Picked this up open box. Very impressed. The keyboard is so much more functional than my Tab S7+. It's now my preferred mobile tablet/laptop grab-n-go for both work and recreation flexibility.
Exactly. The keyboard is such a big deal! And the price is crazy open box. We all know 90% of those are just returns within 30 days, so they are normally like new
Good video. I honestly don't understand why anyone would ever get an Android tablet when you can get a Chrome OS tablet which is basically both a Chromebook and an Android tablet with the play store.
True! The one thing I will say is that there aren't a lot of Chrome OS tablets with a lot of power right now. And no 120hz yet on Chrome OS (coming soon). And they do benchmark with about half the power of the Galaxy Tab S8 series. Some people really want 120hz or more power. But you are right. It comes with a higher price and no desktop operating system and no chrome extensions. Chrome OS is in many ways the best of both worlds
@@AndroidDigest that would be good if we start getting high refresh rate Chrome OS tablets. I currently have a Tab S4 and looking to upgrade. Was waiting for the Tab S9 next year in the hope Samsung put an amoled in the 11incher but wouldn't write off a Chrome OS tablet if they had better performance.
@@AndroidDigest not only do current ChromeOS devices, such as these tablets, get _8 years of OS & security updates_ but they roll out _every four weeks_ !!
My girlfriend has an Acer Spin 713 and I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+. The overall responsiveness and palm rejection of the pen is much better on the Tab S8, which is vital for note taking. I also was looking for something more powerful than what existing detachables offer thanks to the demands I put on it for school work. However, if there was a similar premium Chromebook tablet, I probably would have bought that instead.
I purchased this tablet as my first Chromebook and I like it a lot. Battery life is fantastic, full Chrome version with proper bookmark on a tablet is great for browsing. OLED screen is amazing, keyboard makes it a laptop. Also, 16:9 display is great for split windows and for watching Udemy or UA-cam or Netflix. The only thing I am missing is SD card slot to keep some local storage. Bye iPad and Android tablets, this works much better for me.
Nice review! Just recently picked this up for 100 bucks off at Best Buy. Very happy with it! I was thinking about the 11 inch that comes later, but the screen size and OLED on this won me over (plus smaller bezels). More ram/storage at a similar price too, at least the Best Buy one.
Writing this on my new Duet 5 right now. Nothing but love for it so far. The bigger keyboard and OLED display are such game-changers coming from the original Duet.
@@cobaltblue5523 Still one of my daily drivers for bringing to the cafe to read e-books and get some writing done for work. Favorite part has got to be the OLED display still. Just binged Stranger Things S4 and the vibrant colors were mesmerizing. Least favorite has got to be the touchpad. Might be the worst one I've used on a laptop/tablet. Find myself using the touch screen almost exclusively when I use this device. It gets unnecessarily hard to get precise gestures and movements because of how shoddy the surface feels. The OG Duet had a much, much better trackpad in my opinion. It's not a dealbreaker but it's something I notice quite often.
@@cobaltblue5523 for me personally I will add to that and say that my biggest issues have to do with Chrome OS at Large and not necessarily with this device. There are a lot of minor software bugs specifically with the touch screen keyboard, the keyboard will blink when typing on certain websites, if I type in Google docs, the android app, with the touch keyboard, it will randomly delete certain things. When you try to use a Chrome OS keyboard on Android, or even on certain websites, or if you try to use an Android keyboard like Gboard on Chrome OS, it gets buggy like that. I also wish it was slightly faster. But for the price the performance is good for the money
Could I do my usual schoolwork on this? I assume yes, but I want to confirm this is good for constant productivity with a bit of light gaming. Yes, it’s nice in a coffee shop, but is it good for a lot of work?
Thank you for being so realistic with your evaluation of this chrome tablet. There are times when i am not in need of a device to do heavy work. Me and my wife may only need to pay bills or shop or look at UA-cam and this nails it. Every device does not need to have a powerful GPU. Thanks again.
Nice comprehensive review. Just picked this up for $380 new at Best Buy. Should be perfect for my use case, messing around on the couch and media consumption while traveling. Hard to beat at that price
I can see immense potential for the next version "Duet 5". Now there are mid-range SOCs capable of doubling the power. 12GB ram and 256gb storage would be a nice option. To that, add a 90hz 1920*1280 14" OLED and you've got a winner on all fronts. If they could even manage to get 2X the performance of a docked switch it would mean that upscaling from 960*640 may result in 90fps for most mainstream games, or native 1920*1280 @30fps for more CPU bound titles.
Yep! If we got a 90hz or 120hz Duet that would be incredible. There is a new ARM chip that's in the Acer Spin 513, and it's just as fast as a 10th gen i3 processor, which is pretty good for an arm chip. If you put a chip like that in with a 90hz screen, I really see that as the future of the Duet lineup. And I'm excited for it
@@AndroidDigest The performance of an i3 10100 would be insane for a tablet cpu! But the UHD 630 is far from impressive. I'd go for just 6 high performance arm cores @3ghz and a decent GPU, at least on par with a gt 1030 @1ghz.
just ordered one of these open box (excellent condition) for $250 (used the link you provided on this video)! i have a vacation trip coming up later this month, and i figured this would give me good flexibility to pack light, watch some entertainment, and get some work done. fingers crossed it works out as well as it seems like it could!
That's a CRAZY good price, especially for excellent condition and open box. $250 for an oled screen of any kind is crazy good. This should be good enough to do plenty of work as long as it's primarily on the web. If you are new to Chromebooks that may be the only pain point. A small learning curve. But it's still a great device. Feel free to reach out if you ever have questions
I'm also super curious about the upcoming Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 (11" --> 16x10) detachable tablet. I think it will be release in the next couple of weeks
In about 6 months, when it's inevitably discounted, it's probably going to be the best value tablet in the entire market, iPads included. All the capabilities of ChromeOS, combined with plenty of RAM, long term support, and an ARM processor to easily run Android apps, will likely make it a great buy.
@@whenhen indeed, Lenovo habitually does offer just those kinds of discounts over time, incl. over the holiday shopping season. Incidentally, as I'm not a heavy pen user, this type of detachable device is great for me - tablet mode for media consumption, keyboard attached for general productivity.
Hey man, thank you for your review and long-term experience. Thanks to you I chose Duet 5 as my new laptop :) This is my first ChromeOS device, but boy I love it. It has its limitations and there are minor bugs here and there, but for productivity, this blows any Android tablet out of the water. For a relatively weak SoC, this thing is super fast and responsive. Much better than many lower-to-mid-range Windows laptops. And really, 13 hours on one charge is no problem with this device. I just had a hard time finding it online. It seems Lenovo is no longer selling these devices in Europe. I managed to snatch a good deal on Amazon in Germany. So thanks again, your review helped a lot and I feel I made a good choice with this laptop.
Excellent review/update. Got lucky and got a pratically new version of this tablet for several hundred dollars on eBay and I love it. Definitely one of the best keyboards I've ever used, better than the keyaboard on the Surface I have even. The screen is amazing, and the battery life is insane. It may not be as quick or have the same build quality as my Acer 713, but it's still a joy to use and I don't even mind the 16:9 aaspect ratio.
It's just nice to have a versatile device in my opinion. It's nice to be able to use it as a tablet when you want and a laptop when you need it. Battery life is pretty good too
Nice review! I just replaced an aging-out Galaxy Tab A7 with this. Just took five minutes of playing with this at Best Buy to convince me. Screen is amazing, and I am loving having a desktop OS that can run android apps.
Yeah this is going to be miles better than that. Plus you get that os like you said. There are some flaws, but it's pretty versatile. And if you have a bad android app, you can just create a web version anyway through Google chrome. It works pretty well
No, technically it's not. It has to have a certain type of processor and it has to have like a 1080p webcam and some other things. This tablet has tremendous battery life, and it's good for the basics, but it doesn't have quite the speed as a lot of the Chromebook plus models.
@@AndroidDigest Thanks Zack for a lightning quick response. Greatly appreciated. One follow-up question. Which would be the closest chromebook plus 2 in 1 in same size and weight range. I travel a lot and need something that size and weight (2 in 1) but speed is important as I use it for business. thanks in advance for your time.
