The first Googlebooks are here: I tried all 5 from Acer, Dell, HP, Asus, and Lenovo
I got my grubby little hands on the first batch of Google's new laptop platform. Here are my impressions of the first five models from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, along with all the relevant prices and specs. Credit: Anyron Copeman / Foundry It’s the official launch day for Google’s refreshed take on laptops.
- ▪I got my grubby little hands on the first batch of Google's new laptop platform.
- ▪Here are my impressions of the first five models from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, along with all the relevant prices and specs.
- ▪Credit: Anyron Copeman / Foundry It’s the official launch day for Google’s refreshed take on laptops.
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I got my grubby little hands on the first batch of Google's new laptop platform. Here are my impressions of the first five models from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, along with all the relevant prices and specs. Credit: Anyron Copeman / Foundry It’s the official launch day for Google’s refreshed take on laptops. You can read my impressions here — long story short, it seems to be a platform made with phone-first users in mind. But if you’ve decided that you’re interested and want to pick one up, you have a choice of five at the launch, from the biggest names in the laptop industry: Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. Pre-orders open today, both at Google’s official online store (at least in the US) and various retailers, with deliveries planned for October 4th.
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