Pixelbook Review: Not Your Father's Laptop

[@ashoif77]

Mr Mobile: *"An irritating trend in 2017 has been the prevalence of technology that does too little and asks too much"* Me: *"Yep..."*

[@sudipchatterjee]

Ashoi F Most perfectly put. Some people are receiving the latest pixel phones without an OS installed?! That is ridiculous....

[@YonatanAvhar]

The best example is Samsung's "Infinity display" the curves just make the phone easier to brake

[@exquisite8493]

Come on... Animoji is the only thing you could ask for, that justifies it's $1000 price tag. Right?

[@bamb0ostick]

Amen

[@richarddr1234]

Ashoi F also correct is the statement: "most people just spend their time on Chrome, and when they do need a native app, chances are, it's an app on their phone."

[@timoschannel1363]

I saw that Windows XP wallpaper in there, Mr Mobile!

[@TheMrMobile]

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[@timoschannel1363]

MrMobile [Michael Fisher] there is a whole Wikipedia page on that wallpaper, you know.

[@maxgreece1]

One potential market for the Chromebook not mentioned is the elderly market. Having gone through years of giving my father endless support through all iterations of Windows I bought him a Chromebook about 18 months ago. After an initial panic period he doesn't call for support anymore, not for months. The simpler interface and all chrome functionality is a boon for people not so technically minded. Of course his was WAY less expensive than this option.

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

same story! no more viruses to uninstall off his old windows pc!!

[@davidhunsinger1587]

Hold on, Michael you only have 500K subscribers? That's a crime, you're easily one of the best reviewers. And that's not just limited to KZbin, either.

[@TheMrMobile]

Thanks very much! And yes, sad but true. Share at will. :)

[@nohcho84]

He actually went from 200k to 500k fairly fast, he will reach a mill soon.

[@enriquerodriguez2431]

What u talking about?? He IS the best reviewer

[@redstar40]

I totally agree. I was shocked at that number. Let's get him some more!

[@jimmyjw88]

Totally agreed!

[@efficientapp]

One of the few reviewers that actually used the laptop for a couple weeks as their daily driver and it shows. You hit the nail on the head here. The education market who wants a premium laptop running Chrome OS. I for one love my Pixelbook and have used my custom built Windows PC less and less since getting the PB. I make excuses to go to the coffee shop more to work for the day even over having a nice mouse + mechanical keyboard at my home office. You either "get" the Pixelbook or you don't. Just as you mentioned Michael. If you just view Chrome OS as a glorified chrome browser, you weren't going to buy this thing anyway. If you realize that you use Chrome for most of your day-to-day work and have Android Apps to fall back on to fill the voids, this is the best laptop that will do just that. The hardware is incredible on this thing as well. Next to the Samsung Chromebook Pro for example, you can feel the extra $500 in the hardware and build quality. Performance is great too, the only time I have really felt some issues are when having two personas configured and regularly jumping between the two (which sadly is a very normal workflow for me). Have you experienced this Michael? I saw that you only had 1 account logged into the Pixelbook though. Keep up the awesome work and I'm glad this review exists to actually do this device justice. This review and The Verge are the two that hit the nail on the head with the Pixelbook.

[@bobshoba]

I watch all your videos. You're my favourite tech reviewer for a while now. Keep up the good work, we'll try to support. A fan, from the far land of Sudan.

[@dfgdfg_]

MrMobile Michael, please consider a different font for specs at 1:40, and expand the area to use full words instead of batt, conn, dims. There are cleaner ways to convey that info. Love your vids!

[@jeremiamangena825]

I'm not even going to but this, but I will not let that stop me from watching this awesome review I've come to expect from MrMobile.

[@atlas-vista]

Michael has his hands on A Oneplus 5T

[@haarissherwani8375]

LEO Messi good catch

[@raphaelkgh218]

LEO Messi oh yeah! i didn't notice😂😂😂😂😉 great!😍😍😍😍😉

[@joshuamandaglio4125]

I know I was about to say. That

[@sjf96]

He didn't even mention it. Comedy

[@benjmiester]

Dat tease tho!!!