Got mine on sale at Best buy for $375 before tax on sale for memorial day. Its pretty great for the price point with 8gb ram, 128gb storage, snapdragon 7c gen 2, and OLED. Almost got the flex 5i because of WIFI 6 and core i3 for around the same price but no OLED. Great review and hit all the points !
@@kwhatten I should have bought 2 to give one to my dad. It's been great with the duet 5. Battery life, OLED screen, and good for productivity. If I want to game I just stream GeForce now, steamlink, or Xbox game pass. Really good value
I bought this for the giant OLED screen and because I have the original Duet and loved it. This tablet is amazing! Can't wait for Luma fusion and I hope when Streets of rage 4 comes out it's compatible. I got apex Lengends mobile running on it and it's quite bad. LoL. Still kinda playable. Cod mobile works great though. Emulation too! I also got it up and running with Cubasis 3 recording music and some Linux apps! Chrome OS does an amazing job at being a hybrid!
I'm excited I'm gonna grab this on Friday. My store supposedly has 2 left so there better be one for me! And at 379 too!! Lol, nice Big Oled for Movies, that's all I need. Edit: Just bought it from BestBuy in person and absolutely love it right away. I love that ChromeOS is so different from Windows and Android yet still similar. it's a fantastic experience, Although, The Speakers Just Totally Suck and that makes me quite disappointed, so ill use my little Bluetooth speaker whenever watching movies, so I hope they can fix this with the next installment of the Duet... and hopefully and 15 inch!
I guess that's really hard for me to say. If you're just going into Google photos and doing editing through that, sure. You're doing some very light video editing, sure. But it doesn't have a lot of power for heavy dedicated video editing. And you're going to have to rely on Android apps or apps through the web to video edit.
Great review, really thinking about this for school. I'm in bachelor of education so it's mostly just word docs and maybe some excel stuff. I assume this will be enough for it?
Yes. BUT remember this is a Chromebook. So you have to subscribe to Microsoft Office 365 to get access to word and excel. Otherwise you need to use Google docs, Google sheets, etc. Overall I'm a bigger fan of Google stuff since it's free and easier to organize in Google drive, but some professors may prefer a word format. You can save google docs in that format anyway, just sharing what to expect. If you are wanting a device for play first, a tablet is great, because a tablet focuses more on having a good screen, a bright screen, etc. If you plan to do more intense work you might as well get a Chromebook for the same price with a little more power. The screen may not be as good but in exchange you get extra power. It just depends on what you want to prioritize. In your case you probably won't need a ton of power though. Chromebooks and tablets are web based, but more secure, and slower Chromebooks are faster than windows laptops with similar specs because the operating system is so light, but I still wanted to be honest about the limitations with Word. Even if you subscribe to office 365 Microsoft does hold a few features away from Chromebooks too
Thank you for this.. I really need a good solid laptop/tablet hybrid to do my uni work on when I'm having a bad pain day. I've purchased several tablets that I was told would do the job but ended up spending hundreds extra on because I ended up needing a better mouse/keyboard/stand/camera etc. before they were usable. I'll definitely give this one a try, it looks like it wont' be "perfect", but it's the closest I've seen so far to what I'm *actually* needing.
It works pretty good. This does have an ARM processor, so it will do pretty good with Android, maybe has the speed of a Snapdragon 720, something like a Pixel 4a. You can expect mid-range performance with games, good compatibility overall, though I can't guarantee it will work perfectly with everything. The compatibility issues I have are normally small and unrelated to things like games. If I try to use the Chrome OS keyboard in the ANDROID version of Google docs for example, sometimes it will re-insert words I just deleted or weird glitches like that. But normally if I was in google docs I'd have the keyboard attached (and no issues there) or you could always use the web version. So any small glitches can be worked around
I love this device even use my cricut on it *tip* use the (resizable) option to adjust your window and drag it to fit screen for those who want full screen
Great job with your reviews Zach. New subscriber. I am in the market for a new Tablet and this Chromebook is tempting. What do you recommend among this, The P11 or P12 Series (Plus or Pro) of Lenovo if you had to choose one. We already have an Ipad but want to get an extra tablet. Purpose will just be using streaming (Netflix, Disney, Prime, DAZN) and light browsing. Please let me know.
Thanks for all the support! Honestly, it's really tough to decide. I would say if you need to do a little more productivity work, the Chromebook duet is a great option. The 11-in model would do great too. But if you don't plan to use the keyboard as much and if you plan to use it primarily as a tablet, I would recommend the Lenovo p11 pro gen. 2. It's been going on sale for under $300 and it has a 120Hz screen with an OLED panel. That's really really good for a tablet, especially at that price. And the performance is still really good too. If you really just doing some light browsing and watching videos, that tablet would do amazing at that. And for the price it's pretty unbeatable. If you get a Chromebook Duet, it's a little more flexible and a little better for productivity work. But there are a little bit of bugs on the Android side. Or some bugs with a touch screen keyboard on occasion. On the other hand, it will get more updates and it is a little more versatile. So it really depends on how much you would use a keyboard. And how big of a device you want. Based on your initial comment, I would say the Lenovo P11 Pro Gen 2, assuming you're okay not having a fingerprint sensor (it has none). But if that's a deal breaker or you will use the keyboard more, my response would probably change
@Android Digest Thanks for the information. Now I am torn on what to get. I will just go for which one is cheaper as of today. P11 pro looks I will have to get a case for it. Duet looks like it's in a case already. Decisions decisions 🤔
It's tough for sure. If you can swing it. Don't be afraid to get both . You could always return one after you try them both out. Or just get the one that you feel like you should get and try it out. First. Returns are your friend. I don't like to do that to ebay sellers, but if I'm buying from a bigger store they do normally allow returns.
@Android Digest I did get the Duet 5 because of the price point and on sale compared to p12. P11 was similar in price bit didn't have the keyboard and Oled display. I do think the duet screen is a bit big but like the flexibility of using it a laptop.
@@AndroidDigest Quick question. Have you or anyone noticed a green screen line at bottom of page while streaming Disney Netflix e.t.c after an OS update on the duet 5?
Hey thanks for the review is was great! I do have one question do you know if it's possible to connect a Xbox controller and play supported games like Minecraft?
That's a tough call for sure. I think you will see you significant jump in power with the next generation. I just don't know when it's coming out. So it's hard to say
Hi, looking at buying the 8GB ram and 256gb storage model for university and personal entertainment use where microsoft programs may be needed, would you suggest this is suitable for these things?
Chromebooks will not give you access. It's a full Microsoft programs. If you are talking about Microsoft office with Microsoft word and Microsoft Excel and all that stuff, you can only access that on a Chromebook with Microsoft office 365, Even then they will give you a lesser version. It should still have all the features you would need but you will be missing a few features from the desktop version
This does have monitor support, no SD card slot, and storage can technically vary by model. But most models will have 8 gigabytes of RAM and 128GB of storage, but sometimes Lenovo has lower storage bottles on their website
I just bought a 2nd duet 5, refurbished for 280$ cnd taxes in, shipped to my door. 280$ for a 1080p oled screen is a good deal, getting a computer included is unbeatable. It is the lower end model. My other duet 5 is also a 4gb but it works very very well. It's no powerhouse but for web browsing, watching video and cloud stuff, it's great. I despise thar keyboard tho. I just can't type properly on it. I use a quality bluetooth keyboard with it with a trackball.
Still thinking about upgrading from my 10.1 Duet. I will have to ensure that another Duet is not on the horizon. Chromebook having Linux was what got me to buy the first one.
I'm not sure about a waterproof sleeve. There's always a chance water gets in. This bag claims to be waterproof. Not sure if it would be if you left the zipper a little bit open. Either way I'll give the link amzn.to/3qCJhpg Here is a case that actually works with the keyboard too amzn.to/3RYsCYQ
how good is the screen compared to Lenovo P11 Pro? both seems to be in the same price range and I'm mostly looking for a tablet just to watch movies/series on. resolution is higher on the P11 Pro but what about colours?
