# Chromebook Pixel

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Chromebook Pixel and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 13 years (4 owners).

**Verdict:** Owners praise its build quality, durability and hybrid tablet form, though the software is the usual complaint.

## Why people recommend it

- Durable, top-tier build quality (3 comments): "the quality, performance, and durability was top tier" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48112900)) "It is phenomenal hardware" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48115417)) "I have two that work just fine today." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48112729))
- Ahead of its time (3 comments): "I've always thought chromebook pixel was a product ahead of its time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50282340)) "these laptops were awesome and IMO well ahead of their time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48112550)) "Those original Chromebook Pixels were awesome machines." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48112644))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Lenovo Chromebook Plus](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lenovo-chromebook-plus-14.md): 8 recommend
- [Lenovo Chromebook](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lenovo-chromebook.md): 6 recommend
- [Lenovo IdeaPad Duet](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lenovo-ideapad-duet.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Google+Chromebook+Pixel+2015&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Chromebook Pixel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/chromebook-pixel/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).