Googlebook laptops don’t currently have any truly affordable options available for consumers, but they will eventually, it’s just a matter of when. While Google itself, nor any of its hardware partners, have confirmed when other models are coming at lower prices, a new report suspects that it might be sooner rather than later. Information has been found in the Chromium Gerrit Commits that is said to be evidence of new, less expensive Googlebook laptops being worked on.
These are reportedly being referred to as the “Dougie” family of laptops, and are said to “bring Googlebook OS to a more approachable price point.” As it stands, the cheapest Googlebook laptop available retails for $899. The prices go up from there and reach a maximum of $1,299 for base configurations, though the price can go up on some if you get a model with more RAM/storage.
Affordable Googlebook options will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon chips
According to the report, data from the Chromium Gerrit commits is evidence that these new less expensive Googlebooks will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon chips. The report states that they are “likely to be Snapdragon X2 Plus chips,” but also suggests that they could be running on the “Snapdragon C-Series chips,” which Qualcomm announced back in late May.
The Snapdragon C-series chips are reported to be targeting laptops that cost around $300 as a starting price, but Qualcomm stated that it would target laptops that are “$300 and up,” so these new Googlebooks wouldn’t necessarily be around this price. In addition to the use of entry-level or mid-range chips, the report states that these more affordable Googlebook options will also come with “flexible storage options,” which are implied to be based on eMMc technology. They’re also said to be Wi-Fi only and have no capability to connect via mobile data.
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