Pixelbook Go hands-on: Google’s cheapest Chromebook yet 

What features do you look for in a Chromebook?

I remember when Chromebooks were meant for people who couldn't afford a Windows machine, but now Windows is for people who can't afford Chromebooks.

64gb my man!!!!!! what year are we living even my 400$ laptop has 256ssd

For 600 dollars it's missing a lot of features that windows laptops have at this price, ports are limited and the OS is really limited. I really want Google to put more effort in the OS if you're selling a laptop for such a price it needs some more features for apps, offline usage, proper multitasking, and polished and smooth animations. It's still stripped off of many things. And with Ipad OS launched I see less and less motivation to buy a Chromebook.

FYI, Google has fixed the problems with the Pixel Slate with software updates. Anything m3 or higher is a really good experience. You should check it out.

Held a demo at best buy today! WOW, the best feeling laptop to date; materials, buttery hinge, design, how crazy light it is, it is soooo thin, the black is deadly dark ;) . I am still smitten by it... wish i needed one...

I can only guess that Google views the Pixelbook line as halo devices to elevate the Chromebook genre in general, not as direct revenue makers. The prices on all Pixelbooks so far have been outrageous for a Chromebook, but it might cause people to reevaluate Chromebooks generally if they're seeing these lovely designs at their local electronics retailer or online. Alternatively, if you're really, really into Chrome OS for some reason, and also have a pretty good income, these might be the "luxury" Chrome OS devices for you.

I spent 3 hours watching Joe Rogan and for a second I could've sworn the person in this video was Edward Snowden

Other companies windows laptops you get much cheaper with that specification like 500 hundred dollars

It's a ulgy, I love the Pixelbook OG. It's has a nice design and works fine.

Genuine question what can a chrome book do that requires anywhere close to 16gb RAM?

Since when did they hire the pizza guy from Spiderman 2?

I would be really surprised if Google can sell more 5 of those.

64 GB for 600$ is very expensive, And google should at least provide an option that has a windows OS.

I'd happily pay a premium to use Chrome OS over Windows. I could deal with the minimal ports. I don't care about the SD card absence. But no fingerprint sensor!? In 20 - effing-19!? Un-effing-believable!!

It comes in 2 different colours: `just black but not pink`?

They wouldn't even do a review if it was not google.

Chrome Books were meant to aim and focus on mid range and low prices market and it was good .. till now.. we see 64GB chrome book $650 while I can get a legit Windows laptop 256GB SDD just for $400 .. Good luck with that GOOGLE

I thought chrome books were meant to be cheap? Like $300 or $400?

64gb is just insulting for a laptop at 600 dollars

It's expensive for what it is.

Chrome needs so much RAM now it's got a whole laptop for itself.

Yes, an m3 processor for $649. So perfect 🙄

"It's doesn't cost an arm and a leg ... maybe just like, an arm ..."

Still too expensive for the capability

650$ is expensive though, for a chromebook. I can find good chromebooks for like 150$.

Google really should just keep the focus on Andriod instead of these Pixelbooks

Sorry, I'd get a surface before even looking at this.

I'm surprised they called it the Pixelbook Go without integrated eSIM

I love the more minimalist design google has been doing with their products lately.

“It’s built on the idea of having really soft curves” Me too man

"Google's cheapest Chromebook yet" "It's a little bit more expensive than other Chromebooks" 😐

Just black, not pink... who approved this color naming convention?

At this price point you should just get a Surface.

600$ got me an I5 with 8gb ram and 256gb SSD on the windows side, works flawlessly 🤣 so no, not geting this not in a milion years

Too expensive... 500$ is the maximum I want to pay for a browser or a chromebook....

64GB is not enogh storage in my opinion...

It's almost like Google was trying to get everyone to say "meh" this year. The phone, the speakers, this...all meh.

For $650 you could buy a nice Windows laptop and still have access to everything this offers, which is essentially the Chrome. browser.

Surface computing devices (except for some new ones) are made from Magnesium. I like it more than the commonly used Aluminium.

I'm glad that they didn't tell you to buy an iPad instead. PS: Buy an iPad instead.

It's so expensive man! I prefer to buy Macbook Air if I will spend this amount.

@600 you can have a full fledged windows laptop with gtx1650ti...SMH

even though i hate the verge, i really love Dieter's videos, it would be awesome if he could have his own channel.

Seriously: why a thing that is basically a browser needs a i7 chip?

