The Chromebook Pixel is to Google as the Nexus Q was to it - a good concept that was poorly implemented, draining company resources. The Pixel is absolutely beautiful, I like it, it has my favorite CPU onboard, its a nice machine and I would buy it - if it was 500$. Realistically, the 1300$ price point is too damn high. No consumer in their right mind would buy it, just developers, enthusiasts and Google die hards. For 1300$ you can basically get 3 of the ARM powered Samsung Chromebooks, or 4 Acer Chromebooks. Its just a horrible price point.
On top of that, at 1300$ you see offers from Intel (Ultrabooks) and MacBook Airs - products people would invest in over this. A display with a high res is what people like I love.. But it doesn't justify this price, especially since it uses an OS that isn't intensive enough to require a Core i5, and the lack of local storage. I don't care if it has 1TB of Drive storage, that isn't local storage, people want storage they can access when there's no internet. It's just bad, for 1300$ it should come with a 256GB SSD. There's no USB 3.0 connectivity which it SHOULD have considering it has a Core i5, and the fact it has a 5 hour battery makes it just a bad investment compared to those that preceded it.
The Chromebook Pixel is either a product that Google will cut prices & upgrade for to see great sales, or silently kill it like its older brother, the Nexus Q. I personally think the latter is going to occur, because its just not meant for the Chromebook market. I'd like to hear other's thoughts on the topic as well.
On top of that, at 1300$ you see offers from Intel (Ultrabooks) and MacBook Airs - products people would invest in over this. A display with a high res is what people like I love.. But it doesn't justify this price, especially since it uses an OS that isn't intensive enough to require a Core i5, and the lack of local storage. I don't care if it has 1TB of Drive storage, that isn't local storage, people want storage they can access when there's no internet. It's just bad, for 1300$ it should come with a 256GB SSD. There's no USB 3.0 connectivity which it SHOULD have considering it has a Core i5, and the fact it has a 5 hour battery makes it just a bad investment compared to those that preceded it.
The Chromebook Pixel is either a product that Google will cut prices & upgrade for to see great sales, or silently kill it like its older brother, the Nexus Q. I personally think the latter is going to occur, because its just not meant for the Chromebook market. I'd like to hear other's thoughts on the topic as well.