Early Googlebook review: Android helps, but phone pairing still stumbles
A Verge reviewer spent a first week with Google's new Android-powered laptops, Googlebooks from Asus and HP. Native Android apps and phone notifications on the laptop impressed. Phone connectivity was flaky, casting apps from a phone was awkward, and file-sharing seemed broken.
Why it matters
If moving files between your phone and laptop is part of your workflow, the reviewer's first week suggests that is where these machines currently struggle. These are early impressions from one reviewer, and software updates could change them.
Your moveBefore buying a Googlebook, confirm that the apps you depend on run well as native Android apps and that phone file transfers work reliably.
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