[@RobWatkins]

You have 500,000 subscribers! Congrats! You're one of the best!

[@MrTimdtoolman1]

Congrats on almost half a million subs, you are well on your way to a million which you will no doubt be celebrating sooner rather than later IMHO. without a doubt one of the best YT tech channels, period.

[@calmpuffin]

You don't know my father

[@TheMrMobile]

oh damn this just got real

[@kylenetherwood8734]

Does he have one?

[@commentconnoisseur1001]

You probably don't either.

[@MrJflomario]

Adrian Fuertes True, barely know mine 😅.

[@NeXMaX]

That Windows XP wallpaper in some shots, though. I wouldn’t pay $1000 for a Chromebook though.

[@thecolortheoryyy]

Gosh dang Mr. Mobile tech reviews are so godly

[@bettysayshey23]

You called out what I was thinking the whole time: THOSE BEZELS.

[@shubhbhushan1184]

A special guest appearance by one of the greatest smartphone in 3:03 sec. Very well played mr. mobile. This has served the purpose of two thing. Great

[@mrhrd7560]

Great Review .. Still Waiting Your Review For SurfaceBook 2

[@darkzsniperz3914]

I absolutely love your video format. You make insanely high quality video that are a pleasure to watch! For example the background music and simple but elegant aesthetics of your videos make them a pleasure to watch.

[@techpassion4126]

Just talking about looks alone, I think the Pixel Book looks gorgeous. If I had a lot of extra cash, I'd have one of these alongside my main laptop just because I wanna have a piece of that hardware in my collection ^^

[@punn1692]

TechPassion if you are not a power User I can imagine this thing being super cool!

[@EstherTakumi]

Same, if I have money, I definitely buying this Pixelbook, it look good and stunning, pretty good to handle all basic thing

[@harpocrates302]

The chip in the pixelbook is the most suitable for silent fans.

[@laxpsy9285]

You just earned a subscriber! Amazing video. Best quality and point-to-point details.

[@brijeshchandrakar]

Waiting for Surface Book 2 review. Can't afford it though.

[@soapboi5420]

Same :( I want it so bad

[@marcoffkx7389]

Me too =(

[@Sandipan-yt]

The best voice in KZbin right now .the pitch is just perfect.keep amazing us Michael.

[@madhunittor]

Seriously your videos are awesome. You are on a whole new level. Your reviews are art.

[@HiFiInsider]

Thank YOU for the great review.

[@peter1088]

Can you please start narrating audio books? Every time I'm on audible, I keep thinking "Damn, I wish Mr Mobile was reading this."

[@khaldounal-nuaimi3594]

Seriously your conclusion is the best I have heard about this device from anyone. Thanks for being as good as always with your videos

[@BrantJabrile]

Wow! That was actually a pretty good point about the market target. One of the reasons why I love your reviews is that you offer a more reasonable perspective. One based on the bigger picture. Keep going strong!

[@alexanderho4740]

Always like your review which look at the things from a different perspective. Keep in up Mr Mobile!

[@travelstories2529]

I love your reviews and the way to present things, don't know why you have less followers, that's unfair.

[@judsonbonneville6685]

My favorite youtuber and reviewer! I am let down when I see a review not by Mr. Mobile :P

[@PiyushKumar-lg9is]

You deserve a lot more than a million subscribers man. Your content quality and transparency in the videos is par excellence 👌

[@boristindo2880]

This review is just Awesome; so well done. This pixelbook is so beautiful, Google is doing a great job.

[@RobbyPayne]

Man, this was fantastic! So level-headed! I tend to love on the Pixelbook as a die-hard Chromebook fan, but I love seeing a sensible review from a tech reviewer who dabbles in a little of everything. Honestly, I thought MKBHD's review was narrow and ignorant in many ways, and he's normally right on point. Glad to get to meet you at Google's event in October and glad your channel continues to grow. You deserve it, my friend.

[@WiggysanWiggysan]

All the best for that 500K Mr F. I doff my cap / raise a glass to you Sir.

