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We asked which Googlebook you’d buy and many said they’d pass
With hefty starting prices, most readers aren’t interested.
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A little over a month ago, we got our first look at Google’s Android-derived line of Googlebooks. Googlebooks are designed to let users seamlessly switch between their phones and laptops to create a true Android ecosystem. It’s a little too early to tell if they’ll succeed, but we wanted to know if they won you over yet. So we asked you which one of the five you would buy (or if you even want one at all) in a poll.
The Lenovo Googlebook 15 came out on top with 19% of the vote. It has a 15.3-inch display and comes in at 2.84 pounds, making it the biggest of the group. With Lenovo behind it, it holds the promise of being a reliable, if pricey workhorse, starting at $1,299.
The Dell XPS Googlebook was the Googlebook of choice for 16% of you. No one shared their reason for choosing it, but it might have something to do with the fact that while it was announced with a starting price of $1,199, it surprisingly is actually $200 less. The Dell has a Snapdragon X Elite processor and up to 1TB of storage. At the launch event, Google referred to it as the “hipster” one, though it never elaborated on how it earned that designation.
Next most popular among readers is the Acer Googlebook 14, which was the choice for 14.1% of respondents. The Acer stands apart from the others in that it’s the only convertible in the lineup and is the least expensive, starting at $899.
The ASUS Googlebook 14 got 12.7% of votes. At 15.9 millimeters thick and 2.2 pounds, the ASUS feels delightfully light. Its price is not, though, since it starts at $1,299.
Coming in last among the Googlebooks was the HP Googlebook 14, with just 9.8% of the votes. It has the same Snapdragon X Elite processor as the Dell, and starts at $1,299.
The idea of Googlebooks in general intrigued 15% of respondents, who didn’t make a selection among the five, but said they are waiting for more to choose from.
One reader, gjgraf91, said they wanted to see something from Samsung:
I’m waiting to see if Samsung offers anything akin to their galaxy books.
It’s not clear if they want Googlebooks from Samsung, which does make Chromebooks, or are just waiting on the next iteration of Samsung’s own Galaxy Book line.
For others, the answer was much more straightforward, as with notforhire, who is just not interested at all:
No thanks.
That was the sentiment for 13.3% who said they had absolutely no interest in a Googlebook.
Price likely plays the biggest factor. In our story introducing the five models, readers had a lot to say about the fact that the majority of Googlebooks are over $1,000.
Take, for instance, montisaquadeis, who got straight to the point:
They priced themselves right out of the chromebook market they were suppose to be replacing.
In a similar sentiment, mikegwald said:
Hard Pass at these prices macbooks are same price range.
There were even some surprisingly kind words for Apple:
I look at this offering and wonder why? A Mac is a far superior instrument and Android, while great for phones, is maybe suboptimal for anything else.
Tell us what you think in the comments: Are Googlebooks too expensive? Is an Android-first platform not the way to go when it comes to laptops? Are there secretly MacBook fans among you?
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