These brands will be the first to launch Googlebook laptops, and there’s one big name missing

• Googlebooks are premium Android-powered laptops made by partner manufacturers, and we know the names of five partners already.
• Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo are onboard and confirmed to be making Googlebook laptops starting this fall.
• Of the six Chromebook partners Google lists on its Shop Chromebooks site, only Samsung isn’t lined up to also make Googlebooks.

A new category of Google laptop is entering the fray, and they’re called Googlebooks. Announced during The Android Show I/O Edition, Googlebooks are Android-powered laptops that will be made by partner manufacturers starting this fall. Google is planning to share more details about Googlebooks later this year, but it already revealed teaser renders for the upcoming laptops, and the names of five partners that will make them.

So far, we know that Googlebooks run software built on the Android technology stack and the newly announced Gemini Intelligence. Google also confirmed that Googlebooks will all have a premium design with a hallmark “Glowbar” on the top of the outer lid. The exact design and form factor for each Googlebook model will vary, but the emphasis on build quality and premium materials will remain consistent across brands.