After weeks of speculation and leaked promotional videos Google has finally announced the Chromebook Pixel, which is now available to order through the Play Store with an arguably hefty price tag of £1,049. It's unique selling point is clearly its display as the product's name suggest, the Pixel boasts a rather unconventional 2560 by 1700 pixel display with multi-touch which the company claims to be 'the highest pixel density of any laptop' and it is becomes obvious that Google is challenging the 13" Macbook Pro with Retina display of its rivals, Apple. In fact the Pixel challenges Apple's flagship computer in many ways other than its display, both laptops have incorporated similar minimalistic designs and both are packed with similar CPU's (although Apple's is more powerful at 2.5GHz, the Pixel is £200 cheaper). The multi-touch feature may seem to be somewhat unusual when considering Chrome OS which the laptop runs is not yet optimized for touch input, however this is something likely to change as Google updates its operating system. A detailed list of the laptop's specification and the Pixel's official advertisement can be found below.
Specifications:
2560 x 1700 12.85" multi-touch Gorilla Glass display with pixel density 239 pixels per inch. 3:2 aspect ratio.
Intel Core i5 Processor (Dual Core 1.8GHz) with integrated Intel HD 4000 Graphics
4GB DDR3 RAM
32GB Solid State Drive
Integrated HD webcam
5 hours battery life
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