[@ronwaldo0103]

OnePlus 5T hands on videos popping up everywhere then there's MrMobile Pixelbook review, gotta watch MrMobile! Haha

[@cipsaz01]

M. Fisher rocks. He always brings the memories of the 90s in his reviews.

[@LukeToridrift]

You're the best tech reviewer of all time. I was very sad when you left Pocketnow but now you stepped up your game with your own channel and your wonderful reviews. Sure you deserve a lot more subscribers. Keep it up man!

[@girishrocks2007]

You are without a doubt the best reviewer in the tech space. Always waiting for your videos.

[@ZeusFuentes]

Wow never really thought about it that way, amazing analogy btw!

[@davidhunsinger1587]

I see Mr Mobile I click like. Simple as that

[@Wytchbroox]

Exactly

[@dfgdfg_]

David hunsinger January called and want their meme back. I'm returning this spicy one to area 69.

[@TechTrigger]

EXACTLY!

[@magmoner]

Yep

[@raghavendra123ist]

What music is that? It’s so soothing... great vid btw,keep up the good work!

[@fabipuello]

I love the way you read the product. Healthy approach.

[@Chemy.]

My friend less than 2K and 500k, so this will be this weekend I think, congrats!!!

[@TechTrigger]

your videos inspire me, you have that style. just awesome!

[@therealrossy]

The way you present is so much better than others. so calm and cool... bro.... Its like if James Bond was going over all the Gadgets he had

[@ThatsPety]

yeah, as a creative professional this is an automatic no-no with Chrome OS....but it's Mr Mobile so of course I watched it

[@SH3player]

Pety Yep not meant for creative professionals or tech enthusiasts either. Actually, as a marketing standpoint it is smarter to market to the masses who are casual users. It is like Planet Fitness, marketing towards the masses of people who don't work out often. Hitting a large portion of people who don't work out and work out moderately instead of bodybuilders(which are the minority) People who usually invest heavy amount of time into certain areas like that Usually make less money than the business man who will fork over a $1k+ on a tech item they use Mostly for emails,Excel, and other casual stuff. That is why they focus more on advertising and user experience to appeal to that large group. That is why their tech is underpowered compared to competition.

[@ThatsPety]

Patrick why are you telling me this? All I said is that this isn't for me, yet I'm watching content on it thanks to captain two phones. You don't have to give me a speech on ripping of the ignorant or whatever

[@yaj1v]

actually... it is

[@professionallylay703]

Patrick Your observations are not wrong, with respect to our consumer society, but you've missed it, when it comes to what Chromebooks have been doing for years. If you want a casual experience, great, and you get even a little more than that, and at a price that is still competitive with Apple's overpriced junk. But, android is still integrating, day by day, into the larger Chrome Os environment, and content creation options are emerging and being refined constantly. Then, of course, there's running linux. Which is an install process that an infant could do, and in about 15 minutes. Ubuntu Studio, with all it's content creation tools, Kdelivr, openshot, mypaint, and some other seriously professional grade art and other graphic design tools. I'd even bet that the stylus wacom pen is probably better optimized, out of the box, when running Ubuntu, for example, as opposed to Chrome Os/Android. Which is both weird and wonderful.

[@smarthumanism3221]

The neatest reviewer on mobile tech. And his videos have subtitles that are extremely appreciated by non-native English speakers like me. I am Korean and the subtitles help me a lot.

[@krishnapandey-lr2bu]

No one does reviews better than mr.mobile. Mr. Mobile=Mr.perfect

[@mrdadecounty3056]

Awesome review , best one I've seen and not actually bias

[@GotYourChalk]

Fair and honest review from all perspectives. Great job!

[@FelipeFujimori]

I really like your reviews. They are very complete and feels honest.

[@redstar40]

Michael, you are awesome. Thanks. Great and even handed review.

[@JohnArmwood]

Finally a reviewer who understands Chrome OS and the Chromebook, Pixelbook. Chrome is pointing to the future. I have both MacBooks and Chromebooks. Chromebooks are the first computers I choose. I love my Pixel LS. and Asus C302A. I would love to have the Pixelbook but I was forced to retire do to health reasons. This is the future.

