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Updated · Chrome Unboxed · Aug 7
ASUS Googlebook CX9406 Renders Leak, Revealing 2.2-Pound Design and Webcam Shutter
Updated
Updated · Chrome Unboxed · Aug 7

ASUS Googlebook CX9406 Renders Leak, Revealing 2.2-Pound Design and Webcam Shutter

3 articles · Updated · Chrome Unboxed · Aug 7

Summary

  • Full-resolution images published by Digital Citizen gave the clearest look yet at ASUS’s unannounced Googlebook CX9406, confirming its dark carbon ceramic-alloy design and Google’s lid-mounted Glowbar.
  • The sharper renders newly show a physical mechanical webcam privacy shutter embedded in a thin, notch-free top bezel, setting ASUS’s design apart from the leaked 15-inch Lenovo Googlebook.
  • Earlier leaks had already pointed to a sub-1kg laptop with Intel Panther Lake Core Ultra chips, a 47+ TOPS NPU, up to 64GB of LPDDR5X RAM, Wi-Fi 7 and a Titan C2 security chip.
  • Press-ready renders for both ASUS and Lenovo suggest Googlebook launches are nearing, with ASUS widely expected to unveil the CX9406 alongside other partners in September.

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