The Mac Observer has exclusively obtained eight images of ASUS’s upcoming Googlebook, giving us a closer look at its design, keyboard and internal cooling system. The laptop has a dark grey finish, a large touchpad and a dedicated Google-branded G key, with a multicolour light bar on the lid.
The images show the laptop from several angles, including close-ups of the keyboard and ports, an exploded view of the chassis, and a cutaway showing the cooling hardware. There’s also a clear look at the desktop interface, with Google apps lined up along the bottom of the screen.
We don’t have a specification sheet for this ASUS model yet, but the images reveal several details about the hardware Google and ASUS are preparing.
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ASUS Googlebook has a glowing lid and a large touchpad
The lid has an ASUS logo in the centre and a narrow multicolour light bar above it. Google has previously described this feature as the “glowbar,” which will be a recognisable part of the Googlebook family. These images show how ASUS is incorporating it into its own design.
Inside, there’s a wide rectangular touchpad, a keyboard without a number pad, and grilles on both sides of the keyboard. The Googlebook name is printed on the left palm rest.
The display has slim side bezels and a small raised section at the top centre around the webcam area. ASUS is using a conventional laptop design in these renders, with no detachable keyboard shown.
A close-up of the right edge also reveals a full-size USB-A port. The images give us a partial look at the other connections, but we can’t confirm the complete port selection or their specifications from these angles.
A dedicated G key and a closer look inside
One of the clearest images focuses on a Google-branded G key on the bottom row, immediately to the left of the Alt key. Its position makes it easy to reach, although the renders don’t demonstrate what pressing it does.
On the display, we can see a blue taskbar with a centred row of circular app icons, including YouTube, Google Photos and Google Play. A dark wallpaper with a bright multicolour streak matches the colours of the light bar on the lid.
The internal images are interesting, too. A cutaway shows a cooling fan beneath the right side of the keyboard, connected to a heat pipe extending towards the middle of the machine. That points to an actively cooled design, although it doesn’t identify the processor ASUS is using.
Another exploded render shows the chassis separated from the keyboard assembly. Neither image includes labels confirming the body material, battery capacity or whether components such as memory and storage can be upgraded.
Google’s laptop platform puts Gemini and Android phone integration up front
Google announced Googlebook in May as a new premium laptop category, bringing together parts of Android and ChromeOS. ASUS is one of the announced hardware partners, alongside Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo.
Google is building the experience around Gemini. Its Magic Pointer feature lets you select content on the screen and ask Gemini to help with it. Google has demonstrated tasks such as using a date in an email to create a meeting and combining images to visualise how a new sofa would look in a room.
The current Googlebook website also lists Create My Widget, which lets you generate a custom widget by asking, and Cast My Apps, which opens apps from your Android phone on the laptop without installing them again. Quick Access brings your phone’s files into the laptop’s file browser. The phone features require setup and a handset running Android 17 or later.
For readers considering a MacBook alternative, that phone integration is one of the more interesting parts of Google’s pitch, particularly if you already use Android.
Google’s official website says Googlebook preorders begin on September 21. However, it doesn’t specify whether this particular ASUS model will be available that day.
The ASUS model’s final name, price, processor, RAM, storage, display specifications and battery life remain unconfirmed in the material available to us.
