Googlebook vs Chromebook: What's Different and Which to Buy

Googlebook vs Chromebook, side by side

• Operating system: ChromeOS
• Price range: Roughly $150 to $600+, premium models higher
• AI: Gemini features on newer Chromebook Plus models

What's actually new in Googlebook OS

The big change is under the hood. ChromeOS was built around the Chrome browser, with Android apps added later and sometimes awkwardly.

The five launch models and prices

• Acer Googlebook 14: $899
• XPS Googlebook: $999
• Lenovo Googlebook 15: $1,099
• ASUS Googlebook 14: $1,299
• HP Googlebook 14: $1,299

What happens to Chromebooks?

If you own a Chromebook, it keeps getting ChromeOS updates until its listed end date, which on recent models is up to 10 years from release.

Googlebook vs a Windows laptop or MacBook

At $899 to $1,299, a Googlebook is competing with mid-range Windows laptops and the MacBook Air, not with Chromebooks.