Google’s new Chromebook Pixel: Improved in all the right ways — medium.com

Two years ago, I bought a Chromebook Pixel, spending $1,449 on the LTE edition. It’s still one of the best purchases I’ve ever made although it wasn’t the most “perfect” laptop as it fell short in battery life. Aside from the high price — a poor value for those who feel Google’s Chrome OS software isn’t capable enough for them — the original Pixel suffered from mediocre (at best) battery life with a run-time of around 5 hours per charge. With the newest Pixel announced on Wednesday, that problem is solved with help the latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors.

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