Google's first Googlebook laptops go on sale in the US from $899
Five Android laptops from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo are in US stores now. Google has given no date or price for Mexico.
Google's first Googlebook laptops, a line running an Android-based system that the company pitches as a premium successor to Chromebooks, went on sale in the United States on Sunday, Oct. 4, Google said. Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo make the five models, sold through Google Store, Best Buy and other retailers.
For buyers in Mexico, nothing changes today. Google has announced no date, price or local stores. On Oct. 5 the laptops reach Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany and Australia, and Mexico is not on that list.
US prices by model:
- Acer Googlebook 14: from $899. A convertible with a 14-inch OLED screen and an Intel Core Ultra 5 or 7 chip.
- ASUS Googlebook 14: $1,299, with 16 GB of RAM and a 2880 x 1800, 120 Hz touch screen, according to ASUS, which already sells it in its store and at Best Buy.
- HP Googlebook 14: $1,299, according to Android Authority.
- Dell XPS Googlebook and Lenovo Googlebook 15: sources disagree. Engadget lists the Dell at $1,199, with a deal at $999, and the Lenovo between $1,099 and $1,349 depending on configuration; Android Authority puts the Lenovo at $1,299.
Google adds to each laptop one year of Google AI Pro (with 5 TB of storage), one year of GeForce NOW, three months of YouTube Premium and three of Adobe Photoshop. In the sources consulted, the company does not say what those services cost once the free period ends.
Google promises up to 14 hours of battery life and ASUS up to 18 for its model. Those are manufacturers' figures and none has independent testing: Engadget tried all five laptops at a presentation and describes impressions, not measurements. An earlier review by this newsroom already noted that nobody had measured their performance.
The date for Mexico is still pending; Google has not given one.
