Google’s Googlebook launch consists of five laptops built with Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo, positioned above Chromebooks and designed as companions to an Android phone with Continue on, the Files app and Handoff. All models use premium materials including aluminum, magnesium alloy and carbon fibre, and span 13-inch travel designs, 2-in-1 convertibles and 15.3-inch displays, all touchscreens up to 2.8K OLED resolution. Google says partners tuned backlit keyboards with custom layouts, large haptic glass trackpads with native gesture support, up to six speakers with Dolby Atmos, and studio-quality microphones that cancel background noise. The Acer Googlebook 14, from $1,299 CAD, is the only convertible and cheapest model, with a 14-inch 2.8K OLED touchscreen (500 nits), Intel Core Ultra 5/7 Series 3 (Panther Lake), 16GB of RAM, 256GB or more of SSD storage, a fingerprint sensor, and an aluminum and magnesium chassis at 13.9mm thin and 2.5 pounds. The Dell XPS Googlebook, from $1,699 CAD, has a 13.4-inch 2.5K touchscreen (500 nits), Snapdragon X Elite, 16 to 32GB of RAM, 512GB or more of storage, a fingerprint sensor, and is