At those prices, I'll buy a macbook. I had high hopes to replace my Samsung chromebook pro.

While the Pixel 4 was ill-prepared for 2020, the Pixelbook Go feels like it was designed for 2020 (maybe the name "Go" doesn't feel designed for this year, but the machine itself nails it for working from home. Especially the sound and camera quality for the countless zoom calls.)

What I love is being in my mid-30s and $650 for anything is far beyond what I can afford. I don't know who can pay $650, $800, $1000, or $1500 for any of these products that the verge regularly talks about but I'm definitely not one of them. At least they acknowledge it this time. When they say things like "the new Macbook Air cost $1099 for the base model but you will want to spend a few hundred more for additional ram" all I wonder is who is buying these things and how?

All I got from this is that Dieter believes one human arm should cost $650.

64gb ssd for a $649 chromebook. Better is to get a high-end phone or even a high-end tablet rather than this. This product is absoluteley pointless to the vast majority of people.

What I don't understand is who is asking for these specs on a device that has a virtually unsupported OS for anything beyond apps your phone can run? Can I game on this? Can I program on this? Why would I pick this over a $200 Chromebook when the things I can do remain the same?

Why does Google make devices that look destined to fail? 😞

If Google put as much effort to make a near perfect phone (the Pixel Phone), as much as they put to make Pixelbook a "thing"; they might have just did that.

the only thing that i'm looking forward to is surface pro x

BORING! you can get a dell XPS 13 for 949$

0:18 I need to arms to type =(

For $500, I could find some fairly premium Chromebooks that are 2-in-1's and have a touch screen and pen input. Half the reason I'm drawn to Chromebooks is for Android app support and many of these apps are better with a touch screen, stylus, and/or in tablet mode. This product really isn't for me. =(

Google products are now getting more expensive than Apple products

An important point that people are missing is that Chromebooks can now run full on Linux apps. Chrome OS is now basically just a Google made Linux distribution that is based on Debian. So a Chromebook is effectively a Linux machine.

Regarding the SD card slot absence: Google has never used them on their Pixels, Chromebooks, or (at least the later) Nexus phones. You're meant to use Google Drive to store all your files seeing it's a Google product.

This should've been $499

Windows is going to arm chip, Google going to use Intel. What a backward compatibility!

Purchasing this machine has made me a firm believer in Chromebook's capability. I use my Pixelbook Go for work and so far I am able to do everything for work with this Chromebook. The version I have is the base. I went with this machine because I was skeptical at first about them, so I didn't want to spend a whole lot. The second reason is I really like the form factor of the PixelBook Go was the simplistic design. I felt that with the current lineup from Asus and Acer, that the PixelBook Go looked the most attractive and it has the keyboard that I love. Lastly, I love the color. Ever since the black MacBook, I have been wanting a black machine. The reason why I finally went with a Chromebook for work is that I was tired of hauling my $1000 MBA with me, and am always paranoid that at some point I was either going to drop it or spill something on it. If something were to happen to my Chromebook, I would be upset but nothing like I would be if something were to happen to my MBA. What I also love about the Chromebook, is that if I need the use of a desktop, I can just remote into my MBA from wherever I am. For me, the Chromebook has been the perfect Machine.

I’m glad that Google made a cheaper Chromebook, but I still think it’s too expensive. If the computer only runs a glorified web browser as it’s operating system, the most I’m willing to pay is $500. For about $150 less I can get a cheaper Chromebook that feel great, has 2-in-1 capabilities, and better storage options. However, I think the biggest problem with the new Pixelbook is not other Chromebooks, it’s the iPad. iPadOS gave the iPad a tremendous boost in versatility to a point where they can do more than a Chromebook because it’s more than just a glorified browser. It has optimized apps and better system apps, and the iPad hardware is more powerful than most Chromebooks, considering you can do rather intensive tasks like graphic design and photo/video editing which is something that are nearly impossible on Chromebooks. If Google released this type of Chromebook a few years ago, I’d say they have a hit on their hands. However, with other Chromebooks providing more features at a lower price point and with iPadOS making the iPad the biggest rival Chromebooks, its less clear whether if it will be a success.

Um... Did he omit the screen size information or did I miss it?

They are good at ANDROID Not in HARDWARE

It should have Google pixel 4 face scan, 4k HDR Pixel round edge display, more storage 1TB, 4k 60p webcam with live bokeh mode (wish full thinking), and more apps for Creators such as Musicians, Artists, Photographers, Animators, Architects, Gamers, etc.

