Google Chromebook Pixel 2Ģ.2GHz (2.7GHz Turbo) dual-core Intel Core i5-5200U or 2.6GHz (3.2GHz Turbo) dual-core Core i7-5600UĢx USB 3.0 Type A, 2x USB 3.0 Type C, card reader, headphonesġ1.7 × 8.4 × 0.6" (297.7 x 224.5 x 15.3 mm) And even though at $999 the price remains high relative to other Chromebooks, it's still $300 cheaper than the original. The inside gets a big upgrade courtesy of new Intel Broadwell processors, also a good thing. The outside is mostly the same, which is a good thing. Now, two years later, Google is back with a second Pixel. The Pixel was high-quality hardware where others are low-rent, but even though it cost five times what you could pay for a regular Chromebook it didn't really do much more. It was the polar opposite of every other device bearing the name. Only one Chromebook has truly gone against that grain- the Chromebook Pixel. In some cases, the limitations are even desirable. While they've got shortcomings, the cost is reasonable for what you get. It’s rare to find one north of $400, and the sweet spot is between $200 and $300. Further Reading Review: Chromebook Pixel is too expensive (and too good) for Chrome OSĬhromebooks are cheap.
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