Chromebook Pixel coming to Australia through The Good Guys in April

With Google looking to bring Chromebooks to Australia, it appears The Good Guys are willing to try and beat them to the punch, with the Chromebook Pixel no less.

This morning, The Good Guys held an “Ask Intel” event on Facebook and Twitter, so I took the opportunity to ask them and their Intel rep, Dion about possible availability of the Chromebook Pixel (which packs an Intel Core i5 processor) in Australia. Surprisingly, Dion advised that the Chromebook Pixel will be available in Australia in April. The Good Guys team was then able to advise that they expect it to be in their stores then as well.

@phroghollow Dion says: New release Chromebook will be available in April. And yes – it really is a high performing beast! #AskIntel

— The Good Guys AU (@TheGoodGuysAU) March 14, 2013

The Good Guys weren’t to confirm precise details – we don’t know exactly when, how much, or whether they’ll stock the Wifi or LTE models. We’ll be following up with them to see what other information they can supply in the lead-up to their launch – you’ll read it here as soon as we know.

Would you prefer to buy a Chromebook Pixel from a local supplier instead of importing it? Will you wait until April for it? Let us know in the comments!

Posted in: Chromebooks, and News

http://twitter.com/gregmcph Greg McPherson

I can’t help feeling like some people are going to be extremely upset when they get it home and realize that it’s not what they though it was.
- http://ausdroid.net/ Daniel Tyson
  
  I get the feeling i’ll be the only satisfied customer leaving the store with one!!
Josh Michielsen

I get the feeling this is a bad idea.
Annoying Old Fart

Delighted to see Google set tongues wagging on the vexed issue of screen resolution. I’d buy one locally if a) it was sensibly priced, and b) if I could run a conventional Linux distro on it. Otherwise, for me, it’s just a curiosity.
Luke Wiwatowski

Perhaps this is a precursor to an official chromebook launch. I hope so since I’m on the edge of importing (a cheap) one myself but I would definitely like local warranty and hopefully a lower cost than what importers are charging.
http://espadav8.co.uk Andrew

Wouldn’t mind one myself, but they’re going to be pricey. They’re already expensive in America, they’re going to be just as much + the ‘Australia’ tax.
harvz

After listening to TWIG this week and hearing jeff talk about duel booting Linux i did get a little excited but i would rather have the $250 Samsung arm chip one for what i need