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Google's Chromebook Pixel. Should you buy it?

Google has finally announced their very own laptop that they can be proud for themselves: the Chromebook Pixel. On a prowl to take down Apple's MacBook Air and others, Google promises the future of laptop computing.

By shaunzsee — 22 Feb 2013, 12:05 PM — Updated over 10 years ago

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While it doesn't have as big a screen as HP's Pavilion 14 Chromebook or last as long on battery as Samsung's ARM-based Chromebook, the Pixel is technically superior in most every other way.

The Pixel certainly has the Surface Pro beat when it comes to sheer screen size and resolution but the Surface Pro seems to sport better touch support with its included stylus...

The Google Pixel does have a denser display, with 239 ppi on a nearly 13-inch display. And that screen is touch sensitive, which isn’t something Apple can claim.

Chromebook: Runs Google. By Google. It's all Google

Cloud computing is the future; we've known that for years. This is what a high-end cloud computer looks like.

Built from the ground up for the web, the 12.85-inch 3:2 ratio display claims to offer 18 percent more vertical space than 16:9 does.

There's a dual-core 1.8Ghz Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and two SSD options -- 32GB or 64GB, and is throwing in 1TB of Drive storage with every Pixel for three years

The 12.85-inch Chromebook Pixel, unveiled at an event in London on Thursday night boasts an impressive 2560 x 1700 screen resolution with a pixel density of 239 PPI, 4.3 million pixels!