Google Pixelbook Go
Price: £829 from fave.co/355hXTB
Eight years into the Chromebook’s existence, the category is still dominated by small, super-cheap laptops. Google has previously tried to inspire greater things with halo models – the super-premium Chromebook Pixel of 2013, and the stylish Pixelbook of 2017. But most users couldn’t or wouldn’t pay for them.
“We heard loud and clear that people loved the design and wanted a lower price,” said Matt Vokoun, Google’s Senior Director of Product Management for Create Hardware. Enter the Pixelbook Go, a laptop with a careful balance of quality features and economical compromises. Its £629 starting price (via Google) is still somewhat high – and the top-end model will cost £1,329. Still, it could bolster a sparse ‘middle class’ of Chromebooks that’s still struggling for traction. And it’s a darn sight better than the typical bare-bones model. If you’re committed to
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