Things I Love About My Pixelbook

1. It's secure.  
• Chrome OS runs in a VM where the end user does add software.  
• All data is encrypted at rest.  If you change your google account password, then the next time you sign in, you need to enter your old password to re-encrypt your data with the new password.
• If you install Linux, your software runs in an unprivileged container on a separate VM.  Any malware that you bring in there has much jailbreaking in between it and your machine.
2. It's fast and clean. 
• Third parties are not installing random software that invades basic system functions.  
• So, there's no sluggish behavior opening things, no unnecessary gadgets or menus popping up where I least expect
• There's no need for anti-virus software that has god-knows-what performance impact.
3. It's disposable.
• All of my work is saved on line (google docs, gmail etc). 
• If I lose my computer, it just does not matter.  I sign into a new one and everything is there.
• Exception: local state, which is:
1. cached state for off-line editing;
2. the contents of the "Downloads" folder;
3. everything in my Linux VM.  Anything not git-push'ed is at risk.
4. All the little stuff.
• nice-feeling keyboard
• long battery life (6+ hours in airplane mode with only emacs running)
• two USB-C ports, one on each side, for easy charging
• the screen flips around, turning the device into a touchscreen tablet running Android apps
• multiple sign-on, e.g. use work and personal google accounts simultaneously
5. Limitations
• MS office.  Chrome OS readily previews and converts most office docs to google docs, but not password-protected ones, and some of the fancier features aren't supported.
• it took some fiddling to get my company's VPN to work.
• ummm....
• that's really it.  Otherwise I miss literally nothing about my MacBook.