This is extremely overpriced, Google is failing so hard with there first party chrome books.

I'll wait a year or two and pick this up open-box or refurbished. $650 base model for those specs seems a little steep compared to the other Chromebook Mid Rangers

I really love Google design

I kind of really like the clean and rounded design!

650$ for this chromebook?! What a joke! You can buy chrome books from other brands with better specs for less.

Once again, as with every Google Chromebook announcement, I question "who is this for?!" It's the price of a windows laptop, with poor specs, and a handicapped (albeit simple to use) OS. The only way I can justify the existence of Chrome OS at this point is educational tech and elderly people. And neither of those demographics are out there spending $600

I love how everyone is complaining, but they have never used chrome OS extensively. Yeah, the price is still a bit too high, maybe reduce it by $200 by reducing processing power. But chrome OS is genuinely a delight to use, it's just so easy and snappy, I use a Windows custom built desktop at home and Chromebook on the go, I couldn't ask for anything else, it just works

I can get a competent windows laptop for $600. very light gaming, professional applications, etc. stuff you cant do with a chromebook sorry google, you lose again.

This product makes no sense. To get a display better than 1080p you have to shell out $1399. The $300 iPad has a better display than any of these? The only way I can see a viable Chromebook with this "MacBook" design, being a sucess is pricing more like this: $399 with an m3, 8gb of ram, 64gb of storage, better display than 1080p (The easy choice, no brainer laptop to recommend to anyone who needs to replace their old windows machine - runs ChromeOS) $599 with an i3, 8gb of ram, 128gb of storage, same better display better than 1080p (You want a little more power and storage) $999 with an i5 (upgrade to i7 for $99), 16gb of ram, 256gb of storage (upgrade to 512gb for another $99), same better display better than 1080p. (A real machine, you probably should install Linux or another OS on if Google would allow it)

If it's over $450...NO DEAL. That's too much for any spec Chromebook. Sorry. I have a Samsung Chromebook V2 Plus with a Core M3, and I got it for $400. And while I love it and dont miss my Macbook, it's still limited in many ways. Google needs to make these cheaper

64GB is because Google expects users to be on the cloud, only keeping minimal stuff local, but how much would the BOM have increased to make it a 512GB device? $20? Really out of touch decisions going into this product. What I don't "get" is the price ... make this thing $299 with an i5 and decent folding touchscreen with a fast low parallax error stylus carried in the clamshell, give it to schools by the baker's dozen in a cheaper, robust plastic drop-proof body, and it could be successful, profitable and change lives. As it is, it's just another "this is why nobody wants a browser laptop" swing-n-a-miss.

This is a Chromebook, you're confusing it with a Windows laptop. It will run fine with a Core m3, 8GB RAM, 64GB storage. Unless you wish to store lots of local media 64GB is perfectly fine. I'm only using 9GB with Web apps, Android apps and Linux apps. Storage is used more like a phone.

It’s not a full operating system. You can’t install windows on it. Doesn’t feel like a full computer. Expensive for an internet device. You’ll be much better to used Lenovo laptop.

The screen 3:2 is better for me than 16:9. Not a SD Card. And the processor is only 8th generation. This chromebook is’nt available for France. It’s just overpriced for design and lightweight. M3 is just enough but if you need more power, i5 8th generation with windows app for example will be more slow.

It's boring and I am very disappointed with Google. It's another clamshell Chromebook. There are already many good clamshell Chromebooks out there. OK, it looks nicely made, but you pay a premium for a device with very limited IO. Where's the stylus support, why is not a 2 in 1, has Google lost interest with Chrome OS tablet support? As an inferior cousin of the Pixel Slate, it could be destined for the same fate. I think Google should focus on what they do best, innovation. The Pixelbook was a great product pushing Chrome OS boundaries when it first appeared. It had some issues, but a next-generation Pixelbook would have been a better use of Google's hardware development resources. I fear Google may be going the same way as Apple ... risk-averse. In fact, iPad OS allied with Mac OS Catalina may be an indication that Apple is trying to turn things around. If only Apple could ditch their rubbish laptop keyboards and give their laptops a touch screen, you wouldn't need both laptop & tablet to be productive in the Apple ecosystem.