I'd get the P11 Pro. Specifically the P11 Pro Gen 2. Mainly because the price is so good. The resolution is better AND it's OLED. This Chromebook is OLED but it's stretching a 1080p resolution over a bigger screen.
You really just need to get a USI stylus. You could find a bunch of them that I reviewed at the same time here: ua-cam.com/video/t7rvpq-Q6eE/v-deo.html I will say that this Chromebook only supports USI 1.0. but there is a new USI 2.0 that is out on some newer Chromebooks. So they're starting to release USI 2.0 pens. Those pens will work with older Chromebooks like this one. But buying a USI 2.0 pen will future proof you whenever you buy newer Chromebooks in the future. So I would look up USI 2.0 on Amazon. They may be a little more expensive though. Not sure. All of the ones I reviewed are USI 1.0. but all of those will work with your Chromebook. And like I did do a full review on them. Check them out here ua-cam.com/video/t7rvpq-Q6eE/v-deo.html
@@AndroidDigest hi again. I was wondering if i could be able to take the screen out apart from the keyboard but still using the keyboard to type it still, instead of using the on screen keyboard, would that be possible and how?
What program or app will open the documents attached to emails? And where will they get saved, if there's little storage. Sorry, I'm not techie. I only need this for emails, word processing, virtual meetings. Can I use Microsoft Teams on this using the web browser Microsoft?
I got this on Prime Day for a great price. I’ve been loving it. Screen already cracked so touch screen not working on top. I can’t find a replacement OLED screen. Is it because it’s on the newer side?
Perhaps! Honestly I wouldn't know where to buy a new screen for a Chromebook or a Chrome OS tablet. The only place I would look would be eBay. But if there aren't any on there, I can't say why for sure
I picked it up used for $180. At first I thought it was too big as a tablet, but since I found split window mode, it has become very productive. I would like some kind of handle on the back to hold. Also it would be nice if Lenovo can make it attach to the keyboard in portrait mode.
Did you review the Acer spin 713 2021 8gb ram 256 gb storage. I have that and man I saw plenty pf videos that stated 10 hours or battery and it only gets around 6 hrs I was very disappointed. I use Google keep , UA-cam, browsing, so very basic things . I turned of Bluetooth and phone hub so it would at least last around 6 hours .
I recently purchased this Duet 5 Chromebook. I would like to know if and how to "unmount" an SD card ( and its adapter) from the USB - c port like one needs to do on an Android or Windows laptop/Tablet... Thanks! Fred
Hopefully someone else can help you. Honestly I never unmount any hard drive or any SD card. That used to be a huge thing a while back but I've never had to drive damage to the point of no return because of that. But I understand it is supposed to be a little bit safer. I just don't have the tablet in front of me because I switch around devices a lot and I don't have any other Chrome OS devices to test it on right now. Hopefully someone can give you a good answer though
@@AndroidDigest found it! In the "file manager" to the left of the usb icon opens the contents of drive.... Whereas to the right of it closes it, in effect "un mounting" it... Cheers!
Yes. The Duet 5i however is a windows laptop. So make sure there's no i in it. Some markets have ideapad in the name. You can always read the box and make sure it runs Chrome OS, that will tell you for sure. There's only one Chromebook Duet 5 that runs Chrome OS as an operating system.
I use Chrome Remote Desktop so I can access my chromebook from another device. I also use a web extension that helps me to make affiliate links, there's also web extensions if you have kids and you want to track what they are doing on the web (especially for the young ones) and there's even web extensions for printers. Those are the main things I would personally use, but there are plenty of web extensions, like grammarly which can help correct your data, or honey is a good web extension that helps you find promo codes when you are ordering from websites or food. Rakuten is a good website that gives you cash back for ordering things online, and keeping the web extension on automatically adds cash back for shopping in certain places. (If Rakuten can prove they directed you to a website, a company like Best Buy may give them 5% cash back on your purchase, and they will give you maybe 1-2% back for using their service, the extension is a way for them to automatically change the link to show you were sent there by them. So it's a win win). The point is, so many extensions are helpful. Plus there are a lot of websites that don't load quite as well on an Android phone or tablet, a full desktop version of Chrome loads websites a little bit better as well
I need to work a lot in google slides and sheets and am looking at the upcoming 11” to do this on planes or in tight spaces where my laptop won’t work. Id never video edit on this but I’m curious how it does with a lot of work type tabs open. I’d love to know if either the duet 5 or duet 3 can handle multiple big slide decks in a few tabs without having to reload them every time the tab is clicked!
That's difficult to say. I don't think it would really need to reload much with 3-5 tabs open, but more tabs than that and you will probably need to reload. The newer duet 3 and duet 5 have the same processor. But the newer duet 3 on the Lenovo website only has 4 GB of RAM (and the Duet 5 on the Lenovo website only has 4 GB of RAM) so you want to make sure you get a version with 8 GB of RAM (normally the versions from Best Buy). I will add that it's possible that Sheets or Slides will have a little more strain on the device compared to a typical website. I don't run 5 versions of sheets so I can't be sure. Just trying to give the best information I have
@@AndroidDigest this is the best answer I’ve heard, thank you so much!!! I appreciate your honesty in your reviews and am glad I found your channel. For those who work in the google suite, chrome books are a great option when you can’t fit your whole laptop on a flight or in a car because they allow you to work offline with full featured docs, slides, sheets, etc. iPads work really well in these scenarios but the iOS software for the g suite just isn’t good enough for productive work. A typical workflow is usually gmail with chat open using a keyboard for shortcuts, calendar open, 2-3 slide decks and maybe a doc.
Is this better than the tab s8 plus? I ordered it to trade in my s7fe (I paid 250 for it on samsung outlet store) and they are giving me 500 trade in with 100 off the tablet so I'm paying 350 now for the tab samsung s8 plus. Should I cancel that order and get this instead? So technically I'm paying 600 for the tab s8 plus. Would it be smarter to keep my tab s7fe and buy this and own both or just keep my order of the tab s8 plus?
Hey Lena, honestly in your shoes I'd just keep the Tab S8 Plus. It has a 120hz screen, so everything will refresh much faster on the screen, it's also much faster than the Duet, by a good margin. The screen is also much better. There are also some small quirks to Chrome OS Tablets right now. The keyboard on the touch screen, when using twitter for example, or on reddit, the keyboard will blink when you press the space bar, weird quirks. Chrome tablets like this are very versatile. It's great for those people who really need a full desktop version of google chrome, or for people who need to run web extensions for various reasons. As a youtuber, there are a few web extensions I use in Google Chrome that I like, that I can't use on an android tablet, but most people don't have those little quirks. I'd say the Tab S8 Plus is a far better device. If it fits your needs and if you like it, definitely keep it, between the two I'd much rather have an S8 Plus. Especially since you got such a great trade on the S7 FE. That's my take. But there's always things you can do. You could buy a windows laptop and have a cheaper tablet on the side, you can get a chromebook and a tablet, you can just get one tablet to do it all, depending on your needs there are always a ton of combos you can go with. If you are anything like me though, I try stuff out and switch it out all the time, I get excited about a new combo, but honestly there are a lot of GOOD answers, a lot of right answers. So don't stress too much about the one you made, I think the Tab S8 Plus is a great one. The Duet is more for people who have $400 (the S8 Plus costs a lot more if you don't have a trade in) and for people who need that extra versatility, but it does come at a small cost, with some minor bugs.
my reason why I prefer Chrome OS tablet over android - on Chrome I can play cloud games with mouse and keyboard - I'm so sad that the duet 5 doesn't have LTE - and I miss the headphone jack too :)
I'm disappointed in the screen on this. Texts are fuzzy. Images are a bit blurry. I'm also getting a screen door effect. I can see pixels all over the screen. HD video looks great, though.
What you are seeing is probably the touch support. I'm using a Yoga with OLED which has the same "wash" over it. It took me no time at all to get over it though as I love staring at OLED screens anyway. The Yoga OLED's are high res, but at more than double the price point, and less battery life (and lots of other differences that you would expect from a Windows laptop).
