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dougpaw57

Sep 25, 2026 5:28 PM

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Maybe I'm behind the 8ball since I've been hearing a lot a/b these Googlebooks lately, but I'm not understanding the hype or overall appeal...

Unified OS between your phone and computer is the biggest thing to me. Everything running native Android will be interesting. Also, phone integration with Windows is horrible. I guess the apple folks have nothing to gain with these devices.

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AlcatrazHaze

Sep 25, 2026 6:07 PM

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Starting at $900 is ROUGH for what's essentially a glorified big Android tablet with keyboard. Sure you are getting mid-high end CPU RAM decent build quality and all but what are you going to use them for using Android apps? Even iPad Pro hasn't quite figured out the workflow with their App Store lineup and the latest iPadOS multitasking.

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dougpaw57

Sep 25, 2026 7:19 PM

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Starting at $900 is ROUGH for what's essentially a glorified big Android tablet with keyboard. Sure you are getting mid-high end CPU RAM decent build quality and all but what are you going to use them for using Android apps? Even iPad Pro hasn't quite figured out the workflow with their App Store lineup and the latest iPadOS multitasking.

Well, a Dell XPS 13 is a Dell XPS 13, so not so rough when you're getting the same hardware regardless of the OS. I actually think that this is the way it's going to go into the future, your phone will be your primary device, and everything works with that.

AlcatrazHaze

Sep 25, 2026 7:46 PM

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Well, a Dell XPS 13 is a Dell XPS 13, so not so rough when you're getting the same hardware regardless of the OS. I actually think that this is the way it's going to go into the future, your phone will be your primary device, and everything works with that.

If I can install whatever OS on it, sure, but this one looks extremely unlikely because of the built-in Titan C security chip. Mind you an XPS with the same spec and Windows is also $999(https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/d...ure-anchor) which technically should be more expensive because of the Windows license but not, AND you can install Linux on it if you like. We tried the "phone is your primary device" with Android Desktop Mode/Samsung Dex in 2017 and it never took off, and the same reasons why it didn't succeed apply here still to this day.

dougpaw57

Sep 25, 2026 7:48 PM

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If I can install whatever OS on it, sure, but this one looks extremely unlikely because of the built-in Titan C security chip. Mind you an XPS with the same spec and Windows is also $999(https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/d...ure-anchor) which technically should be more expensive because of the Windows license but not, AND you can install Linux on it if you like. We tried the "phone is your primary device" with Android Desktop Mode/Samsung Dex in 2017 and it never took off, and the same reasons why it didn't succeed apply here still to this day.

DEX required you connect your phone to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. This will run on it's own, way different than DEX.

AlcatrazHaze

Sep 25, 2026 8:08 PM

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DEX required you connect your phone to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. This will run on it's own, way different than DEX.

Exactly, this is even a worse version of that because you have to carry a full price full power extra device with you. If I'm carry such a device anyway, I'm gonna pack a more capable machine than a glorified Android phone. If you are talking about the phone syncing workload between 2 devices, we already have that on Apple ecosystem called Handoff. Microslop has their own version called Phone Link it just doesn't work as well. The audio/video editing continuity they showed off in the keynote will definitely require developer opt-in and that certainly has worked out great for Android in the last decade

Frank_Nitty

Sep 25, 2026 8:38 PM

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Unified OS between your phone and computer is the biggest thing to me. Everything running native Android will be interesting. Also, phone integration with Windows is horrible. I guess the apple folks have nothing to gain with these devices.

Most of Microsoft's attempts at integrating Android Support into the Windows ecosystem, specifically the Amazon Appstore intertwined into Windows 11, has been a failure.

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zreon

Sep 25, 2026 9:15 PM

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You all are insane for thinking $900 is too much for this. That is cheaper than half the phones out there. Have you seen ram and storage prices lately?

Seems like I may actually have an upgrade from my old pixel book that is still chugging along.

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Justyourdad

Sep 25, 2026 10:21 PM

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Do some research, NOT A CHROMEBOOK. This runs Googlebook OS (Android), not ChromeOS.

Even worse. Chrome os can actually run a Linux layer to use Linux app.if this is an android, it just just a piece of shi**t.

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dlinders10

Sep 25, 2026 11:51 PM

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It's $900. It has an arm processor. It doesn't say anywhere what operating system it runs. If the ad doesn't care enough to tell me then I don't care enough to find out.

Best buy is horrible with listing the specs and it is purposely misleading with specs that doesn't look good. Any laptop with a 120 hz screen lists it, but most of the 60 hz screen laptops just leave it off hoping you don't notice. They also like to do this with screens that are 45% rgb instead of 100%.

stevelion

Sep 26, 2026 12:17 AM

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Check out a Dell XPS 13 running Windows, this is the same or cheaper. So why is it too expensive just based on the OS?

And the Asus Googlebook appears to be based on the ~$2k ultra-premium ASUS ExpertBook B9 OLED which is crafted with magnesium-lithium alloy and weighs under 2.2 lbs. So maybe the Googlebook is "expensive" compared to a plastic laptop with a 250-nit TN display, but they seem reasonable comparison to premium laptops with other Operating Systems. Especially considering these are launch devices with little time for discounting to kick in.

stevelion

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You made my point...if work is done in a browser, why do you need a powerful, expensive laptop?

An estimated 65-75% of users across OS do their work in a Browser or with PWA exclusively these days so the answer to your question is probably much the same reason these folks buy expensive Windows and Macs when a $400 Chromebook would work.

Last edited by stevelion September 26, 2026 at 08:29 PM.

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dougpaw57

Sep 26, 2026 1:34 AM

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Even worse. Chrome os can actually run a Linux layer to use Linux app.if this is an android, it just just a piece of shi**t.

GEEEZ, DO SOME RESEARCH!

You can access the Linux environment directly from the desktop interface:
Open the App Launcher: Click the Launcher icon in the bottom-left corner of your screen.
Launch Terminal: Search for and select the Terminal app.
Initialize Environment: If it is your first time opening it, follow the brief on-screen prompts to set up your username and allocate storage space for your Linux files.
Pre-Installed Developer Tools
The Googlebook Linux environment comes equipped with a suite of built-in developer tools and system utilities ready for immediate use:
Package Management: Managed via standard Debian commands using apt or dpkg.
Developer Terminals: Features modern CLI tools like bash, zsh, and git.
Agentic Tools: Includes Claude Code, an agentic coding tool that can edit code, fix bugs, and run commands directly in your terminal.
Custom CLIs: Includes the native Antigravity CLI (ag) to handle unified ecosystem services and project management.

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Hat-Trick

Sep 26, 2026 2:55 AM

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An estimated 65-75% of users across OS do their work in a Browser or with PWA exclusively these days so the answer to your question is probably mush the same reason these folks buy expensive Windows and Macs when a $400 Chromebook would work.

You're not actually answering my question...you're just giving another example of the same thing, except Windows and Mac are well-established OS's not locked into a Google ecosystem, and this Google OS is a complete unknown, except for the fact it's another locked-in Google OS. I'll take well-established. But if you just love Google, then a $400 Chromebook is better, given your findings.

dougpaw57

Sep 26, 2026 3:47 AM

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dougpaw57Sep 26, 2026 3:47 AM

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You're not actually answering my question...you're just giving another example of the same thing, except Windows and Mac are well-established OS's not locked into a Google ecosystem, and this Google OS is a complete unknown, except for the fact it's another locked-in Google OS. I'll take well-established. But if you just love Google, then a $400 Chromebook is better, given your findings.

Well, you're the first person on the planet that I heard say that Android is an unknown OS.

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