Been waiting for you all to get this unit. Looking forward to the full review, as I'm interested in this device.

This channel is so calm and relaxing and filled with positive vibes. I come here for that too not just to learn about what's out there.

I absolutely loved the original duet. As Chromebooks have access to the Android Play Store, I feel like Lenovo created the perfect 2in1 as all android apps are meant for phones and tablets. Looking forward to getting my hands on one of these.

@damienhartley3222

2 жыл бұрын

@Brent S : Android tablets and Chromebook can not support the same software as an Android smartphone do to firmware. Android tablets mostly support Google and Microsoft apps and third party Android devs have to add compatibility for tablets. Your best option is to use Android emulator via Linux on Chromebook.

@Ignacio.Romero

2 жыл бұрын

@@damienhartley3222 You're completely wrong. ChromeOS can and does run full Android apps, no modifications needed

@damienhartley3222

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ignacio.Romero Chromebook side loads Android kernel but there are definitely some incompatible apps which is true will all Android tablets vs Android smartphones. The most compatible Android apps for Chromebook are the Microsoft/Google.

@Ignacio.Romero

2 жыл бұрын

@@damienhartley3222 Most apps are compatible, not only Google's and Microsoft's

@damienhartley3222

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ignacio.Romero I had issues which power director thinks that I only have 800MB of storage but I actually have 110GB . On tablets I generally have compability problems with apps that only load in portrait because I use my tablets like laptops especially Chromebook that exceed 12inches.

Wanted to say thank you for your vids.i just got a duet 5 128 8 ram. Used it today n all was working great.

really been waiting for this since last month 👌

Your presentations are always top notch👍🏼

For my uses, this tablet is perfect. 16x9 , detachable and OLED.

@MatthewKleczewski

5 ай бұрын

I love mine so far!

Looking forward to the full review. :)

Thank you for making reviews on actually affordable devices that vast majority of us are looking to buy. I appreciate the I depth review. Keep the good work

Been waiting for this unpacking video, and been waiting it from you! Looking forward to a full review soon

For the review, please check the DRM Info-- Is it Widevine L3 like every CHromeOS device, or L1? Pretty much: Can it stream and download 1080p playback in Netflix, VUDU, Prime Video etc. From the Netflix app, dig in settings and playback configuration, and it will straight up tell you "Maximum supported resolution" and if its 480p, womp womp. Hoping Qualcomm chip improves compatibility.

Your A-Roll looks so good!

It’s funny to me how this video on the new version of the duet came out on the EXACT SAME DAY as my Amazon Renewed duet is supposed to come to me

The Oled is why I just bought this and I like big tablets that can do light work. That Oled though. 😍

Just got mine last week, I absolutely love it, the screen is incredible, mine came with the stylus and holder. I think it looks strange without the holder as it looks like a bit of the back is missing.

@lbozo8851

2 жыл бұрын

is there cod mobile on it?

Currently $499 at Best Buy. Looking forward to an honest in depth review. For myself, it's about cost vs. performance.

@blueciffer1653

2 жыл бұрын

if you care about performance you should not buy this

@diuran1919

2 жыл бұрын

this isnt speedy device you know. With the CPU/GPU because mediatek said they will making a CPU/GPU similar to M1 from apple in speed but looks like that was only words and thats its , mediatek do nothing or they dont know how to make something similar or lenovo didnt care. But yea Lenovo should put much better CPU/GPu than weak snapdragon 7

@christianm4459

2 жыл бұрын

Right I agree I'm thinking about getting this

@greg6509

2 жыл бұрын

I bought it for 399 at Best Buy I'm going to return it this Saturday it's not even worth that amount the two fatal flaws are the thin side bezels that make it unholdable as a tablet an absolutely unacceptable speakers that at maximum volume aren't even a whisper. There's also a lot of bugs in the apps that run on Google Play Store with it such as Netflix and Hulu and more it's terrible the screens okay and it's pretty Snappy those are the good parts but I can't even held tablet so why even bother

Something that nobody mention is the fact that the original duet had a very slippery keyboard due to the lack of magnets and it is very annoying I will appreciate if you mention that in all the 2 in 1 Chromebooks you got. Nice video!

@bradavon

2 жыл бұрын

They mentioned it in their review. The keyboard and speakers are poor on the original Duet. Otherwise its great. Use it as my go to travel device.

I've the duet. But now I really wanna have this one 😍

Hopefully i can get chromebook immediately, because i needed this stuff🙌

I really want to know how well this works hooked to a multiple displays. I work primarily in the cloud and would love to be able to have something this thin and light, but capable of driving multiple monitors as well.

The big question is whether it has enough 'go' to manage day-to-day office duties, which the original Duet didn't have. If you could use this as a work PC it would work well as attached to a flexible arm mounting, and linked to a Bluetooth desktop set so it could be used as a SOHO pc in a small space. If you could mount it in portrait format it would be great for word processing, or it would work as a separate screen. A lot of 'ifs'....

I kind of like that aspect ratio. 💯 agree it is useless in portrait mode but I never use a tablet in that orientation anyway. Great for media consumption and multitasking in split windows!

