The Google Pixelbook Go in Not Pink is difficult to search out — who knew? I discovered this once I wanted a secondary laptop computer. Since my authentic Pixelbook Go in Simply Black has served me so nicely through the years, I made a decision to hunt for the Not Pink variant. As we reported final 12 months Google is not planning to launch one other Pixelbook (opens in new tab). The tech large shifted its focus to working with Chromebook makers like HP to advance the platform. The brand new HP Dragonfly Professional Chromebook, for instance, is a transparent non secular successor to the Pixelbook.
Very like the unique Pixelbook, the Pixelbook Go remains to be wanted, the Not Pink shade variant specifically. “It’s outright not possible to search out the “Not Pink” Pixelbook Go”, tweeted (opens in new tab) @ABrownMike. “I have been desperately on the lookout for ages!”, @JamesThomasByrd replied (opens in new tab) in a tweet. And this was simply 5 months in the past.
So why are folks nonetheless checking for the Pixelbook Go lately? Nicely for me, no different Chromebook has the design, options, and capabilities that I’m on the lookout for in a laptop computer. I like the Pixelbook Go for its slim, light-weight design, stable magnesium alloy construct, and ribbed base which makes it simple to grip and steadiness in your lap. Its glass trackpad is clean to the contact and responsive and it has an extended battery lifetime of 14 hours or extra.
The Pixelbook Go can also be fanless, has a implausible keyboard, and runs Linux native applications and Android apps. Past its premium design, the Pixelbook Go attracts me with the perfect Google expertise. It really works seamlessly with different Google units like my Pixel 7 Professional and Chromecast with Google TV. Launched in 2019, is taken into account a dinosaur in laptop computer years. Nonetheless, it’s scheduled to obtain Google updates by means of 2026 and after three years of possession my first Pixelbook Go is working simply as easily and snappy because the day I purchased it. If I determine to maintain it when it reaches end-of-life assist, maybe Linux Mint (opens in new tab) can resuscitate it.
After two months of scouring eBay and Mercari, I got here throughout a Redditor from Singapore promoting an open field fully-loaded Not Pink Pixelbook Go. It has a 13.3-inch 4K show, eighth Gen Intel Core i7 CPU, 16GB, and 256GB SSD. Usually $1,399 + tax, I paid $720 shipped. I used to be skeptical, however like that feeling you get once you spot a uncommon Pokemon within the wild, I simply couldn’t let it get away. After getting outbid on eBay twice and never prepared to spend the $1,260 asking worth of 1 UK vendor for it, I took an opportunity. It arrived safely on my doorstep and was in actual fact, open field in authentic packaging. It was by no means faraway from its plastic sleeve and the equipment and Google stickers have been nonetheless wrapped up as new.
Though right here at Laptop computer Magazine we usually do not suggest laptops greater than two years previous, to me, the Pixelbook Go is an exception. For me, it does the Google expertise justice and ticks all of the containers when it comes to construct high quality, design, efficiency, and really feel. I am thrilled on the prospect of many extra years with my Not Pink Pixelbook Go serving to me to cowl all the newest offers at Laptop computer Magazine.