That's a tough call. I frequently have 10+ pages of google docs, and it works great for me. If you were at 30+ pages would it lag? I can't be sure. But for me it runs great with google slides, chrome documents, and I think it will work well for Canva as well, though I haven't tried it. As for GeForce, I think you are referring to Geforce now. I haven't tested it, but Geforce now primarily relies on your internet connectino, not your computer's power, so I think it should work fine.
i was contemplating to get this for school over a galaxy tab or ipad, but it seems like this chromebook is full of QC issues and i want something that's guaranteed to work
Watching on my Duet 5. Realized all I really use are Google apps ever so wanted to try ChromeOS after joking about it my whole life lol. I might eat my own words now. Going to be using this in tandem with my windows desktop to finish up my software engineering degree using cloud and browser based IDEs
i hope they consider bringing these out without kbs cuz id use my own .. on the other hand i have asus c300 a clamshell that i loved so much but got kb broken so easily .. so a cheap chromeos tablet without any kb will make things cooler .. n yes prefer chromeos than android cuz i want sounds working in that linux terminal(cli)
I'm not sure what you mean by downloadbans. But you can use microsoft office online, but pretty sure they made it to where you have to do a subscription to use it on a Chromebook. Haven't tested in awhile to verify. But you may need the 365 subscription
Not necessarily. I have plenty of criteria, but your average person isn't going to open up 10-20 tabs at the same time. If you are, you are probably someone who needs a machine that is more productivity oriented, like an actual Chromebook with an i3 or i5 processor. But this is a tablet with more of an entertainment focus, with some light productivity work on the side. If you want to open up 10-20 tabs though, you might see some lag on this device. So good to know
I would disagree. My wife is a common person and she usually doesn't like closing tabs specially when she is searching items on Amazon and this is exceptionally common criteria Would love to see how it behaves with 10-15 Amazon tabs opened
I have gone through two of these Both times it fell off my bed and the screen just smashed. Way way too fragile. I heard lots of complaints about this. Otherwise I like it.
I was gonna get this until I found out that it doesn’t have a jack port for my wired headphones which I prefer over the wireless ones because I don’t want the hassle of charging them .
This is completely understandable. Some people really need to use wired headphones, and those dongles are a mess, I'm sure you could get a dongle and use them that way, but I get why you wouldn't want to.
There are also 3.5mm to USB-C converters that you can use, though not ideal. I think Lenovo includes them with these tablets that lack the 3.5mm headphone jacks.
Yes it does. And it runs most Android apps pretty well. Just remember that the apps are made for touch screen so the keyboard/trackpad may not work well in all the apps. It will run Android apps in a similar way to a mid range tablet. Like the S6 Lite maybe
My 1 year old tab s6 lite is getting really really slow lately and I'm thinking of buying the duet 5 or upcoming duet 3 and giving this one to a family member, even typing this its molases slow
Well I'm waay late to this, but the Duet 3 or Duet 5 would be a great option. There is also a faster S6 Lite that just released, a 2022 version. Honestly if you want to stick with Samsung you may want to look for something like a Tab S7 FE on ebay, I've seen them around $300 in mint condition, maybe $350, but that's a little faster than even the newer S6 Lite, and bigger But if you want that small form factor the Duet 3 or S6 Lite 2022 may be good options. The Duet 5 is amazing, but it is much bigger, so it depends. PS: I did review the Duet 3 and S6 Lite 2022 on my channel, feel free to check it out
@@AndroidDigest i ended up buying a desktop 😂 there were lots of deals in my Walmart like a couple weeks ago and I pulled the trigger on it But next up is probably a tablet too and yeah true I'm considering my options cuz idk if I'd like a bigger size one or keep the small form factor
This device isn't going to handle linux well. Linux requires a lot of power, this processor isn't super powerful. It handles basic stuff terrifically but it won't do well with linux. Only some basic stuff on linux
Picked this up open box. Very impressed. The keyboard is so much more functional than my Tab S7+. It's now my preferred mobile tablet/laptop grab-n-go for both work and recreation flexibility.
Exactly. The keyboard is such a big deal! And the price is crazy open box. We all know 90% of those are just returns within 30 days, so they are normally like new
hi i just want to ask if this is still usable or useful to you? and can you pls make an after a year or 10 months of using it?
Good video. I honestly don't understand why anyone would ever get an Android tablet when you can get a Chrome OS tablet which is basically both a Chromebook and an Android tablet with the play store.
True! The one thing I will say is that there aren't a lot of Chrome OS tablets with a lot of power right now. And no 120hz yet on Chrome OS (coming soon). And they do benchmark with about half the power of the Galaxy Tab S8 series. Some people really want 120hz or more power. But you are right. It comes with a higher price and no desktop operating system and no chrome extensions. Chrome OS is in many ways the best of both worlds
@@AndroidDigest that would be good if we start getting high refresh rate Chrome OS tablets. I currently have a Tab S4 and looking to upgrade. Was waiting for the Tab S9 next year in the hope Samsung put an amoled in the 11incher but wouldn't write off a Chrome OS tablet if they had better performance.
@@AndroidDigest not only do current ChromeOS devices, such as these tablets, get _8 years of OS & security updates_ but they roll out _every four weeks_ !!
My girlfriend has an Acer Spin 713 and I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+. The overall responsiveness and palm rejection of the pen is much better on the Tab S8, which is vital for note taking. I also was looking for something more powerful than what existing detachables offer thanks to the demands I put on it for school work. However, if there was a similar premium Chromebook tablet, I probably would have bought that instead.
@@whenhen you should recommend your GF try the _Penoval USI702_ stylus which has excellent palm rejection and a built in eraser.
I purchased this tablet as my first Chromebook and I like it a lot. Battery life is fantastic, full Chrome version with proper bookmark on a tablet is great for browsing. OLED screen is amazing, keyboard makes it a laptop. Also, 16:9 display is great for split windows and for watching Udemy or UA-cam or Netflix. The only thing I am missing is SD card slot to keep some local storage. Bye iPad and Android tablets, this works much better for me.
It's a great option and at a pretty good price. The cost of iPads and Samsungs get very high with keyboards
What's the sound quality like?
Nice review! Just recently picked this up for 100 bucks off at Best Buy. Very happy with it! I was thinking about the 11 inch that comes later, but the screen size and OLED on this won me over (plus smaller bezels). More ram/storage at a similar price too, at least the Best Buy one.
Hope you are still enjoying it! It's a nice detachable tablet, it does have some cons, but it's still nice!
Writing this on my new Duet 5 right now. Nothing but love for it so far. The bigger keyboard and OLED display are such game-changers coming from the original Duet.
And the quality of the keyboard is so good too! At least compared to other detachables. A good value!
How is it holding up now and what's your favorite parts and least favorite things
@@cobaltblue5523 Still one of my daily drivers for bringing to the cafe to read e-books and get some writing done for work. Favorite part has got to be the OLED display still. Just binged Stranger Things S4 and the vibrant colors were mesmerizing.
Least favorite has got to be the touchpad. Might be the worst one I've used on a laptop/tablet. Find myself using the touch screen almost exclusively when I use this device. It gets unnecessarily hard to get precise gestures and movements because of how shoddy the surface feels. The OG Duet had a much, much better trackpad in my opinion. It's not a dealbreaker but it's something I notice quite often.
@@cobaltblue5523 for me personally I will add to that and say that my biggest issues have to do with Chrome OS at Large and not necessarily with this device. There are a lot of minor software bugs specifically with the touch screen keyboard, the keyboard will blink when typing on certain websites, if I type in Google docs, the android app, with the touch keyboard, it will randomly delete certain things. When you try to use a Chrome OS keyboard on Android, or even on certain websites, or if you try to use an Android keyboard like Gboard on Chrome OS, it gets buggy like that.
I also wish it was slightly faster. But for the price the performance is good for the money
Could I do my usual schoolwork on this? I assume yes, but I want to confirm this is good for constant productivity with a bit of light gaming. Yes, it’s nice in a coffee shop, but is it good for a lot of work?
Thank you for being so realistic with your evaluation of this chrome tablet. There are times when i am not in need of a device to do heavy work. Me and my wife may only need to pay bills or shop or look at UA-cam and this nails it. Every device does not need to have a powerful GPU. Thanks again.
