Google Book
A line of Android-based notebook computers introduced by Google as the successor to Chromebook. The hardware is manufactured by multiple OEM partners and runs Google Book OS.
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The cross-device feature GQ never popped up once during the week-long review, possibly because support is limited to a few Google apps.
Clipboard contents exceeding about 8000 characters fail silently, sometimes causing the interface to crash back to the login page.
The Adobe suite is absent on Google Book, Premiere is reportedly in development, and CapCut Pad can only serve as a lightweight substitute.
Google Book's built-in Linux support is weakened: by default there is only a terminal graphical interface, the launcher does not support Linux apps, there is no GPU acceleration, and USB passthrough capability is limited.
One of Google Book's AI features is generating custom Android widgets from natural language descriptions, but the limitations are that personal photos cannot be used as backgrounds and system settings cannot be changed directly.
Google Book's cross-device features require Android 17 on the phone; Android 16 and below devices can only use basic features such as automatic hotspot.
In the review, the issue of being unable to connect to Wi-Fi after waking from sleep reproduced 100% of the time, and the author was using a Google Nest Pro router.
Reviewers consider Googlebook a first-generation experimental product with outstanding hardware and impressive ecosystem integration, but not yet a rational purchase due to its high price and lack of desktop apps.
The starting prices of the five Google Book models range from $899 to $1,299.
If you are heavily dependent on specific Android apps, choosing the ARM version of Google Book may be the safer option.
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The cross-device feature GQ never popped up once during the week-long review, possibly because support is limited to a few Google apps.
50%UnverifiedThe Adobe suite is absent on Google Book, Premiere is reportedly in development, and CapCut Pad can only serve as a lightweight substitute.
50%UnverifiedGoogle Book's built-in Linux support is weakened: by default there is only a terminal graphical interface, the launcher does not support Linux apps, there is no GPU acceleration, and USB passthrough capability is limited.
50%UnverifiedOne of Google Book's AI features is generating custom Android widgets from natural language descriptions, but the limitations are that personal photos cannot be used as backgrounds and system settings cannot be changed directly.
50%UnverifiedGoogle Book's cross-device features require Android 17 on the phone; Android 16 and below devices can only use basic features such as automatic hotspot.
50%UnverifiedIn the review, the issue of being unable to connect to Wi-Fi after waking from sleep reproduced 100% of the time, and the author was using a Google Nest Pro router.
50%UnverifiedClipboard contents exceeding about 8000 characters fail silently, sometimes causing the interface to crash back to the login page.
50%UnverifiedReviewers consider Googlebook a first-generation experimental product with outstanding hardware and impressive ecosystem integration, but not yet a rational purchase due to its high price and lack of desktop apps.
50%UnverifiedIf you are heavily dependent on specific Android apps, choosing the ARM version of Google Book may be the safer option.
50%UnverifiedThe five Google Book models currently on sale are manufactured by five different vendors, and not one of them is made by Google itself.
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