Review: Googlebooks pair great hardware with unfinished OS
The Verge tested every launch Googlebook from Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Asus: the hardware is premium, starting at $900 with metal builds, OLED screens and 16GB of RAM, but Googlebook OS remains beta-level with bugs and weak app support. The outlet does not recommend buying any of them yet.
- Cheapest model is the Acer Googlebook 14 at $900 with a 2880x1800 120Hz OLED
- Dell XPS Googlebook weighs 2.2 pounds, starts at $999 and lasts a full day
- Googlebook OS lacks portrait orientation in tablet mode
- All tested models received low scores because of the software
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