Overview
- Google opened preorders on Monday, September 21, with U.S. prices starting at $899 and retail availability set for October 4 in the United States and October 5 in several other markets.
- Five long‑time OEM partners — Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo — will make the first Googlebook models that Google defines as a new premium laptop category.
- First‑generation hardware follows a baseline set by Google: a minimum of 16 GB of RAM, Intel Core Ultra/Qualcomm Snapdragon/MediaTek options, OLED touch displays, and NPUs rated around 40–45+ TOPS for on‑device AI processing.
- Google detailed Gemini‑centric features such as Magic Pointer (an AI cursor), Rambler (improved dictation/transcription), Create My Widget, Continue On, Cast My App and Quick Access to run or mirror phone apps and files on the laptop.
- Some coverage reports the software stack replaces Chrome OS with an Android‑based platform called 'Aluminium OS' that would run Android apps natively, and Google is offering bundled services plus reported extended update support, which could change how Android phones and PCs are used together if broadly adopted.