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TL;DR The The Acer Googlebook 14 arrives alongside models from other manufacturers.
While all options come with a high-resolution touchscreen, the Acer Googlebook offers a unique proposition: a convertible design with a 360º rotatable hinge.
The Acer Googlebook also supports stylus input via USI 2.0 protocol.
After months of anticipation, sprinkled with some high-stakes leaks, the Googlebook has finally launched. The lineup at launch includes five distinct options from different PC brands. Beyond the Android-powered interface and premium positioning, all the options share one thing in common: a high-resolution touchscreen. But one of the five models takes it a step further by offering a screen that’s a touch more versatile.
The Acer Googlebook 14 is the only option in the entire lineup with a 360º convertible form factor. That means the screen can rotate 360º along the hinge, letting users use it in tent or tablet mode. That’s a unique advantage no other Googlebook model offers so far. The touchscreen also supports the USI 2.0 standard, which lets you use any compatible stylus for input. Notably, it does skip out on the haptic trackpad that other models from ASUS, HP, and Lenovo offer.
Apart from this advantage, the Acer Googlebook 14 is stocked with an OLED display with a 2.8K (2880 x 1800 pixels) resolution. The display also rocks a 120Hz refresh rate and is claimed to cover 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. With Intel inside, it packs a Core Ultra (with options up to Ultra 7 355) paired with 16GB or 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM. That’s plenty of processing power and memory for the Googlebook’s pitch of always-active on-device AI features. Acer also claims 16 hours of battery life, which complements the laptop’s intended utility.
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The laptop folds all of this into a convenient and easy-to-carry footprint, weighing just 1.18kg (2.6lbs). The starting variant of the Acer Googlebook 14 with 16GB of RAM and a Core Ultra 5 (not Ultra 7) is priced at $899 and will be available early next month alongside other Googlebook models.
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