For sure! I try to review each product in a way where I'm considering who would want it. Glad I could help!
Nice comprehensive review.
Just picked this up for $380 new at Best Buy. Should be perfect for my use case, messing around on the couch and media consumption while traveling. Hard to beat at that price
Exactly! A great deal
I can see immense potential for the next version "Duet 5". Now there are mid-range SOCs capable of doubling the power. 12GB ram and 256gb storage would be a nice option. To that, add a 90hz 1920*1280 14" OLED and you've got a winner on all fronts. If they could even manage to get 2X the performance of a docked switch it would mean that upscaling from 960*640 may result in 90fps for most mainstream games, or native 1920*1280 @30fps for more CPU bound titles.
Yep! If we got a 90hz or 120hz Duet that would be incredible. There is a new ARM chip that's in the Acer Spin 513, and it's just as fast as a 10th gen i3 processor, which is pretty good for an arm chip. If you put a chip like that in with a 90hz screen, I really see that as the future of the Duet lineup. And I'm excited for it
@@AndroidDigest The performance of an i3 10100 would be insane for a tablet cpu! But the UHD 630 is far from impressive.
I'd go for just 6 high performance arm cores @3ghz and a decent GPU, at least on par with a gt 1030 @1ghz.
just ordered one of these open box (excellent condition) for $250 (used the link you provided on this video)! i have a vacation trip coming up later this month, and i figured this would give me good flexibility to pack light, watch some entertainment, and get some work done. fingers crossed it works out as well as it seems like it could!
That's a CRAZY good price, especially for excellent condition and open box. $250 for an oled screen of any kind is crazy good. This should be good enough to do plenty of work as long as it's primarily on the web. If you are new to Chromebooks that may be the only pain point. A small learning curve. But it's still a great device. Feel free to reach out if you ever have questions
Zach I just got this today at BB on sale! Love it so far! Great review as always!
I love it no lag runs great and amazing battery life
Definitely a good value! Thanks for the comment
I have been watching your videos for a while already. Love your reviews!
Thank you so much! Seriously it means a lot to hear stuff like this!
for the price, this device is unbeatable. it's not perfect, but the price to performance is so phenomenal that i'll overlook those issues.
For sure! Coming with the keyboard and the accessories is a big deal
I'm also super curious about the upcoming Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 (11" --> 16x10) detachable tablet. I think it will be release in the next couple of weeks
Yep! I'll be reviewing it soon! I ordered it a few days ago
In about 6 months, when it's inevitably discounted, it's probably going to be the best value tablet in the entire market, iPads included. All the capabilities of ChromeOS, combined with plenty of RAM, long term support, and an ARM processor to easily run Android apps, will likely make it a great buy.
@@whenhen indeed, Lenovo habitually does offer just those kinds of discounts over time, incl. over the holiday shopping season. Incidentally, as I'm not a heavy pen user, this type of detachable device is great for me - tablet mode for media consumption, keyboard attached for general productivity.
Yes it looks great
Hey man, thank you for your review and long-term experience. Thanks to you I chose Duet 5 as my new laptop :) This is my first ChromeOS device, but boy I love it. It has its limitations and there are minor bugs here and there, but for productivity, this blows any Android tablet out of the water. For a relatively weak SoC, this thing is super fast and responsive. Much better than many lower-to-mid-range Windows laptops. And really, 13 hours on one charge is no problem with this device. I just had a hard time finding it online. It seems Lenovo is no longer selling these devices in Europe. I managed to snatch a good deal on Amazon in Germany. So thanks again, your review helped a lot and I feel I made a good choice with this laptop.
Thanks so much! Glad to help!
Excellent review/update. Got lucky and got a pratically new version of this tablet for several hundred dollars on eBay and I love it. Definitely one of the best keyboards I've ever used, better than the keyaboard on the Surface I have even. The screen is amazing, and the battery life is insane. It may not be as quick or have the same build quality as my Acer 713, but it's still a joy to use and I don't even mind the 16:9 aaspect ratio.
It's just nice to have a versatile device in my opinion. It's nice to be able to use it as a tablet when you want and a laptop when you need it. Battery life is pretty good too
Im currently choosing between the duet and the 713! Which would you recommend for photo editing?
Nice review! I just replaced an aging-out Galaxy Tab A7 with this. Just took five minutes of playing with this at Best Buy to convince me. Screen is amazing, and I am loving having a desktop OS that can run android apps.
Yeah this is going to be miles better than that. Plus you get that os like you said. There are some flaws, but it's pretty versatile. And if you have a bad android app, you can just create a web version anyway through Google chrome. It works pretty well
Thanks for sharing... This helped me feel more solid about this purchase 🤩💪
Thanks! Glad I could help
Nice presentation. Thanks.. I have a quick question.. Would you consider Lenovo Duet 5 to be a Chromebook plus?
No, technically it's not. It has to have a certain type of processor and it has to have like a 1080p webcam and some other things. This tablet has tremendous battery life, and it's good for the basics, but it doesn't have quite the speed as a lot of the Chromebook plus models.
@@AndroidDigest Thanks Zack for a lightning quick response. Greatly appreciated. One follow-up question. Which would be the closest chromebook plus 2 in 1 in same size and weight range. I travel a lot and need something that size and weight (2 in 1) but speed is important as I use it for business. thanks in advance for your time.
Got mine on sale at Best buy for $375 before tax on sale for memorial day. Its pretty great for the price point with 8gb ram, 128gb storage, snapdragon 7c gen 2, and OLED. Almost got the flex 5i because of WIFI 6 and core i3 for around the same price but no OLED. Great review and hit all the points !
Yeah I saw you could get an open box/excellent variant for $287. If I didn't already have so many two in one tablets I probably would have got it.
Debating the same now ---Flex 5i or Duet 5. Are you happy with your choice?
@@kwhatten I should have bought 2 to give one to my dad. It's been great with the duet 5. Battery life, OLED screen, and good for productivity. If I want to game I just stream GeForce now, steamlink, or Xbox game pass. Really good value
Replying on my Duet 5. Got an Open Box "Excellent" at Best Buy for $291. Loving it!
thanks for the review really well done and answers my questions. thanks again
I bought this for the giant OLED screen and because I have the original Duet and loved it. This tablet is amazing! Can't wait for Luma fusion and I hope when Streets of rage 4 comes out it's compatible. I got apex Lengends mobile running on it and it's quite bad. LoL. Still kinda playable. Cod mobile works great though. Emulation too! I also got it up and running with Cubasis 3 recording music and some Linux apps! Chrome OS does an amazing job at being a hybrid!
Exactly! dead on!
The 128gh storage with 8 gb ram is now available at best buy for 379 and open box is even less
How's the OLED burn-in after 6 months? Can you find any if you look really hard?
I'm not seeing any burn-in
Hey Zach -- thanks for this follow-up
For sure!
I'm excited I'm gonna grab this on Friday. My store supposedly has 2 left so there better be one for me! And at 379 too!! Lol, nice Big Oled for Movies, that's all I need.
Edit: Just bought it from BestBuy in person and absolutely love it right away. I love that ChromeOS is so different from Windows and Android yet still similar. it's a fantastic experience, Although, The Speakers Just Totally Suck and that makes me quite disappointed, so ill use my little Bluetooth speaker whenever watching movies, so I hope they can fix this with the next installment of the Duet... and hopefully and 15 inch!
Thanks for the comment! Yeah it's a nice tablet for sure!
Hi,would you recommend this chromebook for video and photo editing trips?Or another one? Really just videos from go for photos.
Thanks
M.
I guess that's really hard for me to say. If you're just going into Google photos and doing editing through that, sure. You're doing some very light video editing, sure. But it doesn't have a lot of power for heavy dedicated video editing. And you're going to have to rely on Android apps or apps through the web to video edit.
👏 this was a wonderful review. Looks like a good computer option for people who need something light & productive.
Thanks so much, it means a lot!
Great review, really thinking about this for school. I'm in bachelor of education so it's mostly just word docs and maybe some excel stuff. I assume this will be enough for it?