[@anandpanure]

Why the hell subscribers r only 500k ,man you r the best tech youtube...

[@anikdutta999]

this channel is one of the most underrated channel in youtube.

[@tizzlebakin]

I'm a CIT student and I constantly need to do things that Chromebooks "can't do." I haven't taken my Thinkpad to class once since I picked up a Chromebook Plus, though. We've come a long way since the CR-48.

[@StrikeFreedom1920]

Almost half a mil subs in such a short time? My hat's off for you Mr. Mobile, keep it up. You'll reach the full mil before you know it =)

[@sujaykumar]

I really wish you had 5M subs instead of just 5 Lakhs. Great content and quality videos brother, keep going...

[@ronaldomanzoli3964]

Stay strong Michael! You're the best reviewer out there! Keep up the good work!

[@TenshiR]

Wow.... I was both shocked and bothered when I realized this channel hasn't reached 500k yet....I figured it passed that a long time ago. Well deserved when it happens though.

[@angelcortez8158]

Classy as always, Mr Mobile.

[@BrendrumJones]

500K congrats

[@davormaletic374]

I loved the Cameo. That was awesome. I was thinking "hey, that guy looks kinda like Jerry." Then I saw what he was doodling and I totally cracked up. I think that this is your best video ever! Well, at least the funniest.

[@raney150]

I have a chromebook and I love it. I'm a bit more of a power user, so I no longer use it that much, but having a full browser in such a cheap machine was cool. And the update process is simply amazing, no one comes close to how good that is.

[@djsnowpdx]

What can this do that the Samsung Chromebook Plus can't? It's more than double the price for the entry models!

[@theinevitable6262]

The Pixelbook IS the Samsung Chromebook. They just changed the hardware design and rebranded it as a pure Google product.

[@theinevitable6262]

And because they rebranded it, they decided to bring up the price just because they can.

[@ad78]

Processor, backlit keys, hardware, better speaker. Now its $899 - 10%

[@majkati69]

When you announced that you had 500000 subs I thought this was an old video because with this kinda quality content I assumed you had MKBHD numbers.

[@Serbofreak]

You're doing a great job bro. You've become my pick over MKBHD.

[@abhilashputti8803]

No tech reviewer ever can match the phenomenonal cinematography of Mr. Mobile😘

[@crashmaster26]

Mike is by far the best technology reviewer on KZbin !!!

[@knightcrash151]

I've honestly never participated in a patreon, but I'd honestly help fund this channel. I've been watching for years and all of your reviews are just so down to earth and spot on. I do have KZbin Red, so I hope that helps in some form or fashion when I binge watch your videos haha, but seriously I'd set up a tip jar or something haha

[@pushakargaikwad9402]

This is the best review of Pixel Book on KZbin 🙌

[@richarddr1234]

Spot on. This does seem like the future of desktop computing

[@FishBeeProductions]

I like!! Price... not so much. I’m going to get the Samsung chromebook soon!

[@JoostterLaak]

cograts on the 500k landmark tho !

[@Jhihmoac]

...Since I do a lot of computer-generated illustration and photoediting, I still use many apps that run on a Windows platform, so a Chromebook would be useless... Also, I agree with you on one point... 2017 has surely been a year of products that do too little, yet demand too much from your wallet! Probably the biggest reason I will be holding on to my 2016 handset until it finally dies!

[@andrewjardine3924]

Adobe project rush could be a game changer for this device - waiting with baited breath to see how it pans out on Chromebook... Video editing on any device? Ooooft - Chromebooks that natively run Android apps could all of a sudden be awesome 👍

[@daltonwilliams2962]

Flossy Carter, Mr. Mobile, and MKBHD, I watch their reviews even when I'm not that interested the product being reviewed.

