Google Rolls Out $899-Plus 'Ai laptops'
TechnologyConsumer TechGoogle Rolls Out $899-Plus ‘Googlebook’ AI Laptops With Hardware PartnersFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandHP Googlebooks displayed during a media event in New York on Sept. Instead of building the systems itself, Google is working with five manufacturers — Acer Inc., Asustek Computer Inc., Dell Technologies Inc., HP Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd. — to produce the laptops, which run an Android-like operating system. While they vary in price, design and specifications like processor and storage, they share some attributes: a similar keyboard layout and a “Glowbar” that can show battery levels and custom animations.
- ▪TechnologyConsumer TechGoogle Rolls Out $899-Plus ‘Googlebook’ AI Laptops With Hardware PartnersFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandHP Googlebooks displayed during a media event in New York on Sept.
- ▪Instead of building the systems itself, Google is working with five manufacturers — Acer Inc., Asustek Computer Inc., Dell Technologies Inc., HP Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd. — to produce the laptops, which run an Android-like operating system
- ▪While they vary in price, design and specifications like processor and storage, they share some attributes: a similar keyboard layout and a “Glowbar” that can show battery levels and custom animations.
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TechnologyConsumer TechGoogle Rolls Out $899-Plus ‘Googlebook’ AI Laptops With Hardware PartnersFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandHP Googlebooks displayed during a media event in New York on Sept. 15.Photographer: Gabby Jones/BloombergFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Natalie Lung and Mark GurmanSeptember 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTCBookmarkSaveAlphabet Inc.’s Google announced pricing and hardware specifications for the first so-called Googlebooks, marking a push into a high-end laptop market where built-in artificial intelligence features have become the norm.With these premium machines, priced at $899 and up, the…
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