Google Opens Pre-Orders for Googlebook Premium Laptop Starting at $899

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Alphabet's Google has opened pre-orders for Googlebook, a new premium laptop category for Android users built around its Gemini AI tools. Starting at $899, the first models come from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo, running on Intel or Qualcomm chips with up to 14 hours of battery life. The launch marks Google's first flagship ChromeOS attempt since the Pixelbook in 2017 and Pixelbook Go in 2019, pushing the Chromebook formula from low-end student hardware into premium territory with tighter Android integration and Gemini features that draft and organize text, answer questions about on-screen content, and resume tasks handed off from an Android phone. The move comes as Apple pushes down-market in pricing with its $699 MacBook Neo. Alphabet shares were up 1.48% intraday.

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Alphabet Inc Class C
GOOG
▲ PositiveTechnologyrelevance

Alphabet's Google opened pre-orders for its new Gemini-powered Googlebook premium laptop category.

Lenovo Group
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▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Lenovo is one of the first Googlebook manufacturers, gaining a new premium laptop product line.

Acer Inc
2353
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Acer is among the first Googlebook OEMs, adding a new premium ChromeOS laptop to its lineup.

Asustek Computer Inc
2357
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Asus is one of the launch Googlebook makers, gaining a new premium laptop offering.

Qualcomm Incorporated
QCOM
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Qualcomm chips power the new Googlebook premium laptops, giving it a design-win demand boost.

Dell Technologies Inc
DELL
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Dell is one of the first manufacturers building Googlebook premium laptops, giving it a new product line.

Apple Inc.
AAPL
▼ NegativeCompetitionrelevance

Google's premium Googlebook launch and Apple's own $699 MacBook Neo down-market push frame Apple as a rival in the premium laptop segment.

Intel Corporation
INTC
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Intel chips power the first Googlebook models, providing chip demand from the new laptop line.

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HP Inc
HPQ
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

HP is one of the first manufacturers building Googlebook premium laptops, giving it a new product line.

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