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You might be thinking of the Pixelbook Go with the Intel m3? My Pixelbook (from 2018) is an i5, and performs fine.
by turtlebits 4y ago
You might be thinking of the Pixelbook Go with the Intel m3? My Pixelbook (from 2018) is an i5, and performs fine.
- xd1936 4y agoThey're right. I loved my Pixelbook (non-Go), but the Core i5[1] and i7[2] used pretty underpowered 7W CPUs. 1. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/97461/intel-core-i57y57-processor-4m-cache-up-to-3-30-ghz/specifications.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/97461/i... 2. https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/95441/intel-core-i77y75-processor-4m-cache-up-to-3-60-ghz.html https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/95441/i...
- NavinF 4y agoYep, this is why saying "an i5" is meaningless. It covers everything from "weaker than a modern phone" to desktop CPUs that pull 150W and perform as such.
- toast0 4y agoIt also covers models introduced from 2009 through today. It gives you an idea of how it was placed in the product lineup when it was launched, but not which product lineup, so... not very helpful.
- turtlebits 4y agoI've never heard of anyone complaining that the OG Pixelbook was underpowered. Even today, it runs Chrome just fine.
- fomine3 4y agoit says running VM for Android is heavy