Google goes traditional with Pixelbook Go

Google brings back the Pixelbook line in a more traditional design. The Pixelbook Go can't rotate into a tablet. Instead, it has a more conventional laptop clamshell design. It's unique in the sense that it has a new ridged bottom housed in a magnesium build. It comes in two colours: Just Black and Not Pink. At launch, though, only Just Black will be available in Canada with a starting price of $879 for the Intel m3 variant with 8GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. 

It's not the cheapest machine. Still, for those looking for a computer for light word processing, web browsing, and watching videos online, or rely heavily on Google's ecosystem, this might suffice as an on-the-go daily driver. It's incredibly light at under 1,090g.

It's also available with Intel i5 and i7 processor variants, either a 1080p or 4K resolution display, 8GB or 16GB of RAM, or 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB of storage.

Google claims the Pixelbook Go has new "hush keys," which means even if you tap furiously on your keyboard, it won't make much of a noise (something that could be handy in quiet offices or on planes or anywhere you might disturb your surroundings). They also boast it can last up to 12 hours, which is an ample enough time to spend working on this machine.

The laptop also has two USB-C ports, supports fast-charging, 3.5mm headphone jack, dual front-firing speakers, and two mics. The camera on the Pixelbook Go is a 2-megapixel one with an f/2.0 aperture.

Pre-orders are happening right now, with the laptop expected to launch on November 4th.