The Chromebook Pixel Is Real, and Expensive

Posted by timothy on Thursday February 21, 2013 @08:00AM from the shifting-value-proposition dept.

First time accepted submitter Lirodon writes "Just when you thought Google's rumored Chrome OS laptop, the Chromebook Pixel, was an elaborate fake, think again. This high-end Chromebook with a 12.85-inch high resolution touchscreen (available in both Wi-Fi only and Verizon LTE versions) and an Intel Core i5 processor under the hood is super fancy, and also super expensive: starting at $1299. Would you want to pay that much for what is essentially a premium netbook?" Engadget has a hands-on with the device.

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lol @ poor people by Anonymous Coward · 2013-02-21 08:03 · Score: -1, Flamebait

$1300 isn't expensive.
Taking a queue from Apple by ZeroSerenity · 2013-02-21 08:25 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Absurdly overpriced with a nice looking screen but incapable of running much? Yup. Sounds like it's trying to be Apple without being better than Apple.

This is why people still buy Windows laptops at less than $500.

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