Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 Review: Best Detachable Tablet Yet?

Is the Lenovo Chromebook Duet the best detachable tablet out? Is it better than the HP Chromebook X2? Find out in this video!
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Video chapters:

00:00​​ - Video introduction
00:42 - Why this device is awesome
01:42​​ - Design overview
02:38 - Kickstand overview
03:56 - Quick HP Chromebook x2 comparison
05:42 - Keyboard and trackpad overview
07:05 - Performance overview
08:46 - Display overview
09:28 - Who is this device for?
11:42 - Minor Chrome OS bugs
13:29 - 13" Duet vs HP Chromebook X2
14:28 - My final recommendation
15:37​​ - Ways to support us, please like, and subscribe!!!

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[mikepr]

Wish there was a high end Tensor or Snapdragon 8 Series ChromeOS tablet. Id buy that in a heartbeat

ChromeOS has matured enough for Google to give the Pixel Slate another go

[dariovega]

I bought the duet 3 a couple years ago. Which I still love using. The duet 5 recently went on sale at BB for m 379. Which is a steal. I got an even better deal- bought an open box for 279. At this price you get an amazing tablet/laptop. I use it for classes, entertainment, surfing the web. Love the bigger screen and as you mentioned, the keyboard. Im perfectly happy with my purchase.

[malcontent_]

Thanks Zach 👍 I've been looking forward to seeing your review on this

[Simon-yonv]

I love my duet and I really think that I'll get the duet 5 in the future your review helped a ton with the decision

[DaigoroToyama]

I'm watching this AFTER I bought the Duet 5, but you're surely making me feel great about the purchase!

[blue]

Awesome review man, you're a great presenter. I hope you can review the new Lenovo P12 Pro android tablet!!

[Danincort]

When the keybboard is detached, more tablet functions are enabled. I have an IPad Pro and find some apps like facebook and email are better on lenovo. Page loads are slow on some apps but Youtube loads quickly. I think most problems are with apps. The HP USI rechargable pencil works well with no lag and good palm rejection, great for taking notes. The sound is thin, not distorted, and fairly loud.. I think this Lenovo is great for video chats.

[mini]

Best review of this device I've seen so far!

[MikePDaTruth]

Great review! For the same price I’m going back and forth between this and the base model Surface Go 3.

[mrmaramind]

Videos keep getting better. Great information.

[NoOne-xhek]

Great view, but I hope you mentioned about battery life and charging speed

[ShellymanStudios]

It's a nice-looking tablet, I think I'm going to hold it off until a definitive Chrome OS tablet swings by. Somewhere 11"-12.6" display, high refresh rate, higher-end ARM processor with a competitive price.

[sabrinamerrick]

Worth repeating: Automatic like and subscribe. Learned so much here. Keep up the great Content

[waynehayward]

great review how do you rate the sound i was going to get the lenevo pro 11 which as great sound but i might wait for this when it its the UK Dec

[JazDev]

I've been looking for a detachable to compete with my favorite Chromebook, the original X2 released back in 2018. It sounds like this one hits most of the notes! Great screen, good keyboard, lightweight, and of course, brand new for greater longevity with updates! My only concern is running Linux apps with the ARM processor on that thing (^-^);

[carlosortuno]

Thanks for this! Would this work with zoom lessons sharing my screen?

[cobaltblue]

My man's spitting straight facts thanks for the great review I was really hoping for better things from this tablet although it is beautiful I don't know if you forgot to mention the OLED screen it's not 2K but the old that definitely makes it beautiful. Now for 499 I don't think it's worth it definitely wait for a price drop at least $399 or $429 anything around that I think it's okay The reason why is because I just ordered the Easter spin 713-2021 model and that is 529 right now so for $30 more you get an i-5 processor 11th gen 256 GB SSD NVMe storage 8 gigabytes of RAM and it's a 13.5-in 3x2 aspect ratio 2K screen it's also a 2-in-1 so for just $30 more it it just destroys that tablet. If you really need a tablet with a you know detachable keyboard then I'm glad you mentioned it The tablet 7 is just way better it's 499 so the same price you will have to buy a keyboard separate I think it's really cool to have a detachable keyboard from the manufacturer makes things seamless but I don't know or the tab S7 plus around the same size much more expensive but it would just have a better tablet experience I think the tab s 7 is probably the sweet spot in terms of a tablet. But to each their own

[hollydrucker]

I rather have a blue tooth then a detachable tablet with keyboard. I had the smaller one 10. inch and did not like that one. The sound was terrible on that one too. Good video dude. I like your videos I subbed and subscribed recently.

[GeorgeK-bpkg]

It is a great Chromebook. However, I find that the OLED screen white color is on the 'warm' side as white looks yellowish compared to other 1080p screens. Lenovo admitted that it was done on purpose for reading eye protection. Too bad there is no further adjustment in Chrome OS to make it 'unwarm'.

[Sedp]

I currently have the Asus cm3 thinking about getting this. Are the speakers and performance worth the upgrade ? The cm3 has a bit of lag and freezes in my experience