New images of a Googlebook laptop from Asus have surfaced, showing off of selection of ports and a big ol’ trackpad.
We first caught a glimpse at Asus’ Googlebook last month, and now new images offer a closer look at what Asus is bringing to the table. The Mac Observer obtained a batch of images with a few more angles.
Top comment by matteventu
Honestly it seems the hardware of these will be top notch - not talking about specs, but "user design".
For instance, from what has leaked for other models, they will mostly have non-ultra powerful Intel Core/Ultra (non-"H/X") chips, and those with Snapdragon will only have X/Plus/Elite (first generation - not the X2 series - that's almost 2 years old).
Really curious to see on Monday what they will be priced at.
However, in terms of aesthetics, constructions, ports availability, and placement of the ports (i.e. as visible here: HDMI and 3.5mm jack on the left side, USB-C and USB-A on both sides - that's genuinely the best port placement one could wish for), these seem all really well thought out.
The major issue as I've said a gazillion times is the software, and unfortunately I don't believe any hardware can compensate for that (as Windows Phone has proven, and as Google has proven times and times with tablets).
Based on side views of the machine, it looks like there are at least two USB-C ports, a couple of USB-A ports, and a headphone jack. The keyboard doesn’t look particularly shallow, there’s a fingerprint sensor, and the trackpad looks pretty huge. There’s also a lightbar on the outside and the display extends pretty closely to each corner.
Other images showcase a dedicated “G” key around where the Start button shows on a Windows machine, or CMD on a MacBook, while there’s also a fan in this particular model.
Google has confirmed that Googlebook pre-orders will open up next week, so more details are not far away.
More on Googlebook:
- Googlebook pre-orders start on September 21
- ‘Lenovo Googlebook 15’ specs leak in full with ‘Google facial authentication’
- A pile of MacBook Neo clones gives Googlebook all the more of an uphill battle
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