@bradavon

2 жыл бұрын

It's fine I guess for laptops but poor for tablets when you can also read articles on them. 16:10 or 3:2 much nicer.

HI, I am thinking of buying a Chromebook Ideapad 3 (8 GIG RAM, Intel Celeron N4020). Do you think it can manage programming stuff? I know on Windows that is a huge pain and almost impossible, but I work with Python and also Web development. Can it manage?

Speaker was the main reason i returned the first duet, this looks much better

I know how the Slate is viewed in the tech world but i love it. Great size and sound for media consumption. I think this Chromebook could be that for anyone looking for something like the Slate.

OLED panels are the best panel you can get for a computer device, so to get this on a low cost unit is a huge steal. For me and probly most users, the visual presentation is 75% of the overall experience, so this device is by far a leader in its category.

@KiLLJOY1056

2 жыл бұрын

Ehh not much when it comes to Burn In, no device experiences it as bad as an Oled does

@kakhak

2 жыл бұрын

@@KiLLJOY1056 Lol, wtf? It will not burn, stop saing stupid and ignorant things. I havbe 8 years old OLED device and display is perfect as it was at the first day. So, stop bulshitting. OLED is million times better than any LCD.

I don't really do much on a computer; Twitch, KZread, reading, shopping... I got the Duet about a year ago to have something to use when relaxing so I don't have to pull my laptop over and unplug and set up the cord, etc. And it's been phenomenal. I can only imagine how much better this one might be for me, if the original can do everything I need pretty well.

@michaelcorcoran8768

2 жыл бұрын

It's interesting they chose to go with the large OLED screen rather than put a slightly faster processor in there. I also love to duet, But imagine how fast it would be if it even had like a 750G or an 855 or something...

@Ignacio.Romero

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelcorcoran8768 A 750G is not faster than a 7c Gen2, and it's barely faster than 730. The only 700 series soc that's a big upgrade is the 778G which is faster than an 855

When you get around to the full review, please test Cursive on it. I'm curious how it'll run on this device.

hello. i have a galaxy chromebook 4k oled laptop. is there any way to play netflix, prime, disney, etc in 4K HDR with ChromeOS? Or maybe just trying to install Windows?

Great looking OLED panel ❤️

Excited to see it in person soon. I still think the Duet follow-up should've been 11.5"-12" &

@shawn5mobile

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@lbozo8851

2 жыл бұрын

there coming out with a duet 3 it's an 11 inch

@malcontent510

2 жыл бұрын

@@lbozo8851 yes, I know. My comment was from ~6 months ago, prior to the announcement of the Duet 3. I'm excited to see it in person in the coming weeks at my local Best Buy. 👍

I bought the Acer Spin 713 because of your amazing reviews and I love it. Best laptop and Chromebook I’ve ever owned.

@kakhak

2 жыл бұрын

It is just only LCD. Duet with OLED is a hundred time better.

Love it 💯

Thank you for sharing this video be blessed 👍😀

Just got the original duet based partly on your review. This new one would be awesome.

Doesn't the device not have to push pixels that are black as they would be basically off?

does it come w/ the keyboard? Or is it like the surface pros, how you need to buy it separately?

Huh? No built in SD card reader to expand storage?? I was all excited and about to purchase...but no SD storage?? Wow really?? 😢

Any word on that pen holder and USI pen? Also when will this 8GB RAM with 256GB storage option actually be available?

Just recently got the Chromebook Duet 10.1, abosolute love it at the price I got for $170 USD. Perfect secondary device for browsing the web, youtube, etc.

@morpheusmorph13

2 жыл бұрын

Where did you bought with that price? Is it 128gb?

@haovan3971

2 жыл бұрын

@@morpheusmorph13 yes 128gb, bid on eBay.

Love using mine. Any idea what model usi pen that would work with the magnet area on the back of the tablet?

"Useable in your lap" is probably a better description!

Just checked the Lenovo websites (US and Canadian) and the Duet 5 is now discontinued. Any idea what's going on there? Didn't this device only just come on the market a month or so ago?

I took a duet 10.1" for my son, but I can't find the duet 5 13" anywhere here in Italy and on the Lenovo site as well. I wonder why this model is not available in my country.

My HP Chromebook is past the update period. I like it and I don't want to spend money on a new computer. What options do I have?

I have an HP x360 but it's about 5 years old and it's on its last legs. I'm wondering if a Chromebook is the way to go. I do a lot of typing. I'm also interested in writing handwritten notes and marking up PDFs. I know it was mentioned that this wouldn't be a good workhorse, but is anyone using it that way? What's your experience been? It wouldn't be my only device as I will have another laptop running windows 11 at home, but it would be the one that I would like to use most as it's light. Do you think this would also be good for a student (going into grade 7)?

Will this model be able to play 4K video in KZread ?

can you please test the speakers with the standardized "crab rave" audio test

Does this Chromebook has / can do video out (USB-C > HDMI) ?

