Just days after Apple revealed the new, improved MacBook, Google has unearthed its own refreshed laptop: the new Chromebook Pixel. Incredibly, not only is Google’s new flagship computer a solid upgrade from its predecessor, it looks like it might actually outclass the new MacBook. The Pixel’s Power When the original Chromebook Pixel came out in 2013, we marveled at Google's gall in charging over $1,300 for such a modestly powered computer. With only 4GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, and dismal five hour battery life, there wasn’t much you could do with a Pixel that you couldn’t do better on a different machine for the same price—or much less. See also: Chromebook Pixel: Why It Hurts To Slam Beautiful, Unnecessary Hardware About the only saving graces for the original Pixel were its dual-core Intel Core i5 CPU and its hi-res 2560 × 1700 pixel screen. Even still, dropping over a grand on the first Pixel seemed like an extravagant waste of money. The new Pixel, however, fixes three... - Web2024