GooglePixelbook (i7, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB)

The built, the fit and finish, the screen, the keyboard, the touchpad, how it is still thin and light when it gets folded over, the amazing battery life and performance, most NVME (very fast) storage than other Chromebooks.The list goes on and on!This is the best Pixelbook money can buy in 2020 especially if you like to use a digital pen. I feel this one is best suited for digital artists who also want an amazing keyboard built into their Chromebooks.Chrome OS has really matured and is getting updates and features more than any other Apple OS and Windows.With Web Apps, Android Apps, and Linux built in you will have more ways to accomplish anything in this machine except perhaps heavy duty video editing.Google is even bringing Valve's Steam to the Linux side of Chrome OS for those who like to game.The main complian about this machine is that the pen does not fit I side the body of the machine.Well, I say that's its main advantage!!!The only other machine that comes close to this as of July 2020 is the Red Samsung Chromebook. That one has a horrible battery life relative to this one and its S pen is tiny because it fits inside the body of the device.That turns it's pen into a toy. Pixelbook's pen on the other hand fits perfectly well in my hand ssi hold it and I love that.I bought a nice carry bag for it that protects my precious Pixelbook. The carry bag has two front pouches. I keep the USB C power brick in one pocket and a Microsoft surface mouse, a USB C dongule/hub with multiple ports, and the pen in the other pocket.This way I always have all the necessary accessories with my Pixel book.The higher end models of Pixelbook Go are also great, except you can't use a Pen with the Pixelbook Go.The Pixelbook Core i7 512GB, Pixelbook Go, and the Red Samsung (if you don't mind the tiny stylous and lower battery life), all the only Chromebooks that compete with, and beat Apple and Microsoft in a game that they have had many years of headstart on.This particular model is so ahead of the curve that it has remained just as relevant even though it was released more than a year ago.

I have had this for 3 months, light use and extreme care when using it. It is the most expensive thing I have bought an, aside from a car and an apartment, and I treat it with care.A week ago the touch screen stopped working, I use it for graphic arts and this is obviously a HUGE issue. Costumer support has not been able to help thus far, and I am doubtful I will be receiving a replacement. If you want to spend $1500 on something without a properly functioning touchscreen, go for it. If not, well, don't.This experience could be rare, do your research either way.----------------edit---------------Though customer support was not able to resolve the issue, I was. After a few days of "jumping through hoops" and trying solution after solution, I stumbled on the issue.There was an accessibility feature turned on that was interfering with the screen's responsiveness. After I turned it off functionality returned to normal.This device, and Chrome os, are entering new realms for the operating system. That means there will be occasional hiccups.Aside from that experience, the laptop has been able to handle everything I have thrown at it (including the demands of relatively intense multitasking).If you are okay with the learning curve and handling the MANY changes chrome os seems to be taking (largely to improve the operating system's functionality), then this is a solid laptop.As always, do your research first. This review alone should not be enough to change your mind.

This was used in the most careful way that I have ever used a device - covered the screen, put on a protective plastic case, rarely left the house with it, etc. It was never dropped or abused in any way. I purchased this on Feb 25, 2019, after reading rave reviews on it and was very happy with its performance, but a little disappointed that they didn't have the foresight to include airplane mode, so I couldn't use the airlines' free entertainment options. I still think that is more the airlines' fault and not Google's.What IS Google's fault is their unwillingness to help me out at all after the device completely failed almost specifically at the anniversary date of my order. By the time I got around to trying to fix it (not made of time), it was about a week or so after the failure. I worked via chat very diligently with their tech support to try to bring the unit back to life, but with no success. After they supposedly "escalated" the issue, I was told that my case was reviewed and there was nothing they could do to help me. All they did was give me the web address of a repair agency that I could send the unit into for potential repair.You've got to be kidding me - a year and it goes kaput? $1200 for this thing and they won't stand behind it? I don't understand...not at all. I let them know I would be letting all the people I could that this was a disastrous purchase and I would NEVER recommend this to anyone. I continue to read how Microsoft, Apple, and Samsung stand by their products and I will continue to buy from them and use them. Google should stick to software, I guess...