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Our first five impressions of Googlebooks — exciting but underbaked
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Google has launched its first Android-based laptop series through hardware partners Dell, Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and HP. Initial performance assessments indicate promising hardware capabilities that are currently undermined by an unrefined software experience.
- 01First consumer units from five major manufacturers entered the market on October fourth
- 02Devices run on a modified Android operating system rather than traditional ChromeOS
- 03Early reviews highlight a disconnect between high-end hardware and unpolished software integration
- 04Testing continues across five distinct models to evaluate business utility and reliability
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Googlebooks are here. 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. At first […]