It went on sale on May 28th, priced at $549.99. It’s a handsome and thin touchscreen laptop that looks like it costs twice as much as it does. Because it also comes with a stylus and performs at speeds you don’t usually get on Chrome OS, it should have been an inexpensive flagship that can prove that Chromebooks aren’t just for students and couches, but could be your main computer.
The operative word there is “should.” Because after a grand unveiling at CES, reality hit: the hardware wasn’t finished in time, and the software still isn’t finished. Even though it’s now on sale and shipping to customers, the software has a memory bug that crashes the computer if you push it too hard. Until Google fixes it, you should hold off on buying this laptop. I’m holding off on reviewing it, too.
If we open more than a dozen or so tabs or web apps, the Chromebook Pro can become unstable — the whole device will freeze or even restart. The problem is intermittent and seems worse if you happen to open an Android app or had opened and closed one since you last rebooted.
