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My Pixelbook seems to hit most of those points (though unfortunately not quite all): - Ships with CoreBoot - Much nicer fit/finish than the average non-Apple
by yellowapple 6y ago
My Pixelbook seems to hit most of those points (though unfortunately not quite all):
- Ships with CoreBoot
- Much nicer fit/finish than the average non-Apple laptop (all metal, aside from the rubber palm rest)
- Display wasn't defective :)
- There's a logo, alas
- Comparing to my work Macbook Pro, I'd say viewing angle and brightness are both on par, and the screen is indeed glossy
- I don't know if the trackpad is actually glass, but it does feel nicer nicer than pretty much any other trackpad I've used (to the point where I don't miss having a nub like on my usual Latitudes/Precisions and ThinkPads)
- No crazy vertical integration hardware-wise, but it being one of the main targets for Fuchsia is kinda cool, I guess
- It has both touch and screen-flipping, but it's easy enough to just... not use them (and indeed, most of the time I don't)
- I can't speak to the support aspect (since I've never had to put in a support request, and typically prefer fixing things myself anyway), but Google unfortunately has a, um, reputation...
I've been pretty happy with it; it's a nice solid machine, and while I ain't a fan of Chrome OS at all, the Crostini support makes it at least usable for my purposes (and the first-class Android app support is a nice bonus).
The main downside for me is that Chrome OS seems to be the only option for it that doesn't have some major drawbacks like missing audio support or suspend/resume issues.