#Duet chromebook full#

The front-facing camera works, but it’s worse than what you could get from your smartphone. What we don’t like The front camera is grainy It doesn’t beat the latest Apple iPad's screen, but it’s easily on par (if not better) with many $500 laptops. Videos look great on the display with excellent contrast and smoothness. Colors pop on-screen, and the 2000 x 1200p resolution renders images clearly and crisply. The Duet 3 manages to pump out 400 nits of peak brightness, making it an excellent e-reader for a sunny afternoon. The Duet 3 has enough battery life to easily make it through the day for light web browsing and productivity.

It puttered out at about 10.5 hours, a slight improvement over the original Duet’s 10 hours.īy comparison, the Lenvo Chromebook Flex 5 only lasts about six hours, and the 9th-gen iPad lasts for about ten hours.

#Duet chromebook full#

We cycled through 20 web pages at about 200 nits of brightness on the Duet 3, starting from a full charge until it drained completely to test its battery life against the competition. It’s no secret that ChromeOS devices excel with battery life management compared to Windows counterparts. Although the trackpad is small, the smooth surface is painless to glide across.

The keyboard keys are large, responsive, and easy to read. Lenovo’s laptops are generally well-regarded for their ergonomics, and this folio is no exception. Open up the cover, and you will find a keyboard and trackpad that allow you to use the tablet like a laptop. The kickback stand on the tablet’s rear holds its shape well, but its stiffness makes it difficult to open with one hand. Running your hand across the fabric folio cover, the gray cloth feels like a rich and textured book cover. Even though this is a budget tablet, there is phenomenal attention to detail and build quality.