Yes. BUT remember this is a Chromebook. So you have to subscribe to Microsoft Office 365 to get access to word and excel. Otherwise you need to use Google docs, Google sheets, etc. Overall I'm a bigger fan of Google stuff since it's free and easier to organize in Google drive, but some professors may prefer a word format. You can save google docs in that format anyway, just sharing what to expect. If you are wanting a device for play first, a tablet is great, because a tablet focuses more on having a good screen, a bright screen, etc. If you plan to do more intense work you might as well get a Chromebook for the same price with a little more power. The screen may not be as good but in exchange you get extra power. It just depends on what you want to prioritize. In your case you probably won't need a ton of power though. Chromebooks and tablets are web based, but more secure, and slower Chromebooks are faster than windows laptops with similar specs because the operating system is so light, but I still wanted to be honest about the limitations with Word. Even if you subscribe to office 365 Microsoft does hold a few features away from Chromebooks too
Thank you for this.. I really need a good solid laptop/tablet hybrid to do my uni work on when I'm having a bad pain day. I've purchased several tablets that I was told would do the job but ended up spending hundreds extra on because I ended up needing a better mouse/keyboard/stand/camera etc. before they were usable.
I'll definitely give this one a try, it looks like it wont' be "perfect", but it's the closest I've seen so far to what I'm *actually* needing.
Best of luck to you for sure. Hope you enjoy it
What stylus do you recommend sir?
Thanks for the review!
Thanks so much for the comment
Great review!! How is it going with android games? any compatibility issues?
It works pretty good. This does have an ARM processor, so it will do pretty good with Android, maybe has the speed of a Snapdragon 720, something like a Pixel 4a. You can expect mid-range performance with games, good compatibility overall, though I can't guarantee it will work perfectly with everything.
The compatibility issues I have are normally small and unrelated to things like games. If I try to use the Chrome OS keyboard in the ANDROID version of Google docs for example, sometimes it will re-insert words I just deleted or weird glitches like that. But normally if I was in google docs I'd have the keyboard attached (and no issues there) or you could always use the web version. So any small glitches can be worked around
Finally! Someone tells us if you can connect this tablet to an external monitor. SOLD!
Nice review, man.
Thanks Karl! Stay harmless!
Great review as usual man. Excellent device of course. Hope more people clock that on time. Big up
Thanks so much for the support! Seriously it means a lot!
I love this device even use my cricut on it *tip* use the (resizable) option to adjust your window and drag it to fit screen for those who want full screen
Great job with your reviews Zach. New subscriber. I am in the market for a new Tablet and this Chromebook is tempting. What do you recommend among this, The P11 or P12 Series (Plus or Pro) of Lenovo if you had to choose one. We already have an Ipad but want to get an extra tablet. Purpose will just be using streaming (Netflix, Disney, Prime, DAZN) and light browsing. Please let me know.
Thanks for all the support! Honestly, it's really tough to decide. I would say if you need to do a little more productivity work, the Chromebook duet is a great option. The 11-in model would do great too.
But if you don't plan to use the keyboard as much and if you plan to use it primarily as a tablet, I would recommend the Lenovo p11 pro gen. 2. It's been going on sale for under $300 and it has a 120Hz screen with an OLED panel. That's really really good for a tablet, especially at that price. And the performance is still really good too. If you really just doing some light browsing and watching videos, that tablet would do amazing at that. And for the price it's pretty unbeatable.
If you get a Chromebook Duet, it's a little more flexible and a little better for productivity work. But there are a little bit of bugs on the Android side. Or some bugs with a touch screen keyboard on occasion. On the other hand, it will get more updates and it is a little more versatile.
So it really depends on how much you would use a keyboard. And how big of a device you want. Based on your initial comment, I would say the Lenovo P11 Pro Gen 2, assuming you're okay not having a fingerprint sensor (it has none). But if that's a deal breaker or you will use the keyboard more, my response would probably change
@Android Digest Thanks for the information. Now I am torn on what to get. I will just go for which one is cheaper as of today. P11 pro looks I will have to get a case for it. Duet looks like it's in a case already. Decisions decisions 🤔
It's tough for sure. If you can swing it. Don't be afraid to get both . You could always return one after you try them both out. Or just get the one that you feel like you should get and try it out. First. Returns are your friend. I don't like to do that to ebay sellers, but if I'm buying from a bigger store they do normally allow returns.
@Android Digest I did get the Duet 5 because of the price point and on sale compared to p12. P11 was similar in price bit didn't have the keyboard and Oled display. I do think the duet screen is a bit big but like the flexibility of using it a laptop.
@@AndroidDigest Quick question. Have you or anyone noticed a green screen line at bottom of page while streaming Disney Netflix e.t.c after an OS update on the duet 5?
Hey thanks for the review is was great! I do have one question do you know if it's possible to connect a Xbox controller and play supported games like Minecraft?
Yes you should be able to connect an xbox controller no problem. As long as the game supports it of course
@@AndroidDigest thanks that's so good to know I appreciate you really for answering many ytbers don't i thinks this is gonna be my new device :)
@@mofijagu for sure. Let me know how you like it! It's pretty nice!
@@AndroidDigest i'll certainly do
Good review.. interested in smaller 11 duet, waiting for the review. pls. do that and compare both. wish it had oled display
Yes! I'll be covering that Duet soon! I purchased it a few days ago, so waiting for it
This is on sale today. would you buy now or wait for the updated version chromebook plus version which I feel may be around the corner
That's a tough call for sure. I think you will see you significant jump in power with the next generation. I just don't know when it's coming out. So it's hard to say
@@AndroidDigest Thanks
Hi, looking at buying the 8GB ram and 256gb storage model for university and personal entertainment use where microsoft programs may be needed, would you suggest this is suitable for these things?
Chromebooks will not give you access. It's a full Microsoft programs. If you are talking about Microsoft office with Microsoft word and Microsoft Excel and all that stuff, you can only access that on a Chromebook with Microsoft office 365, Even then they will give you a lesser version. It should still have all the features you would need but you will be missing a few features from the desktop version
Hello. What about the storage options?? Does it take an SD card, or an OTG device??
This does have monitor support, no SD card slot, and storage can technically vary by model. But most models will have 8 gigabytes of RAM and 128GB of storage, but sometimes Lenovo has lower storage bottles on their website
@@AndroidDigest Thanks for the response.
I just bought a 2nd duet 5, refurbished for 280$ cnd taxes in, shipped to my door.
280$ for a 1080p oled screen is a good deal, getting a computer included is unbeatable. It is the lower end model. My other duet 5 is also a 4gb but it works very very well. It's no powerhouse but for web browsing, watching video and cloud stuff, it's great.
I despise thar keyboard tho. I just can't type properly on it. I use a quality bluetooth keyboard with it with a trackball.
Yeah, I hear you, getting a bluetooth keyboard can help if you want something with more travel. That's a tremendous deal!
Still thinking about upgrading from my 10.1 Duet. I will have to ensure that another Duet is not on the horizon. Chromebook having Linux was what got me to buy the first one.
I wouldn't be surprised if we get one in the next 4 or 5 months
Thank you for sharing this video be blessed 😀👍💯
Absolutely! Thanks for watching.
Any recommendations/links for a protective waterproof sleeve for this wonderful device?
I'm not sure about a waterproof sleeve. There's always a chance water gets in.
This bag claims to be waterproof. Not sure if it would be if you left the zipper a little bit open. Either way I'll give the link amzn.to/3qCJhpg
Here is a case that actually works with the keyboard too
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how good is the screen compared to Lenovo P11 Pro? both seems to be in the same price range and I'm mostly looking for a tablet just to watch movies/series on. resolution is higher on the P11 Pro but what about colours?
I'd get the P11 Pro. Specifically the P11 Pro Gen 2. Mainly because the price is so good. The resolution is better AND it's OLED. This Chromebook is OLED but it's stretching a 1080p resolution over a bigger screen.
@@AndroidDigest Thank you!
Hi what pen would you recommend me to buy one to use with this Duet 5?
