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by chuhnk 2680 days ago
After my macbook pro keyboard became completely unusable and keys literally started to fall off I went out and bought a Pixelbook and handed my Macbook in for repair. I'll tell you right now, I'll never go back and I immediately understood that Apple are truly screwed. The macbook is dead and they don't even know it. All developers will eventually move to a Chromebook, Surface or whatever else.

Chrome OS for me is perfect, especially since they introduced linux support and android apps. I can run anything I need, I do not feel like I took a step back, in fact I feel like I leaped forward by pushing towards a cloud first experience. I was already using Google for all my apps, spend most of my time in the browser and I personally have not felt any pain beyond adjusting to my new keyboard layout.

I highly recommend everyone ditch their macbooks and buy a Pixelbook.

2 comments

Honest question here: Do you have any concerns regarding privacy?
Agreed. I’ve been using one for about a year. It’s my favorite machine since my first MacBook Air.

Good keyboard, decent screen, long battery life.

The only thing I’d have done differently would be to have gotten the i7 version.