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The Duet was also defeated by the category average of 98.8. The Duet scored 31.9, while the HP Chromebook x360 12b (49.7) and the HP Chromebook 14 (57.8) outpaced the miniature Chromebook. However, the Lenovo Chromebook Duet faltered on the JetStream Javascript benchmark, which tests the speediness of web-page loading. The Duet also scored higher than the average Chromebook, which has an overall-performance score of 5,293. Scoring 5,526 on the Geekbench 4 overall performance benchmark, the Duet crushed two competitors: the HP Chromebook x360 12b (3,400), which is equipped with an Intel Celeron N400 and 4GB of RAM, and the HP Chromebook 14 (2,733), which is powered by an Intel Celeron N3350 CPU and 4GB of RAM. There were a few negligible seconds of lag as the Duet loaded the new Chrome tab, but as I got into the flow of typing on Google Docs, I was surprised to see that there was no system slowdown - I wrote paragraph after paragraph without experiencing any lag.

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I added a tab that played a 1080p YouTube video and opened up Google Docs. I bombarded the Lenovo Chromebook Duet, equipped with a MediaTek Helio P60T CPU and 4GB of RAM, with 24 Google Chrome tabs. But in a bigger space, the speakers will likely struggle to take over the room. The Duet’s dual speakers filled my medium-sized, social-distancing prison cell - er, I mean room - just fine. However, when I listened to songs with heavy bass drops, it sounded marginally distorted, but it didn’t sour my listening experience. I listened to “This City” by Sam Fischer on Spotify, and the sentimental ballad sounded smooth and angelic on the speakers as Fischer crooned his heart out. The dual speakers - positioned on the top of the tablet - delivered well-balanced sound with decent audio quality.

Lenovo Chromebook Duet audioįor a budget Chromebook, the audio on the Duet is exactly what I expected: they’re simply OK. The touchpad, measuring 3.4 x 1.9 inches, responded well to Chromebook gestures, such as a two-finger swipe to revisit a previous page and a three-finger downward move to open all windows. I could visualize myself using this miniature Chromebook at the airport where I can access some of my work on the cloud without having to carry a laptop with a larger footprint. I’d prefer the Duet as a travel companion. Personally, I couldn’t see myself using this laptop as a productivity machine - the cramped keyboard just doesn’t cut it for me. The reason for my wpm rate drop? Lenovo halved the size of some keys, so I had difficulties adjusting to the Duet’s confined keyboard design. Tapping away on the Duet’s cramped keyboard, I typed at an abysmal 65 words per minute on the test, which is far below my typical 87 wpm average. Now here’s where my dissatisfaction comes in. Snapping the magnetic keyboard into place was easy as pie, and the keys have a satisfying and clicky tactile response.

I have a bone to pick with the Lenovo Chromebook Duet’s edge-to-edge, iron-black detachable keyboard. Lenovo Chromebook Duet keyboard and touchpad With the latest Chrome 81 update, Google added some new touchscreen gestures that I successfully experimented with on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet, including swiping and holding to launch the split-screen mode. The Duet’s display also beat the brilliance of the average Chromebook (270 nits). The Lenovo Chromebook Duet doesn’t have the most brilliant screen, reaching 372 nits of brightness, but this mini 2-in-1 shined brighter than its rivals The Samsung Chromebook 3 only output 259 nits of brightness while the HP Chromebook x360 12b is even dimmer with 216 nits of brightness.

The Duet also surpassed the color accuracy of the average Chromebook by a landslide (12.61). This aligns with the Samsung Chromebook 3’s 0.2 Delta-E rating, but the Duet beats the HP Chromebook x360 12b’s 0.3 rating. The Lenovo Chromebook Duet is also highly color accurate with a near-perfect 0.2 Delta-E rating (closer to 0 is best). So, you want to know about the Duet’s ports? I’d remove the “s” - this Chromebook only has one USB Type-C port that supports power charging, data transfer, DisplayPort and USB on-the-go. The miniature Chrome OS laptop is smaller than its rivals: the Samsung Chromebook 3’s footprint is 11 x 8 x 0.7 inches while the HP Chromebook x360 12b takes up 11 x 9 x 0.7 inches. The Lenovo Chromebook Duet with the keyboard and kickstand cover has the dimensions of 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.7 inches while the tablet alone is 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches. The Duet weighs less than its competitors: the Samsung Chromebook 3 (2.5 pounds) and the HP Chromebook x360 12b (3 pounds). The whole package, stand cover and keyboard included, weighs only 2 pounds. The Lenovo Chromebook Duet is a featherweight machine that can fit snugly in the small compartment of my travel tote. You can also fold the laptop into a book-like form and onlookers would be amazed to discover that you’re not holding a little notebook.

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