Google Pixel Slate 64 GB (GA00345-US)

Chromebooks from Google are no longer a curiosity. But a convertible tablet running Chrome OS is something new. The first and so far the only solution of this kind entered the market in 2018.

Multifaceted personality

The Pixel Slate model combines the charms of both a tablet and a small laptop in one bottle (when the gadget is additionally equipped with a keyboard cover). You can recognize the keyboard by the round outlines of the keys. While the user is working with the device in his hands, the applications are displayed on his screen in a tablet form, and the control is sharpened for swiping across the display with your fingers. However, it is worth docking the docking station with the Google Pixel Slate and the system switches to the desktop version.

Internal components

Powerful components are hidden in the thin body of the tablet: a Coffe Lake generation processor named Intel Core m3, 8 GB of RAM, integrated Intel HD Graphics and 64 GB of storage. You can’t call gaming hardware, however, “heavy” games are not optimized for Chrome OS anyway. The element of the model is the nimble tossing and turning of ordinary “deeds” and working with the Pixel Pen stylus (the pen will have to be purchased separately).

Strengths

The screen is another strong point of the Google Pixel Slate. In its role, an LTPS-matrix of 12.3-inch dimensions is used diagonally with special proportions of 3:2 and a high resolution of the displayed image of 3000x2000 pixels. The protective glass Gorilla Glass 5 gives the display more reliability. We add fast charging via the USB-C port (up to two hours of work in 15 minutes of mains power), front stereo speakers, a fingerprint sensor in the power button to the assets of the model — as a result, the tablet pleases on almost all fronts . Except for the lack of a 3.5mm audio jack and the features of the Chrome OS system, which will not be to everyone's liking.