[jholman]

Typing this from a first-gen Chromebook Pixel, which is my primary machine for hobby programming (I don't currently code professionally, and I have a beast of a Wintel desktop for gaming).

It's lightweight, build quality is good, screen is terrific. I got it for a great price, too. I think the original retail price of the version I bought was a bit high, but that new version you just linked looks like a good price/performance.

I really only want a shell plus a browser anyway. Though I've had X11/XFCE working in the past.

All in all I'm quite happy with it for this purpose. Though if price was no object, I'd probably reconsider.