{"id":231803,"date":"2017-10-04T19:09:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T17:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=231803"},"modified":"2017-10-04T20:18:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T18:18:00","slug":"google-pixelbook-the-high-performance-chromebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/231803-google-pixelbook-the-high-performance-chromebook.html","title":{"rendered":"Google Pixelbook &#8211; The high-performance Chromebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google has launched a high-performance Chromebook laptop called the Pixelbook, with the Google Assistant built in.<\/p>\n<p>Pixelbook is a convertible laptop that may be used in four different configurations &#8211; laptop, a screen with the keyboard tucked underneath, tablet, and tent mode.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is the first convertible laptop that actually feels natural to use [in tablet mode],&#8221; said Google.<\/p>\n<p>The Chrome OS PC will feature a 12.3-inch quad-HD display (2,560\u00d71,440), run an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processor, and support up to 16GB RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage.<\/p>\n<p>It is charged using a USB-C cable, and its charger may be used to charge your Pixel phone.<\/p>\n<p>Google also announced a stylus developed with Wacom called the Pixelbook Pen.<\/p>\n<p>Pixelbook will be available in three variants in the\u00a0US, Canada, and the UK at a recommended retail price of $999.<\/p>\n<p>The Pixelbook stylus will sell for $99.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-orders open today, and the device will launch on 31 October.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Specifications<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mybb_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\">Pixelbook<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>OS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Chrome OS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>12.3&#8243; LCD 2,400\u00d71,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Audio<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dual speakers, 4x mics, 3.5mm jack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Processor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7th-Gen. Intel Core i5 or Core i7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>8GB \/ 16GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>128GB \/ 256GB \/ 512GB SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dimensions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>290.4 x 220.8 x 10.3 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1.1kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Battery<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>41Wh, with fast-charge through USB-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Wi-Fi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>802.11 a\/b\/g\/n\/ac, 2&#215;2 MIMO, dual-band<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bluetooth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Bluetooth 4.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Camera<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>720p @ 60fps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sensors<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3-axis gyro, magnetometer, ambient light sensor, hall effect sensor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/umhPrOo47-A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Pixelbook-modes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231823\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Pixelbook-modes.jpg\" alt=\"Pixelbook modes\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Pixelbook-modes.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Pixelbook-modes-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Pixelbook-modes-595x400.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/195626-all-new-chromebooks-will-support-android-apps.html\">All new Chromebooks will support Android apps<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has launched a new high-performance Chromebook laptop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":231825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2622,167,35,46477],"class_list":["post-231803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-chromebook","tag-google","tag-headline","tag-pixelbook"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231803"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231813,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231803\/revisions\/231813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}