Just accepted my offer at Google and starting in a few weeks (nontech). I’m leaning toward choosing the Macbook Air over Chromebook. Will I get a brand new laptop, or is there a chance I get an older model (ex. 2017 or 2018 Air)? Separately, for the Chromebook option, have people been getting Pixelbooks, or another manufacturer like HP/Samsung? #Google #onboarding #noogler TC: 300k
If you will have to be taking a lot of video calls, I would get the MacBook Pro. Otherwise, get the pixel book.
Isn’t it know how shitty the camera is on recent MacBooks? Is the pixel book not better?.....still I’d never choose anything besides a MacBook imo
I have a pixelbook. Works fine for me
For dev work Pixelbook may be challenging, otherwise it’s Ok
Could you elaborate? My understanding is that outside of special cases (iOS dev) most Google dev is done through web tools. Where does the pixelbook fall short?
Only temps get used laptops. I have a MacBook Pro and wouldn't get anything else. The Air is way too small.
I was skeptical about the pixel book but when I got it I love it. Never used a Mac before though
13 MacBook Pro is a safe bet
This information may be outdated or slightly inaccurate: Pixelbook (2017) Macbook Pro (2018) Macbook Air (2018) Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 2nd Gen (2018) Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen (Linux only) (2018) Dell Precision 3530 (2018) There are more but require special approval which you likely won't be able to get unless there's a specific reason. The Pixelbook is great for browser based applications and I actually really like it. There are some limitations though, depending on your needs but for me it's actually better than the X1 Yoga (that thing is somewhat heavy and the extra bells and whistles are completely useless)
I put in for a pixelbook last week based on reading some earlier threads here. Haven't heard anything back yet, I imagine I'll get my hardware closer to my start date. Hopefully they haven't run out.
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What is a non tech google job?
Exactly. There are no non-engineering jobs at Google.
Wow really ⸮