I went looking for evidence that supports my conclusion hardly makes for a compelling case.
The initial supposition was largely based on price and a larger SSD than normal without considering the obvious reasons.
The pixel Chromebooks have always been expensive, so no surprise there. Likewise, loads of people (myself included) refused to spend thousands if the most local storage was 64gb with a horribly slow USB 2.0 SD card reader for expansion. I remember reading (a Reddit IMA IIRC) that they wanted a larger drive, but couldn't because reasons.
I'm seriously considering getting one now that my biggest objections are gone and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
The initial supposition was largely based on price and a larger SSD than normal without considering the obvious reasons.
The pixel Chromebooks have always been expensive, so no surprise there. Likewise, loads of people (myself included) refused to spend thousands if the most local storage was 64gb with a horribly slow USB 2.0 SD card reader for expansion. I remember reading (a Reddit IMA IIRC) that they wanted a larger drive, but couldn't because reasons.
I'm seriously considering getting one now that my biggest objections are gone and I'm sure I'm not the only one.