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.

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