HP Googlebook 14 Delivers $1,200 Premium Hardware as Googlebook OS Limits Its Appeal
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Updated · 9to5Google · Oct 16
HP Googlebook 14 Delivers $1,200 Premium Hardware as Googlebook OS Limits Its Appeal
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · Oct 16
Summary
HP’s first Googlebook laptop pairs a 10.9mm, 2.74-pound aluminum design with a strong keyboard, haptic trackpad, 14-inch OLED display and fast Snapdragon X Elite performance.
Googlebook OS undercuts that hardware by offering a thin desktop app ecosystem, sharply reduced Linux support and no practical way to run software from other platforms.
Battery life and charging are solid rather than class-leading, with the review saying the machine is competitive with Snapdragon Windows laptops but still trails a MacBook Air.
At $1,200, the laptop is hard to recommend because similarly priced Windows PCs and Macs offer broader functionality, even as Google positions Googlebooks as premium Android-first laptops.