Is My M1 MacBook Air… a Chromebook?

Ok, yes, I know that the MacBook Air is not a Chromebook. You know how I know this? Well, because I wrote half of this story on a Chromebook.

(Yes, that does mean the other half was written on the MacBook Air… and I’m not telling you which half)

I’m writing this as I switch back and forth between the M1 MacBook Air and Google’s Pixelbook Go. And as I do so, I can’t help but notice some similarities. And if you’re familiar with my tech articles of late, you’ll know that means I’m itching to compare the two computers.

Ok. I know what you’re thinking. Haven’t I compared Apple’s MacBook Air and Google’s Pixelbook Go to death? Haven’t I explored everything there is to possibly explore between these two computers? Isn’t it about time I move on?

Yes. Yes. It is true that I’ve spent a good portion of 2020 reviewing the 2020 MacBook Air and more than once I’ve compared it to the Pixelbook Go. On the one hand, that’s because the Pixelbook Go turned out to be one of the best computers I ever had the pleasure of typing on (read: it has a damn excellent keyboard). But on the other hand, every time I reviewed- and compared- the 2020 MacBook Air, that was the one hindered by Intel’s Core i3 processor and saddled with a loud- and rather useless- fan.