Acer’s convertible Googlebook is coming to Australia in November, from A$2,599

A fifth Googlebook is on its way to Australia. Acer’s announcement of the Googlebook 14 says the laptop will be available here in November 2026, “starting at AUD 2,599”. Acer calls it the first convertible Googlebook, with a screen that folds back into a tablet.

Acer prices it from US$899 in North America, and Information Age, the Australian Computer Society’s publication, describes it as the cheapest Googlebook in the United States. That is not how it lands in Australia, where two of the four models already on sale start $300 lower.

What Acer has announced

Acer’s announcement is dated 21 September. As we read it on 13 October, its pricing section lists North America in October from US$899, Europe, the Middle East and Africa in October from €1,199, and Australia in November from A$2,599. It describes all three as “limited time offers” and adds that “exact specifications, prices, and availability will vary by region”. It gives no day in November, names no Australian retailers and does not say what the price will be once the offer ends.

At first the laptop was not coming here, according to Information Age. It reported on 22 September that a Google spokesperson had told it the Acer model would not be sold here. On 12 October it reported that Acer had since decided to bring it to Australia, and its report indicates the Australian model has 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage, the same as the European one. When we checked on 13 October, Google’s Australian Googlebook shop did not list an Acer model. We could not read Acer’s Australian product page.

How the price compares

Google’s Australian shop lists the HP Googlebook 14 and Lenovo Googlebook 15 from $2,299, the Dell XPS Googlebook from $2,399 and the ASUS Googlebook 14 from $2,799. A$2,599 is the second-highest starting price of the five. Only the ASUS starts higher.

Information Age put US$899 at about A$1,290 and described the Australian price as just over double. Acer told Information Age its pricing reflects “local market conditions and the positioning of the product within the Australian Googlebook category”.

Acer’s announcement does not say which configuration each starting price buys. Its specification list has two processors, an Intel Core Ultra 5 325 and a Core Ultra 7 355, with up to 32GB of memory. Information Age gives 16GB and 512GB for Australia and Europe, but not the processor.

What you get

Acer calls the Googlebook 14 “the industry’s first convertible Googlebook”. Its 360-degree hinges give four positions: a normal laptop, a tent for watching video, a stand for presenting and a tablet for scrolling and note-taking. The 14-inch OLED touchscreen has a resolution of 2880 by 1800 and works with USI 2.0 styluses. Acer’s footnotes say the stylus is sold separately.

The laptop weighs 1.14 kg and is 13.9 mm thick. Acer rates the battery at up to 16 hours of web browsing or 14 hours of local video, and says fast charging takes it to 50% in 30 minutes. It has three USB-C ports, one of them Thunderbolt 4, plus a headphone jack, a fingerprint reader on the power button and a physical shutter over the 5-megapixel camera.

Like other Googlebooks, it runs Googlebook OS and links to an Android phone. Acer says tasks started on the phone can continue on the laptop, and phone apps can be used on the laptop without installing them. Its footnotes say that needs setup and a supported phone running Android 17 or later.

The subscription offer

Acer says the laptop comes with 12 months of Google AI Pro for eligible users, which includes wider access to Gemini and 5 TB of cloud storage. The footnote lists Australia among eligible countries, requires the laptop to be bought and activated on or after 1 October 2026, and sets 31 March 2027 (US Pacific time) as the last day to redeem. Google’s Australian shop says its Googlebook offer is for new Google AI Pro subscribers only, and that the plan then costs A$32.99 a month, or the fee at the time, unless cancelled. That page does not list the Acer yet, so confirm the terms when it goes on sale.

Not for a business fleet yet

The caution from the first Googlebooks applies to this one. Google’s FAQ for IT administrators says the 2026 launch is “designed specifically for personal consumer use and does not yet support domain enrollment or centralized fleet management”, with management tools starting in the second half of 2027. We covered that in more detail when the first four Googlebooks went on sale in Australia.

Checklist

• Compare all five before choosing. Google’s Australian shop lists the HP and Lenovo models from $2,299, the Dell from $2,399 and the ASUS from $2,799; the Acer starts at A$2,599 and is due in November.
• Decide whether you need the tablet mode. Acer calls the Googlebook 14 the first convertible Googlebook; its screen folds back for tent, stand and tablet use, and it starts $300 higher than the HP and Lenovo models.
• Check the configuration at that price. Acer lists two processors and up to 32GB of memory, and says specifications vary by region, so confirm the processor, memory and storage on the Australian listing.
• Ask the retailer how long A$2,599 lasts. Acer calls its starting prices limited-time offers and does not give an end date or a regular price.
• Budget for a stylus. The screen supports USI 2.0 styluses, and Acer says the stylus is sold separately.
• Check your phone. Using phone apps on the laptop needs a supported phone running Android 17 or later.
• Set a reminder for the Google AI Pro offer. Redeem it by 31 March 2027, and decide before the 12 months end whether to keep paying; Google’s Australian shop lists the plan at A$32.99 a month and limits the offer to new subscribers.
• Hold off for a work fleet. Google says this year’s Googlebooks do not support domain enrolment or central management, with tools starting in the second half of 2027.