Chromebook Pixels have traditionally been very good Linux laptops due to their hardware compatibility with ChromeOS's underlying kernel, beefy specs, and relati

Chromebook Pixels have traditionally been very good Linux laptops due to their hardware compatibility with ChromeOS's underlying kernel, beefy specs, and relative ease with which their regular distro can be wiped out. Even hybrid ChromeOS+Linux chroots via crouton can give the sometimes-developer enough leeway to get work done. So that was my use-case. The other use-case would be someone who wants the minimal functionality of a Chromebook, but wants one that will last for as many years as a Macbook.