The ultimate coffee table computer!

So Google clearly went out to out-Macbook Pro the Macbook Pro with the first gen. Pixel, and they largely succeeded. It's drop dead gorgeous, with a (touch)screen that is out-of-this-world, luxury backlit keyboard, and superbly tactile touchpad. For reading and writing, general internet use, and viewing photos and videos, this is the ultimate machine: Fast and sleek. The Ivy Bridge CPU is a power hog though, and that's a lot of pixels to push. The battery life is only about 4-5 hours. It's also very heavy for the size, and - how can I put this - it's a laptop that's so nice you naturally want to baby it, so unlike a Thinkpad or a cheap Acer it's not a laptop that works particularly well as a road machine, and that's before considering that it probably doesn't run the software you need it to. So this laptop is best used around the house, something like an iPad but with a much more comfortable typing experience. Perfect for discussion forums, browsing photo galleries, Amazon shopping, blog writing, all that kind of stuff.Read full review

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