The Pixel Tablet is actually just a few spare parts in a half-empty body
arstechnica.com
Why is this $500 tablet full of so much empty space?

I am not sure where I land on this issue, I am not entirely sold that it should have been filled to the brim and packed tightly but it does seem like they could have done better either for repairability or at least having things like a headphone jack and maybe better speakers (I have read that speakers can do better with more hollow space without adding much weight but I’m not knowledgeable enough)

The comments have a lot of good viewpoints

  • @[email protected]English
    19•1 year ago

    Kind of annoying, they could have used that space for a bigger battery, bigger heatsink, memory card reader, more ports, etc.

      • IzzyEnglish
        4•1 year ago

        Yes, but at $500 the profit margins are still huge. This is like a $200 tablet being sold for $500. It probably costs $50 to manufacture.