Google opens pre-orders for its new premium laptop category, the “Googlebook,” with prices starting at $899. The devices are built around Google’s Gemini AI and are designed to integrate Gemini features directly into everyday desktop tasks, including use tied to the cursor, dictation, and on-screen widgets.
The laptops also blend components of Google’s Android and ChromeOS ecosystems, aiming to make it easier to move between a user’s phone and computer. Reported capabilities include using Gemini tools to draft and organize text, ask questions about content displayed on the screen, and resume tasks from an Android phone. The launch includes models from multiple manufacturers, including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, with configurations reported to support Intel or Qualcomm processors and battery life of up to about 14 hours.
Outlets frame the move as Google’s push to refresh the ChromeOS laptop lineup with a more flagship, AI-centric experience. Some coverage also places the announcement in the context of heightened competition in laptops, including pressure from lower-priced offerings in the market.
