Overview
- Google and five hardware partners opened preorders on Monday, Sept. 21, with U.S. retail shipments due Oct. 4 and select international deliveries on Oct. 5.
- The launch lineup includes five models from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo with starting U.S. prices from $899 to $1,299 and at least 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB storage on every base configuration.
- Googlebook OS is an Android‑based desktop system that embeds Gemini AI into features such as Magic Pointer, Rambler dictation, Create My Widget and deep Android phone continuity like Continue On and App Cast.
- Hardware rules require touchscreens, premium materials, and dedicated NPUs (40+ TOPS) with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 or Snapdragon X Elite chips at launch while MediaTek support is slated for later.
- Google is offering one year of Google AI Pro, an isolated Linux environment with a pKVM Level 5 hypervisor for developers, a Titan security chip, up to 10 years of updates, and plans for lower‑cost Googlebook variants in the future.