Reviewer seems to be Pro Google, consumers laugh at the idea of 64 storage and a M3 processor in a laptop for 600+ dollars as this is way over priced. The common argument to this is "well it's a chrome book don't store locally". The addition of Android Application on Chrome, means more apps and more apps not ran in the web equates to more space needed. A large video or power point working with can eat up a lot of the "left over" 64 Gb space, because it's never 64 GB + After the OS install. 64GB really equates to 52GB at best.... I do like the look of it though, but NO finger print or face scanner means I have to tethered another device to this machine to use "fast unlock" features and all options require additional hard ware purchase (titan key should be included) .

SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS for those specs? Is Google high?! Why not just get a real computer at that point?

Overpriced products with limited capabilities. I have a Samsung chromebook pro,which I bought last year with $450 and it has 64GB storage, QHD display, a stylus and it is a 2 in 1 device! It also has memory expansion slot!

What an absolute steaming pile of 💩 Google have lost the plot on Chromebooks. WAY to expensive for not much more than a browser, and this is coming from a daily Chromebook user. If you're in the market for a Chromebook, you're better off looking at a midrange windows laptop which runs desktop class software and... chrome! 🤦🏻‍♂️

Please don't make my mistake. Don't buy a Pixelbook unless you want to get screwed out of a good chunk of money. My Pixelbook died after only 7 months. The replacement they sent me had loose screws under certain keys making them impossible to press. Google's customer support is the worse of the worse, they are incapable of processing an exchange, quite literally. It's been over 3 weeks and Google still hasn't called me back about getting a proper replacement. Avoid doing business with Google, you WILL get screwed.

FFS, 200$ price jump for a procesor which should have already been on the lowest lriced model and 128gb...for 200$ i can buy a 5TB external HDD/or a 1Tb SSD

$700 for basically a browser?, 64GB of storage and an entry level processor? 😂 what year is this 2016? This ain't it chief.

There's iPads, Samsung tablets that come with S Pens, Surface Go, old Surface Pro's lol come on Google! Companies need to realize that tech is cheap now, why? Because technology is improving at a fast rate and last years tech is STILL decent, but because it's considered "out dated" it's more affordable. Plus after the slate I'm not taking the chance on this thing.

Google needs to wake up and smell the coffee... They need to drop this overpriced Pixelbook & Chrome OS rubbish and focus all their resources on making a solid Pixel phone, because frankly their phone efforts are very poor in 2019. I’m not impressed with anything that’s come out of Google in the last few years, it’s a good job they’re still Google because if all they had were these devices then they would have become a was was many years ago already.

Why would anyone need 16GB of RAM and an i7 processor in a Chromebook? Nothing against Chromebooks, they're great for students, but it's essentially just running a web browser.

People just don't get here, these devices are what gen Z are going to be buying. We use these Chromebooks every single day with G-Suite. We *don't use windows.* I personally like Chrome OS' UI much better than windows. Windows has too much clutter and is a security/update mess.

Does it come in pink? Yes, not pink. Wait, not pink? What are the colors again? Just black, not pink. Ah, just black. Bummer, I really wanted it in pink. But we do have not pink. Yes, I understand. I’ll take it in black.

Question. Which product/service has google made besides Gmail (that they have not purchased such as RU-vid, Android etc) that is successful?

I can’t imagine spending more than $200 for a machine that literally is just for being online and using some android apps. Like $650? That’s ridiculous honestly. I can’t imagine buying this over even just a used decent windows laptop or something.

Too expensive for a laptop without what seems like a bare minimum today: no fingerprint reader, no pen support, no 360° hinge, no thunderbolt 3 support, no Intel 10th gen, no bigger storage option. For a traditional clamshell format, its target audience of traditional folks is HIMO better off buying a windows laptop for that price.

Every product has it's buyer. To be honest the product is really impressive with it's lightweight, keyboard and speakers. And remember you're also paying for the brand not the product, as it is with every large company. Take apple, you cannot manually fix your laptop/phone nor any other of their products. And they are hella expensive for what they are.. The Chromebook is meant for people who just need a portable device that doesn't lag out for casual things, writing, listening to music, watching netflix and so on. The minimalistic look is also a big factor here. But hey nobody is forcing anyone to buy the product, yet they wouldn't make it if it's not going to sel

It's a chromebook for rich kids, who just want to browse and don't want or need to expand anything extra. BTW: the chromebook/android password management thing is clunky at best, if you have a long password good luck..

Wow it looks $300. And to unlock we need a Pixel? Or any android phone? Because I'm NOT typing my password for every logins in 2019.