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Google's announcement says "Devices arrive on shelves starting October 4 in the U.S., and October 5 in Canada, the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, and Australia", with pre-orders "now open" from September 21.
Google's own Googlebook store page lists the launch lineup for pre-order with prices: Acer Googlebook 14 from $899, Dell XPS Googlebook from $999, Lenovo Googlebook 15 from $1,099, ASUS and HP Googlebook 14 from $1,299.
Google's own launch video, embedded in the announcement post, introducing the Googlebook[2].
States that Googlebook[2] OS was codenamed Aluminium OS, a fusion of Android and ChromeOS that replaces consumer ChromeOS and was named on September 21, 2026.
TechCrunch reports pre-orders at $899 and that devices hit shelves October 4 in the U.S. and October 5 in six other countries, with Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo building the first models.
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