Fixie Vs Urban bike for small-distance commuting My daily commute is a 1.7km long, almost straight line with minimal slope. Since I have no other method of private transportation, I am thinking of getting a bike and have come up with two interesting candidates:


A fixie (for the fun of it)
A purely urban bike


Some of the things that affect my decision:


I have not riden a bike in about 8 years (since my teens)
Every day I will be caring a laptop case with me
The super market is pretty far for hauling the week's groceries by foot, so the bike should be useful there as well. If not, then I will be thinking for something like this: Good backpack for carrying groceries
The temperatures around here, year-long range from -4° to 36° Celsius (averages 13°-22°)
I don't know much about bike maintenance but I have some experience with maintaining other mechanical stuff (car, motorbike) and since my dad is a mechanic, I think I can get it going with a manual or something
I don't want my budget for the bike to go above 400 euros
For practical day to day commuting I would stay away from a fixie because:


You are not a very experienced cyclist, riding a fixie in traffic is actually not that easy.
No fenders, so dirty clothes/mud in the face on rainy days.
No rear-rack, so for luggage you are forced to use a backpack.


I also wouldn't go for the type of urban bike you link because: 


You will have a very straigth posture on the bike. This makes quick steering more difficult even though it might be a matter of life or death in traffic.
The straight-up posture with your pedals almost directly in line with your torso is not very comfortable when you have to put some effort into your cycling.
The small wheels make this type of bike unnecessarily unstable. 
A luggage rack on the handlebars leads to unpleasant/unresponsive handling.
It looks dorky (but that is just my opinion)).


I would find a nice secondhand bike that looks like the fixie you link but has fenders, a rear-rack and proper brakes.