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in my quest to find the good iPad pro replacement I've come across an interesting approach this is the pixel slate Google's first attempt at bringing Chrome OS to a tablet and frankly what I feel should be the future of this form factor with huge quotes in the word future I mean factus I really want to love this tablet but there are things in the implementation that keep me from it I'm high literally better with pocket now and let's go through our full review to tell you why I am a huge tablet user you guys know this they are the digital notepad that assists my work routine and also my fallback device for scripting whenever I don't want to burn unnecessary battery for my video editing laptop if only Apple gave us an iPad OS to make it more useful I'd love it even more and I feel that Google noticed that they notice if there's a niche where we need a more pro tablet and this is the solution that Google is bringing think about it is this is my second experience using Chrome OS so let me start by telling you what's good about this tablet first every good tablet should never cheap out on content consumption and this one excels this is Google's twelve point three inch molecular display at three thousand by two thousand pixels with fantastic color reproduction great viewing angles and enough brightness for any scenario we've got two dual firing speakers exactly where every tablet should have them facing the user telephoto in one module I would be sold and they get plenty loud and crisp though you might notice some distortion if you keep them maxed out also any pro tablet requires good specifications in IO and this tablet has all the goods depending on which very you pick as reviewed this model has the eighth generation Intel Core i5 eight gigs of ram 128 gigs of storage that's not expandable and yes there are two USB C ports here that support 4k display output and an accessory connector for the optional keyboard that we'll discuss later this tablet also nails another key essential which is endurance I mean the 48 watt hour battery was able to get me through the day every single time that I used it and then the 45 watt charger included in the box is plenty fast to top it off really quick Google also claims this tablet is secure there's the pixel imprint fingerprint sensor that's plenty fast along with the Titan C security chip that keeps all your data secure within the device but now let me continue the video by telling you where I'm mixed about this tablet and it begins with Chrome OS I mean I feel tablet does solve my main complaint with an iPad this is no baby browser this is the full desktop Chrome browser on a tablet from bank transactions absolutely anything you want to do on the web this tablet can do it the F gap has also been solved with Chrome OS running Android applications and heck you can even open zip files without much extra drama here we're on iOS that's kind of a nightmare the problem is the implementation you have to look out for the little chrome icons to know which ones are chrome tabs and which ones are Android applications and even if it's cool that in desktop mode you can use the Android applications like small phone windows they suddenly become bloated blocks of space and tablet mode and worst of all moving windows around is really choppy and I really wish there was multiple desktop options here for better multitasking and then some Android applications work in a weird way like for example my favorite which is Microsoft OneNote or you can't select text using the keyboard or you can't use italics or bold easily through keyboard shortcuts and then there's the other problem which is the way multiple accounts work on this tablet which is not the same as having multiple accounts it's different chrome windows on the desktop and to continue let's talk about this design I like the tablet visually but it's quite unfortunate that there's only one size and one color option the tablet is light on its own and if this is your only computer then the size is fine but I still need a video editing rig with me so I would've loved that this tablet were smaller like 9 or 10 inches and then you've got the issues that this color option is a true fingerprint and smudge magnet and then there's the pixel book pen which I love for highlighting and for my notes I love that there's no latency but I hate the fact that I can't really attach it easily to either the tablet or the keyboard so I can't tell you how many times I've dropped this thing I feel Microsoft s is really spoiled with how you can attach the pen to the tablet but of course there is no such thing as a perfect device so let me talk to you about this pixel a keyboard do not pay $200 for this thing it is seriously on the verge of being terrible I mean sure the keys are backlit and they're round which is quite unique and they feel great while typing but the problem is really this portion in between where the tablet sits and the keyboard if you're using for example a Microsoft Surface pro this portion attaches magnetically to the tablets but on this one it doesn't so this keyboard wobbles for absolutely everything you can think of this means that unless you have a hard surface typing on this thing can be a true flimsy nightmare and then the size of the keyboard also doesn't help when on your lap as you'll need to adopt a very uncomfortable position for the tablet not to drift back on your legs and obviously all the while wobbling as you type I highly recommend that you consider the bridge G type keyboard which I believe is $50 less expensive and turns this tablet more into a laptop that I think will be more useful to you last but not least this the price tag and what you're getting for it I know this tablet starts at $5.99 but the problem is that that's for a lesser spec model this one is $9.99 and it doesn't handle Android apps and windows really well so I doubt that that other one will do a better job and then if you consider the $200 keyboard plus the pen I mean it hikes up so much that I don't know if it's worth it to consider this tablet over other options like a Microsoft Surface pro for example to conclude I think you understand why I really want to love this tablet I feel Chrome OS is approach is the perfect solution to make tablets more powerful and less restrictive and I also feel that this design and form factor is the best way to go I don't like fans on my tablets Google just needs to work on the implementation I feel that Chrome OS does need Android apps but if these didn't work well on Android tablets don't expect them to do a better job here and then the second thing is definitely the hardware I feel that Google could have done a better job with certain elements of this design it's a great tablet don't get me wrong I just find it really hard to recommend over other options for its same price point but anyways let us know what you think in the comments down below about the Google pixel slates if you like 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