Our first five impressions of Googlebooks — exciting but underbaked

<figure> <img alt="An Asus Googlebook 14 laptop on a wood table." data-caption="We’re in the process of testing all the Googlebooks. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/268755_Google_event_Asus_Googlebook_14_ADiBenedetto_0001.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> We’re in the process of testing all the Googlebooks. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">Googlebooks <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1004810/our-googlebooks-have-landed">are here</a>. The first models went on sale Sunday, October 4th, and we received review units of all five Googlebooks about 24 hours ago. Since then, we've been in a mad dash to put the devices through their paces and get a check on what it's like to use these Android laptops.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">At first glance, Googlebooks feel very Chromebook-ish, and at times a little janky. But Google has some great new ideas afoot on how a laptop and phone interact. You can already link your phone to a Windows laptop to sync your notifications and mirror your whole iPhone on macOS. But Googlebooks allow you to take actions on your phone from your laptop in a way …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1005745/google-googlebook-android-laptops-dell-acer-asus-lenovo-hp-impressions">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>