Don’t Expect a New Google Pixelbook Anytime Soon

If you’ve been holding out for a brand new Chromebook made by Google, you’ll should hold ready. A Chromebook crew member simply indicated there is no such thing as a up to date Pixelbook deliberate for 2022.

Trusted Reviews studies that whereas attending a London-based occasion for Qualcomm, Google’s Chrys Tsolaki, retail partner manager for Chromebooks, commented on the way forward for Pixelbooks: “Next year there won’t be anything coming,” Tsolaki mentioned. “In the future, I don’t know.”

There had been no different particulars supplied, but when true, this means the Google Pixelbook, which the corporate launched in 2017, gained’t be seeing an overhaul till 2023 on the earliest.

Arguably Google’s finest Chromebook providing up to now, the 2-in-1 convertible laptop computer was a deal. It supplied Intel processors, stylus assist, a responsive trackpad, a vibrant touchscreen show, and a snug keyboard that yours actually has typed out 1000’s of phrases on through the years. It’s an excellent laptop computer.

Google’s Pixelbook is undoubtedly nonetheless going sturdy for some people, because it nonetheless has two years left in its update cycle. But 4 years later, there have been a lot of different Chromebooks.

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Google’s last two laptops were the Pixel Slate and Pixelbook Go, both geared for a school-focused kind of user. The Pixel Slate was for folks looking for a powerful tablet with the dual-app capabilities of Chrome OS, while the Pixelbook Go was the spec-stuffed Pixelbook reimagined for a college student. They were both capable devices in their own right, but they didn’t quite pack the punch of the original Pixelbook.

The Chromebook market is ultra-competitive right now, which might explain why Google isn’t exactly racing to drop a new one. Acer offers a wide range of Chromebooks, from the massive $380 Chromebook 317 to 14-inch models delivering PC-like performance (the $630 Chromebook Spin 713). Asus, Samsung, HP, and Lenovo also continue to offer compelling Chromebooks for every type of user.

The demand for Chromebooks also isn’t what it used to be. The pandemic spurred Chromebook sales out of sheer necessity, but that started trailing off as kids began returning to in-person classrooms. And with Microsoft making an (extremely late) play for the market with its $250 education-centric Surface Laptop SE, things may be a little oversaturated.

Google may have decided to focus its immediate hardware efforts on its flagship smartphone lineup, plus the chips that go inside its products. Perhaps the company may find some inspiration to launch a Chromebook running on homegrown silicon by 2023.

We’ve reached out to Google to verify the Pixelbook report and can replace this story if/once we hear again.