[@BillSprague]

Thanks, Michael. I’m writing this reply on my iPad Pro 9.7, which I had to scrub of all of it’s open apps in order to get it to connect with its ZAGG Rugged Book Pro keyboard. I mostly like the combination but dropping it’s Bluetooth connection is a pain. My only reluctance in buying a PixelBook is it’s OS and that I’ve never seen anyone do a review of AutoCAD on the little machine. It looks like and amazing travel computer otherwise.

[@sipenarekbecha7193]

yo Mike, we love to see the if you gonna do a review about top wired headphones & earphones in the future.

[@mabrego]

great video! but the audio is a little weird...

[@SaintKendall]

Fantastic video, as always! 🙂

[@ricardosiguenza5847]

hey michael i have a question, if i watch the entire advertisement you recibe a better compensation? btw great videos keep it going

[@user-dx1kj6kj7t]

You have great reviews

[@DarrenHollander]

Thanks for a sober review that recognizes the value in the hardware alone. I agree

[@Xencam]

Protip for Google: make sure there's at least one drawing app downloaded on the in-store demo units. Makes it hard to test the stylus if there's no apps that make use of it.

[@jbopatrick84]

Mr. Mobile... The only dude that can pull off a blizzard vest indoors, and Windows XP wallpaper.

[@malcolmh5736]

Great review, thanks! I dig your reviews! Since the Pixelbook tethers to the Pixel phone, it should really allow apps like Google Message, which is the Google texting app on the Pixel and Duo, which is video calls. It's stupid to me that these Google apps don't run on Pixelbook. I'd like to see more integration with the Pixel 2 and Pixelbook like texting and calls/video calls. Speaking of that, how is the forward facing cam on the pixelbook???

[@hoomanrostami2715]

Dude! I expected you to give a hands-on of Oneplus 5T today. In my idea you did kinda wrong, Micheal, when the whole reviewers and websites gave a quick review of Oneplus announcement. In the meantime, I follow you from Pocketnow with Jaime Rivera.

[@ronbzoom8531]

I think Chrome OS has come along far enough to warrant purchase of a midrange laptop like the Asus 302C and Samsung Chromebook Plus and Pro. At $450-500-ish, they're somewhat pricey for a Chromebook, but the high quality build and horsepower under the hood make it worth it over the more plasticy $250-$300 range stuff (which, btw, is getting pretty damn good too!). But the jump to $1,000 and up for something running Chrome OS just doesn't make much sense at this time unless you're a developer speeding hours and hours on these things professionally and you want something nice to work on. But for the rest of us... this thing just isn't ready for primetime.

[@BigTylt]

ron bZoom Most developers don't use Chromebooks.

[@ronbzoom8531]

Commander Cryo Not. Even to test apps and extensions that they are developing specifically for Chrome OS and Chromebooks?

[@I_THE_ME]

I'm more interested in the future of Windows 10 on ARM. The SOCs take so little space leaving a lot more room for battery and since they tend to stay cool passively, no active cooling is really needed (although it's hard to say at the moment since we have no info about how well they actually run W10).

[@kevinphilip3968]

Nice video Michael, can you please make a video on the Nubia Z17s.

[@ironman5180]

Good job Michael. That's all. Carry on.

[@luisburciaga1230]

Definitely getting this. The deal breaker was the Google play support

[@athulpaulp]

When it's a mr mobile's video I don't skip ads ;)

[@dzemoski45]

KZbin would not be the same without Mr. Mobile, classy as ever.

[@chinmaysethi7228]

You are the best reviewer michael.. !!..

[@hyunbinseo]

I just love the conclusion.

[@sathishmechy]

Great work!

[@benjaminh9081]

That whole updating thing, my $300 Dell refurb does that, most of the time it just restarts when I'm not using the lap top

[@kartikk7346]

I'm a student. But apart from the build quality, there is nothing that would pull me towards chrome OS. I can do everything and more on a windows and to some extent on a MacBook as well. While running apps on a large screen may be appealing for those who love games, there are very few practical uses for anything else. I use an Android phone and would definitely prefer to use that to run any applications. The PixelBook is ideal for Multimedia and browsing. That's about it.