The HP Googlebook 14 is a competent laptop let down by its own operating system. HP's first entry into the Googlebook category hits every hardware benchmark you'd expect from a premium 14-inch machine, but the Googlebook OS remains the weak link.
That tension, a strong device paired with an underwhelming platform, is exactly why this review is worth reading in full. The author draws a clear line between what HP controls and what Google controls, and that distinction matters if you are deciding whether to buy.
The Googlebook platform is still young and still limited. Whether HP's hardware execution is enough to carry a flawed OS is the question this piece answers directly.
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