The Pixelbook Go hides its design charms on the bottom, which seems a pretty strange place at first glance, but then you have to think about how Google’s new Chromebook is actually going to be used. The textured base is at odds with what’s otherwise a fairly sober, sensible design, but it has some advantages beyond just looking distinctive.

Most laptops have a few rubber pads or strips to make sure they grip on the table, desk, or whatever surface you’re using. The Pixelbook Go makes the whole base more readily gripped, in contrast, and as a result I suspect it’ll be much happy being used in those impromptu moments you need a laptop but worry about dropping it.
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