You really just need to get a USI stylus. You could find a bunch of them that I reviewed at the same time here: ua-cam.com/video/t7rvpq-Q6eE/v-deo.html
I will say that this Chromebook only supports USI 1.0. but there is a new USI 2.0 that is out on some newer Chromebooks. So they're starting to release USI 2.0 pens. Those pens will work with older Chromebooks like this one. But buying a USI 2.0 pen will future proof you whenever you buy newer Chromebooks in the future. So I would look up USI 2.0 on Amazon. They may be a little more expensive though. Not sure. All of the ones I reviewed are USI 1.0. but all of those will work with your Chromebook. And like I did do a full review on them. Check them out here
ua-cam.com/video/t7rvpq-Q6eE/v-deo.html
@@AndroidDigest hi again.
I was wondering if i could be able to take the screen out apart from the keyboard but still using the keyboard to type it still, instead of using the on screen keyboard, would that be possible and how?
I see that it comes with an AC charger but can it also be charged using one of the USB C ports?
It actually comes with usb c to charge. And charges on both sides
What program or app will open the documents attached to emails? And where will they get saved, if there's little storage. Sorry, I'm not techie.
I only need this for emails, word processing, virtual meetings.
Can I use Microsoft Teams on this using the web browser Microsoft?
Thanks! Any impressions of handwriting or drawing with a suitable stylus?
It should work with any usi pen. I think they work just fine from my testing. Not exactly an artist, but yeah it is just fine for taking notes
Great review
Thanks so much
I got this on Prime Day for a great price. I’ve been loving it. Screen already cracked so touch screen not working on top. I can’t find a replacement OLED screen. Is it because it’s on the newer side?
Perhaps! Honestly I wouldn't know where to buy a new screen for a Chromebook or a Chrome OS tablet. The only place I would look would be eBay. But if there aren't any on there, I can't say why for sure
I picked it up used for $180. At first I thought it was too big as a tablet, but since I found split window mode, it has become very productive. I would like some kind of handle on the back to hold. Also it would be nice if Lenovo can make it attach to the keyboard in portrait mode.
Yeah, it can be pretty useful!
Should i buy it for programming?😊
Hopefully someone else can respond, not sure what you need as a programmer.
What's the maximum angle of this kickstand? Is it as large as a surface pro?
It goes pretty far back. Not all the way but pretty close. Goes like 3/4ths of the way back if my memory serves me
Did you review the Acer spin 713 2021 8gb ram 256 gb storage. I have that and man I saw plenty pf videos that stated 10 hours or battery and it only gets around 6 hrs I was very disappointed. I use Google keep , UA-cam, browsing, so very basic things . I turned of Bluetooth and phone hub so it would at least last around 6 hours .
Does this Best Buy version. Come with the stylus pen
No. It comes with the keyboard and the kickstand case
I recently purchased this Duet 5 Chromebook. I would like to know if and how to "unmount" an SD card ( and its adapter) from the USB - c port like one needs to do on an Android or Windows laptop/Tablet... Thanks! Fred
Hopefully someone else can help you. Honestly I never unmount any hard drive or any SD card. That used to be a huge thing a while back but I've never had to drive damage to the point of no return because of that. But I understand it is supposed to be a little bit safer. I just don't have the tablet in front of me because I switch around devices a lot and I don't have any other Chrome OS devices to test it on right now. Hopefully someone can give you a good answer though
@@AndroidDigest found it! In the "file manager" to the left of the usb icon opens the contents of drive.... Whereas to the right of it closes it, in effect "un mounting" it... Cheers!
16by 9 aspect ratio that’s exactly what I’m looking for to watch videos.
lenovo ideapad duet 5 and lenovo chromebook duet 5 the same or not? because in my area, lenovo only have Ideapad duet 5
Yes. The Duet 5i however is a windows laptop. So make sure there's no i in it. Some markets have ideapad in the name. You can always read the box and make sure it runs Chrome OS, that will tell you for sure. There's only one Chromebook Duet 5 that runs Chrome OS as an operating system.
Nice review, but dont buy the 10.1 duet 3 version, the glass is horribly light and break with almost nothing. I lost mine just like that.
What extensions do you use?
I use Chrome Remote Desktop so I can access my chromebook from another device. I also use a web extension that helps me to make affiliate links, there's also web extensions if you have kids and you want to track what they are doing on the web (especially for the young ones) and there's even web extensions for printers. Those are the main things I would personally use, but there are plenty of web extensions, like grammarly which can help correct your data, or honey is a good web extension that helps you find promo codes when you are ordering from websites or food. Rakuten is a good website that gives you cash back for ordering things online, and keeping the web extension on automatically adds cash back for shopping in certain places. (If Rakuten can prove they directed you to a website, a company like Best Buy may give them 5% cash back on your purchase, and they will give you maybe 1-2% back for using their service, the extension is a way for them to automatically change the link to show you were sent there by them. So it's a win win).
The point is, so many extensions are helpful. Plus there are a lot of websites that don't load quite as well on an Android phone or tablet, a full desktop version of Chrome loads websites a little bit better as well
I need to work a lot in google slides and sheets and am looking at the upcoming 11” to do this on planes or in tight spaces where my laptop won’t work. Id never video edit on this but I’m curious how it does with a lot of work type tabs open. I’d love to know if either the duet 5 or duet 3 can handle multiple big slide decks in a few tabs without having to reload them every time the tab is clicked!
That's difficult to say. I don't think it would really need to reload much with 3-5 tabs open, but more tabs than that and you will probably need to reload. The newer duet 3 and duet 5 have the same processor. But the newer duet 3 on the Lenovo website only has 4 GB of RAM (and the Duet 5 on the Lenovo website only has 4 GB of RAM) so you want to make sure you get a version with 8 GB of RAM (normally the versions from Best Buy).
I will add that it's possible that Sheets or Slides will have a little more strain on the device compared to a typical website. I don't run 5 versions of sheets so I can't be sure. Just trying to give the best information I have
@@AndroidDigest this is the best answer I’ve heard, thank you so much!!! I appreciate your honesty in your reviews and am glad I found your channel. For those who work in the google suite, chrome books are a great option when you can’t fit your whole laptop on a flight or in a car because they allow you to work offline with full featured docs, slides, sheets, etc. iPads work really well in these scenarios but the iOS software for the g suite just isn’t good enough for productive work. A typical workflow is usually gmail with chat open using a keyboard for shortcuts, calendar open, 2-3 slide decks and maybe a doc.
Is this better than the tab s8 plus? I ordered it to trade in my s7fe (I paid 250 for it on samsung outlet store) and they are giving me 500 trade in with 100 off the tablet so I'm paying 350 now for the tab samsung s8 plus. Should I cancel that order and get this instead? So technically I'm paying 600 for the tab s8 plus. Would it be smarter to keep my tab s7fe and buy this and own both or just keep my order of the tab s8 plus?
Hey Lena, honestly in your shoes I'd just keep the Tab S8 Plus. It has a 120hz screen, so everything will refresh much faster on the screen, it's also much faster than the Duet, by a good margin. The screen is also much better. There are also some small quirks to Chrome OS Tablets right now. The keyboard on the touch screen, when using twitter for example, or on reddit, the keyboard will blink when you press the space bar, weird quirks.
Chrome tablets like this are very versatile. It's great for those people who really need a full desktop version of google chrome, or for people who need to run web extensions for various reasons. As a youtuber, there are a few web extensions I use in Google Chrome that I like, that I can't use on an android tablet, but most people don't have those little quirks.
I'd say the Tab S8 Plus is a far better device. If it fits your needs and if you like it, definitely keep it, between the two I'd much rather have an S8 Plus. Especially since you got such a great trade on the S7 FE. That's my take. But there's always things you can do. You could buy a windows laptop and have a cheaper tablet on the side, you can get a chromebook and a tablet, you can just get one tablet to do it all, depending on your needs there are always a ton of combos you can go with. If you are anything like me though, I try stuff out and switch it out all the time, I get excited about a new combo, but honestly there are a lot of GOOD answers, a lot of right answers. So don't stress too much about the one you made, I think the Tab S8 Plus is a great one. The Duet is more for people who have $400 (the S8 Plus costs a lot more if you don't have a trade in) and for people who need that extra versatility, but it does come at a small cost, with some minor bugs.
does that Chromebook duet 5 can use for a stylus?
