![]() ![]() The new Duet 5i is a Windows 11 detachable two-in-one. It's expected to start around $400 when it's available in May. Of course, these improvements mean the Duet 3 is not going to be as cheap at launch as its predecessor. Now, you can flip the keyboard around to the rear and it will magnetically snap to the display and simultaneously disable the keyboard and touchpad. With the original, you really had to fully remove the keyboard to use the Duet as a tablet. The new keyboard is also better when you're not using it. The Duet 3 has an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing webcam. There's pen support also, but Lenovo doesn't include one in the box. That's in stark contrast to some Windows-based slates that force you to buy the keyboard separately. The keyboard, as well as a folio kickstand, are still included, too. The larger display size of the new version means Lenovo had a little extra room for the keys and touchpad on the updated keyboard, and key travel is also a tiny bit better at 1.4 millimeters. It just wasn't a good typing experience for more than dashing off a quick email. The second issue was the keyboard, which was cramped and had some half-sized keys. The new Duet 3 has USB-C ports on both sides so you can charge and connect a monitor or storage at the same time. That might not sound like a big deal, but it made charging and also using the port for anything else impossible without a hub or adapter. One of those was that it only had one USB-C port. Lenovo addressed two of my biggest gripes about the first-gen model. The Duet 3 Chromebook now has an 11-inch display. The occasionally sluggish MediaTek processor has been replaced with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 compute platform, which should perk up the performance from the original and even the similarly sized HP Chromebook x2, which is running on the first-gen 7c compute platform. The Duet 3 is now an 11-inch Chrome OS tablet with a 2K-resolution display. This updated version, the IdeaPad Duet 3 Chromebook, is filled with improvements that certainly address a few of the shortcomings of the original. The 10-inch IdeaPad Duet Chromebook proved to be a hit when it was released in 2020 because it was small, performed well and it was cheap, at less than $300. One of Lenovo's most popular Chromebooks is getting a full update for 2022, as part of the company's many announcements for Mobile World Congress. ![]()
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