GOOGLE MIGHT LAUNCH A CONVERTIBLE MACBOOK KILLER...

Google has persevered with the Chromebook Pixel, its flagship Chromebook meant to showcase its laptop OS. The device has previously existed as a curiosity for developers but, if this leak is real, things are about to get a lot more serious.

Online resources state that Google is going to announce a new Google Pixelbook at its event in October. It will be a $1,200 convertible Chromebook, which is a little ambitious, but with the right engineering, it could be fantastic!

Rumours suggest that is will look much like the previous Chromebook Pixel and will come in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. The big change is that it will have a convertible hinge so you can fold the screen back and use it as a tablet. 

That’s a long-overdue change for Google’s laptop and one that could make it almost worth the money. The Pixelbook will ship with an optional Pixel Pen, a pressure-sensitive stylus you can use with the laptop. That puts it squarely in the same class as Microsoft’s Surface or Surface Book: a device that’s powerful enough to meet everyday laptop requirements, with an input method convenient for creative types.

We will have to wait until October to see whether these rumours shall become a reality!