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Google Pixel Slate: Impressions After A Week

Google Pixel Slate: Impressions After A Week

November 27, 2018 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

Product releases like the Pixel Slate don’t come around every day. With this Chrome OS device, Google is introducing a new form factor and paradigm for Chromebooks moving forward and this one is unlike anything that has come before it.

With a premium build, great internals and a unique form factor (unique to Chromebooks, anyway), the Pixel Slate is a premium take on the tablet-first hardware initiative. Like Microsoft’s Surface Pro and Apple’s iPad Pro, Google is unapologetic in positioning this Chromebook as a tablet. Not a detachable. Not a convertible. Not a hybrid. This is first and foremost a tablet, and the jury is still out on whether or not that is the best thing for consumers.

I’m taking a bit longer on this review because I’m trying to sort that exact thing out for myself. I’m sure the software side of things will continue to evolve as Chrome OS gets better at being a tablet UI and Android apps continue becoming smoother on Chrome OS, but the question I’m wrestling with right now has little to do with all that.

Instead, my question is really more about whether or not I want or need a tablet anymore. And, if not, are there worthwhile and tangible benefits to a premium Chrome OS device that is a tablet first?

I don’t want to take anything away from the Slate, though. It is beautiful and fantastic to use. But this question continues to nag at me and I want to make sure I have a great response before we put together a full review.

So, for now, here are some initial thoughts after a week of working from the Pixel Slate. Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Chrome OS Tablet, News, Pixel Slate

About Robby Payne

Tech junkie. Musician. Web Developer. Coffee Snob. Huge fan of the Google things. Founded Chrome Unboxed because so many of my passions collide in this space. I like that. I want to share that. I hope you enjoy it too.

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