Google introduced the new Chromebook Pixel (2015) laptop that is the fastest Chromebook yet. It has got a solid and hardware in laptop design and high-performance technology. This is the lightest Chromebook ever. It has the dimension of 11.7” x 8.8” x 0.6” (297.7mm x 224.55mm x 15.3mm) and weighs about 1.5kg that is pretty much light. The screen is 12.85″high-resolution IPS technology with 2560 x 1700 resolution with 239 PPI 400 nits and 3:2 aspect ratio. The screen Multi-touch clickable glass trackpad and has a 178° extra-wide viewing angle.
There are two models out on the market having different CPU configuration each, the processors used in these models are Broad-well U Intel® Core™ Core i5 and Intel® Core™ Core i7 Processor, and the maximum turbo Speed is 2 GHz since it has got Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 feature. The RAM available is 8GB or 16G B LPDDR3 RAM.
The graphics available in this laptop is Intel® HD Graphics 5500 (Integrated) that supports 4 K video output over Display Port™ or HDMI with optional Type-C video adapter cable and gives super bright clarity even in sunlight.
The storage available is 32 GB or 64 GB of flash storage and has got 1TB Google Drive cloud storage. The ports open in this device are an SDcard reader, one COMBO audio jack(Headphone+mic), two USB 3.0 Standard A ports and two USB Type-C that up to 5 Gbps data transfer rate with 4K display out with optional HDMI or Display Port™ adapter and delivers 60 W charging.
The sound feature present are High power stereo speakers with built-in microphone. The networking and Wlan technology available are Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260, Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and 2.4 and 5GHz 2×2 spatial streams while the Bluetooth technology used is Bluetooth 4.0 BR/EDR/LE Smart Ready controller. It has a 720P HD wide-angle camera with blue glass.
The keyboard is Backlit Chrome keyboard, and the touchpad is fully clickable, etched-glass trackpad which is innovative of Google. This is the first device to debut the USB type-C charger that powers not only the laptop but future tablets and phones. The data can be transferred quickly and a hi-res display with a single port. The battery used is a 72Wh lithium-ion battery with Up to 12 hours of battery life and fast-charging that can deliver 2 hours of power in 15 minutes. This Chromebook costs about £400.