Lenovo - Chromebook Duet 5-13.3" OLED Touch Screen Tablet - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - with Keyboard - Abyss Blue(Upgraded)

I was originally a bit cautious entering the ChromeOS, all if my past devices have been windows or Android. I spent quite a while searching for windows computers that would give a 15+ hours of battery life so it could be a true companion to you travel. I wanted the device to be lightweight and fitted with an entertainment grade display as that would be a key use for this device. To make things harder, I wanted the device to be able to offer some lightweight dotnet programming capabilities, and do all this in less than 500usd. I searched for a while, Windows devices were a first choice but battery life across windows hardware was a complete disappointment, even for very high end models. iPad was never really an option due to its closed nature for hackers,plus accessories make it insanely inexpensive. Lastly some android device could have given reasonable competition, but running dev tools on it with a proper multi screen desktop experience is nothing less then a pain, Android was never really designed for this. Now you would be surprised but Lenovo duet 5 does all of these, insane battery life, great display with multi display, a highly customizable OS allowing installing any Android or Linux app like VSCode and comes with a detachable keyboard as standard. What could have been better: 1. Installed Android applications run with 720p resolution, this is not worthy of the OLED display, but you can run Netflix on chrome browser with HD picture quality. 2. The device is a bit back heavy, which means it could dangle a bit when you type while it's on a lap, there is no issue though if you are using it on a flat surface. 3. Apps like Outlook and other office applications cannot be installed,the web versions work but when working on lengthy documents or excel spreadsheets, I prefer native applications, this is certainly a trick by Microsoft to prevent their Windows devices from becoming completely pointless, there is no way that the hardware isn't capable of running these Android applications perfectly. Overall, despite the opportunities, the device offers a solid value for money, specially if your expectations are similar to mine.

I love the tech specs, but I received it with broken screen. As it was an international delivery they asked me to send it back to US for my own cost.

Muy buen concepto de producto, pantalla un poco grande para ser usada como tablet, pero bien en el manejo como chromebook

Good product with reasonable price

Great for student!

Use: I use this as something to take notes on for meetings in the office and traveling around doing client meetings where I only really use the online PowerPoint feature and google keep for notes. (Not great for an all in one of you use resource intensive programs like excel) Cons: Speakers aren’t great. Front facing camera is does the job but leaves some to be desired. Pros: 8gb of ram is really all you need. I can take notes and be on a teams meeting with no issues.(I returned the 4gb one to get this) Stunning screen Cheap compared to peers with similar hardware Chrome OS makes a lot of sense on these tablet combos

The processor seems to be able to do everything I expect it to do without draining the battery but it is occasionally very slow for no apparent reason. The device is a good size, it fits in my backpack and I don't feel like it needs a case. The kickstand and keyboard should protect the device from damage. The screen is nice especially for use as a laptop. The OLED screen looks good. Videos have good color and contrast with deep blacks and a bright screen, but a Netflix movie looked a washed out when compared to the same video on my iPad mini. That may be due to the Netflix app. When holding the device like a tablet in portrait mode the limitations of the Full HD panel are obvious. I can definitely see individual pixels but a higher resolution screen would probably mean a shorter battery life. The device is meant to be used as a laptop so I don't understand why Lenovo doesn't make a real laptop just like this tablet. The keyboard has fallen off more than once and I'm not sure how much I trust the kickstand to hold the tablet up and protect the screen from breaking. It's too big and heavy to use as a tablet and the screen is not sharp enough to hold up close in portrait mode. Battery life appears to be very good, probably around fifteen hours or more. The speakers are not very good. They do not compare favorably with the speakers on my iPad mini. Video sound syncs well with my Pixel Buds. There is occasional Bluetooth lag between the audio and video. The Chromebook Duet pairs very well with my Pixel phone. It should be able to share cellular data with an Android phone but that feature is disabled by my phone plan. Microsoft has disabled all the Office apps on ChromeOS. I can edit Word documents in the browser only when online or use Google Docs. There may be other workarounds. This is a hassle for me. A headphone jack and microSD slot would be welcome on a device this size but neither is present. I have a USB C headphone jack adapter but 128gb is not enough storage and any external storage besides a microSD card is going to be awkward. I would rather have a conventional laptop with the same screen and processor as this tablet, with the electronics below the keyboard and a thin screen. Lenovo could sell a lot of Chromebooks with specs like this tablet, expandable storage and a headphone jack. I just sent back a Lenovo Chromebook laptop this size with a bad screen and poor battery life. I don't care for the fabric covering the kickstand and keyboard. It's reminiscent of the sweatpants covering that Google abandoned years ago. The device itself looks very nice without these accessories.