The Lenovo Chromebook Duet is a Chromebook first and a tablet second. It doesn’t run Android, it runs Google’s ChromeOS. How does this hybrid work?
Lenovo today kicked off sales for the Chromebook Duet, a laptop-tablet hybrid that the company first revealed at CES 2020. The Chromebook Duet is available from Lenovo.com for $279 and $299 for the 64 and 128GB variants, respectively.
We spent just a couple of days with the device, so here are some of our initial impressions.
Lenovo clearly thinks of the device as a Chromebook first and as a casual browsing device second. It’s similar to the Google Pixel Slate in that it includes a slate that snaps to a thin keyboard that doubles as a cover. The convertible design allows you switch from traditional Chromebook to a tablet with a quick yank on the keyboard. The Chromebook Duet also comes with the snap-on rear cover that acts as a stand. Together, the keyboard and rear cover sort of feel like a folio, giving the device a notebook-like experience and plenty of protection.
As for the Lenovo Chrome Duet itself, it has a 10.1-inch Full HD IPS LCD screen with 400nits of brightness and a 70% color gamut. The main body resembles the size and shape of the Apple iPad Pro, though it is noticeably smaller than the 11-inch iPad. I found the screen to be plenty sharp and bright after spending a short weekend with it.