It can use any usi stylus
my reason why I prefer Chrome OS tablet over android - on Chrome I can play cloud games with mouse and keyboard - I'm so sad that the duet 5 doesn't have LTE - and I miss the headphone jack too :)
Yeah, it's a bummer that it's missing the headphone jack! I wouldn't use LTE, but that headphone jack is nice for certain things!
Does it come with a keyboard?
Yes it does
You should try GeForce now with this. Seems like the best way to game
I'm disappointed in the screen on this. Texts are fuzzy. Images are a bit blurry. I'm also getting a screen door effect. I can see pixels all over the screen. HD video looks great, though.
What you are seeing is probably the touch support. I'm using a Yoga with OLED which has the same "wash" over it. It took me no time at all to get over it though as I love staring at OLED screens anyway. The Yoga OLED's are high res, but at more than double the price point, and less battery life (and lots of other differences that you would expect from a Windows laptop).
Would this run things like Google Slides, Canva, large Google Documents well? And could I play GeForce games smoothly?
No.
That's a tough call. I frequently have 10+ pages of google docs, and it works great for me. If you were at 30+ pages would it lag? I can't be sure. But for me it runs great with google slides, chrome documents, and I think it will work well for Canva as well, though I haven't tried it.
As for GeForce, I think you are referring to Geforce now. I haven't tested it, but Geforce now primarily relies on your internet connectino, not your computer's power, so I think it should work fine.
@@AndroidDigest Thanks so much, that clears up a lot!
i was contemplating to get this for school over a galaxy tab or ipad, but it seems like this chromebook is full of QC issues and i want something that's guaranteed to work
Well I never had any issues but can't speak for others. I get it, good to be safe
Watching on my Duet 5. Realized all I really use are Google apps ever so wanted to try ChromeOS after joking about it my whole life lol. I might eat my own words now. Going to be using this in tandem with my windows desktop to finish up my software engineering degree using cloud and browser based IDEs
Definitely try it out. It's a terrific tablet. Just a tad slow but a great tablet for the money
Better than the s8 ultra? That has one of the best keyboards I’ve ever used on a tablet or laptop
Honestly no. If you really like the S8 ultra, keep it. It has a much better screen, it has better performance, overall. It's a better device
@@AndroidDigest I think I’v gotta go by bestbuy and try this kb though because the tablets openbox with accessories for $99 near me 😁
Does it support 5g network'
what about external monitor support and performance?
It does support external monitors. And performs well with them. Depending on the resolution
nice! thanks 🙏
"Where's my keyboard? Where's my keyboard?"
The screen is super saturated, is there any way of calibrating the colour?
I wish there was. I don't really know of a way to calibrate a Chrome OS screen. Feel free to google it, but I haven't seen a single setting for that
I wish I had $1 for every time you said "tablet"
I wish I had that much money too!
Thanks!
I'll be curious to see how you like it
Hi, can anyone confirm if the included keyboard works via bluetooth? i.e. can you use it while it is detached?
This keyboard cannot work via bluetooth. You would have to buy a separate Bluetooth keyboard or use this keyboard when it's attached
i hope they consider bringing these out without kbs cuz id use my own .. on the other hand i have asus c300 a clamshell that i loved so much but got kb broken so easily .. so a cheap chromeos tablet without any kb will make things cooler .. n yes prefer chromeos than android cuz i want sounds working in that linux terminal(cli)
Please can we downloadbans use microsoft office offline ? Thanks
I'm not sure what you mean by downloadbans. But you can use microsoft office online, but pretty sure they made it to where you have to do a subscription to use it on a Chromebook. Haven't tested in awhile to verify. But you may need the 365 subscription
So 5-6 tabs is your criteria?
Not necessarily. I have plenty of criteria, but your average person isn't going to open up 10-20 tabs at the same time. If you are, you are probably someone who needs a machine that is more productivity oriented, like an actual Chromebook with an i3 or i5 processor. But this is a tablet with more of an entertainment focus, with some light productivity work on the side. If you want to open up 10-20 tabs though, you might see some lag on this device. So good to know
I would disagree. My wife is a common person and she usually doesn't like closing tabs specially when she is searching items on Amazon and this is exceptionally common criteria
Would love to see how it behaves with 10-15 Amazon tabs opened
I bought it used for 250$ gonna use it as a media tablet. To use on the couch or my gym basement.
Pretty nice for that, that's a great price.
I have gone through two of these
Both times it fell off my bed and the screen just smashed. Way way too fragile. I heard lots of complaints about this. Otherwise I like it.
Thanks for sharing your experiences, never had this issue so it's good for you to be honest in the comments
turn it sideways and you can see a lot more vertically...
7:48 that finger is going to give me nightmares lol great video though
I don't blame you
The only thing I don't like about Chrome tablets is Netflix and other streaming platforms. Don't support 1080p
I do think it depends on the device, but you can always just go through the web browser vs the android app
I was gonna get this until I found out that it doesn’t have a jack port for my wired headphones which I prefer over the wireless ones because I don’t want the hassle of charging them .
This is completely understandable. Some people really need to use wired headphones, and those dongles are a mess, I'm sure you could get a dongle and use them that way, but I get why you wouldn't want to.
There are also 3.5mm to USB-C converters that you can use, though not ideal. I think Lenovo includes them with these tablets that lack the 3.5mm headphone jacks.
Does this display Netflix, peacock, and other streaming services in HD? How does it run android apps?
Thanks for the vid!
Yes it does. And it runs most Android apps pretty well. Just remember that the apps are made for touch screen so the keyboard/trackpad may not work well in all the apps. It will run Android apps in a similar way to a mid range tablet. Like the S6 Lite maybe
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Thank you so much! Best wishes to you as well
Does anybody know if the usb-c ports are otg compatible. looking to by this model for sorting my drones on the go ..tia 😊
Hopefully someone can answer. I will say that they both worked with my monitor and worked at full resolution, but that's all I know
If you speed this up to x1.5, it sounds like a QVC commercial.
😂😂 A funny thought
Missing things for me: av1 decode and 120Hz with adaptive sync.. maybe next year :) then I am bought.. drawing with 60Hz is meh
I'm with you
My 1 year old tab s6 lite is getting really really slow lately and I'm thinking of buying the duet 5 or upcoming duet 3 and giving this one to a family member, even typing this its molases slow
Well I'm waay late to this, but the Duet 3 or Duet 5 would be a great option. There is also a faster S6 Lite that just released, a 2022 version. Honestly if you want to stick with Samsung you may want to look for something like a Tab S7 FE on ebay, I've seen them around $300 in mint condition, maybe $350, but that's a little faster than even the newer S6 Lite, and bigger But if you want that small form factor the Duet 3 or S6 Lite 2022 may be good options. The Duet 5 is amazing, but it is much bigger, so it depends.
PS: I did review the Duet 3 and S6 Lite 2022 on my channel, feel free to check it out
@@AndroidDigest i ended up buying a desktop 😂 there were lots of deals in my Walmart like a couple weeks ago and I pulled the trigger on it
But next up is probably a tablet too and yeah true I'm considering my options cuz idk if I'd like a bigger size one or keep the small form factor
Don't play or edit videos, seems a great deal
But it's hard to buy this Tablet, not available in any Market Place in My country.
That's too bad. Hopefully more Chromebooks start selling internationally
@@AndroidDigest i personally can’t wait for a new Lenovo Chromebook duet 5 in 2023 since this one is a year old now
my device randomly restarts. has anyone experience this?
Sorry! and sorry for the late reply, this just popped up for me, but haven't had any issues with restarts
linux a bit slow / laggy. dunno why.
This device isn't going to handle linux well. Linux requires a lot of power, this processor isn't super powerful. It handles basic stuff terrifically but it won't do well with linux. Only some basic stuff on linux
@@AndroidDigest I only use it to do mosh and use vim on remote laptop. It was even smoother on Android with termux (using Lenovo tablet P11)