More details have emerged regarding the upcoming Asus Googlebook (CX9406) laptop. Powered by Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs with up to 64 GB of RAM, the new laptop is expected to launch later this year alongside similar offerings from Lenovo and Acer.
It had been earlier reported on the leaked Asus Googlebook CX9406 laptop, which happens to be among the many Googlebooks from other OEMs which appear to have been lined up for launch. Now, it appears that we know more about the laptop than just its product name.
Spotted at Videocardz, it appears that key specs for the upcoming Asus Googlebook laptop have already leaked. The specs are rather unsurprising – latest Intel Core Ultra 5 325 or Core Ultra 7 335 “Panther Lake” chips with up to 64 GB of LPDDR5X RAM. Given just how pricey memory has gotten of late, the high-end memory options will almost certainly be prohibitively expensive.
The Core Ultra 5 and Core Ultra 7 are both very capable chips, although the difference between the two in synthetic benchmarks is only around five percent. Moreover, neither of the CPUs feature the new impressively powerful Arc B390 iGPU. Of course, a Googlebook is not aimed at gaming or raw performance, sharing its philosophy with the Chromebooks we have known for years.
Based on previous leaks, the Asus Googlebook will utilise an ultralight ceramic chassis which is reportedly 34 percent lighter, while also being 13 percent more durable than “conventional” materials. It is not exactly clear what the word “conventional” refers to here – since there are laptops with wildly different materials resulting in equally diverse longevity performance.
A new ‘Glowbar’ will also be fitted on the lid, setting the Googlebooks apart from other laptops. The LED strip will glow in Google’s brand colors, and will also serve functional purposes, such as displaying notifications. This is likely similar to the new HiLight feature found on the new Pixel 11 line (starting from $899 on Amazon).
While the launch and pricing details are not clear yet, considering just how expensive premium laptops have got recently, the new array of Googlebooks is definitely unlikely to be cheap.
