Chromebook Pixel vs MacBook Air

I think you just gotta ask yourself....which one would you rather have, really?
 
And for $1300, you'd expect the it to not have stuttering scrolling
 
cerebus said:
Ludicrous hyperbole aside, why? The MBP Retina 15 has a higher res display, faster cpu, faster GPU, bigger SSD, better build quality.....
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and iOS... The only type of device I can ever see myself buying that runs iOS is something that I don't expect to have much flexibility with like a music player, or maybe even a phone. Even then I would still not look forward being forced to use itunes.

Also :

- Whether the MBP retina display is better than the pixel's, which has a higher ppi, is very much debatable.
- Who told you the MBP's build quality is better than the pixel's ? We don't know anything about it.
- They all have 1.8ghz i5 processors

So the only thing the MBP really has on the pixel is more storage and USB3.

Combining a collection of powerful enough hardware in a stylish package is much easier than designing a brilliant OS.
 
abandonallhope said:
and iOS... The only type of device I can ever see myself buying that runs iOS is something that I don't expect to have much flexibility with like a music player, or maybe even a phone. Even then I would still not look forward being forced to use itunes.

Also :

- Whether the MBP retina display is better than the pixel's, which has a higher ppi, is very much debatable.
- Who told you the MBP's build quality is better than the pixel's ? We don't know anything about it.
- They all have 1.8ghz i5 processors

So the only thing the MBP really has on the pixel is more storage and USB3.

Combining a collection of powerful enough hardware in a stylish package is much easier than designing a brilliant OS.
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Wow. Just wow. The MBP Retina (Or any other Mac for that matter, runs OS X)
 
So do I understand correctly that the high-end LTE model of the Chromebook Pixel has a SIMCard slot built in?

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I can't believe that Apple (and every other laptop manufacturer out there) expects people to carry around USB dongles in 2013. Since I got my iPad with its 3g SIM slot, my laptop has hardly left the house. No, actually it hasn't left the house at all.
 
clasqm said:
So do I understand correctly that the high-end LTE model of the Chromebook Pixel has a SIMCard slot built in?

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I can't believe that Apple (and every other laptop manufacturer out there) expects people to carry around USB dongles in 2013. Since I got my iPad with its 3g SIM slot, my laptop has hardly left the house. No, actually it hasn't left the house at all.
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HP laptops (some) do come with 3G sim slots. LG as well.

Hell, it really should be stock standard these days, especially considering that the chipset is dirt-cheap and very easy to slip in. In fact, the Ericsson sets that I have discovered in LGs is robust and reliable. And getting it to work with OS X took me all of 10 minutes.
 
How can both the Chromebook Pixel and Macbooks have such high resolutions but all the new top range Windows 8 laptops still only1680 by 1050.
 
nfbs said:
How can both the Chromebook Pixel and Macbooks have such high resolutions but all the new top range Windows 8 laptops still only1680 by 1050.
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Just the way it is.

The Pixel has a 12.85" display and at that resolution it must be awesome. Would not mind one. Quality should be good as they are built by Lenovo. If possible I would upgrade the SSD and install linux on it, I'm not big on this cloud crap.
 
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clasqm said:
So do I understand correctly that the high-end LTE model of the Chromebook Pixel has a SIMCard slot built in?

Sold

I can't believe that Apple (and every other laptop manufacturer out there) expects people to carry around USB dongles in 2013. Since I got my iPad with its 3g SIM slot, my laptop has hardly left the house. No, actually it hasn't left the house at all.
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Uhm...although I do agree it's ludicrous that Apple still don't have it built-in pretty much every other manufacturer out there has models with built-in SIM slots and 3G connectivity.

Also abandonallhope, you're a trolling idiot.
 
ponder said:
Just the way it is.

The Pixel has a 12.85" display and at that resolution it must be awesome. Would not mind one. Quality should be good as they are built be Lenovo. If possible I would upgrade the SSD and install linux on it, I'm not big on this cloud crap.
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If it came in 15" with that same resolution I would just install Windows. All my apps run on Windows so it isn't that I dislike ChromeOS.
 
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