Awesome keep up the great content

My favourite tablet needs all the upgrades versions it can get. I'm excited for the review 👍🔥

Hope the gen 2 SD7c performance holds up cause id def get this if it does

Do You Know If This Duet 5 Chromebook Can Run Obj Studio

Can it run android kodi? Think it was a kodi problem. But my biggest problem with the first gen.

Anyone know the "width" of the tablet in inches? Thanks for any answers.

Most of us got the old version so a comparison side by side with the original duet would be very appreciated. As a web developer I would also be interested to see it on relatively heavy load like some multitasking of both android and linux applications (usually at least filezilla, visual studio code, many chrome tabs and same image editing app)

@hirschcola1

2 жыл бұрын

I also got the first Duet, i like it but it was no device for real work and for sure the 7C is much better than the Mediatek, but since i swapped to a unit with AMD Ryzen inside, my works goes extremly better. But for me it wasn't only the speed also the point to work with the device on my lap, so for me the tablet formfactor for a working device is for me not ideal.

@FrancescoSorrentino

2 жыл бұрын

@@hirschcola1 I like the tablet form factor due its real portability compared to any laptop, I can carry a little bag with me and do anything I need on the go, but I have to admit the original duet is too slow for multitasking, this is why I'm interested in this new device, especially about it's size compared to the first duet and it's power in terms of multitasking. My ideal device would be a sort second generation of pixel slate, something like samsung tab s8 but with chrome os, unfortunately neither samsung or google seems interested in realize anything like this.

@hirschcola1

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrancescoSorrentino I bought the Thinkpad Yoga which ist also 13" Display, 1,45 kg it´s not so far frome the new Lenovo. For me it´s absolute portable enough for daily use.

@MatheusFerreira-mu6lu

Жыл бұрын

I dont think Snapdragon 7c would be able to do something like image editing properly Coding i think could be fine like opening VSCode on it could work since it's relatively light, but doing that and having multiple Chrome tabs seems a bit much lol

Hi. Can you compare this to the HP Chromebook X2 11 please. Thanks.

The Chromebook duet is a pretty solid device from Lenovo and mediatek

Oh I love this chromebook! I've been searching for a good tablet alternative to an iPad with a desktop browser and access to mobile apps on tablet mode. Gonna start using it as a work computer for right now. Screen is awesome! And I love the build quality of this thing. I did have the previous duet and found the limitations of the cpu right away. The processor on this thing seems adequate if your simply trying to work from the web and some mobile apps.

@lbozo8851

2 жыл бұрын

is there cod mobile on it?

Hmm...i was thinking about that device for a time but then my favorite notebook store offers me the Thinkpad C13 Yoga with a Ryzen 3 / 4 GB Ram and 128 GB SSD on board for 399,00 € incl. vat. So for me it was no brainer to take it and i'm completly satisfied with the performance. Like you said in the tests before the sound output is a bit of a weak point, but it works like a charm and i love this keyboard, which was a real issue to me with my first Lenovo Duet. I still use my duet as a tablet in bed for reading etc. but for my daily mail and office work on the go , i feel more comfortable with the thinkpad. But anyway the 13" oled display sounds great for use it for media on the couch or playing games via a streaming service. My usage is 70% work and just 30% media & games, which makes me to decide for a laptop styled system.

Great machine! I want one, when will it be launched in Europe?

Hope they create an 11 inch version with this hardware

Hi! Can it be connected to external monitor?

I've had this Duet since October 24 and I've already had to send it to Lenovo for repairs. Don't get me wrong, it's lightning fast, really beautiful tablet not that lackluster screen... That flickers... That's too yellow... That would randomly go black on me for a sec then pop back on... I'm hoping I just got a dud. It's on hold now work Lenovo "waiting on parts". We'll see when they return it to me. I was very disappointed. I also own the smaller Duet and this one was going to replace it. Glad I didn't sell my smaller one yet. When you sit them side by side, the screens are like night and day. The screen on the smaller Duet is bright white clear and beautiful. The duet 5 looks yellow and worn to me in comparison. Very lightweight... Beautiful tablet but it feel rushed.

Something worth mentioning: we've had a Duet for about a year and a half, and the ribbon connector for the keyboard has begun to fail, causing the unit to abruptly switch between the keyboard and tablet mode, resizing windows and tabs unexpectedly. That ribbon seems fairly flimsy. Other users have reported the same, but unfortunately, I can't find a replacement keyboard. I wonder whether (but doubt) Lenovo has improved the robustness of the ribbon connector. Any thoughts on this, @chromeunboxed ?

@chrisb.3722

2 жыл бұрын

The keyboard on mine went wonky too (though not the ribbon connector). Getting a replacement is way more of a hassle than it should be. I did end up finding one online for $40, but it took well over a month to ship. The Duet itself is a great cheap device (if not exactly a barn-burner in terms of performance), but there should be better support from Lenovo in respect to getting replacement parts.

So sad all these brand new Chromebooks aren't available from start in France Such as pixelbooks which, to this day, can't be found anywhere

Whats the best detachable Chromebook you suggest?

My Duet is already a handful at 10.6", so the review on the Duet "XL" will be interesting. :)

@JoshuaLindsey92

2 жыл бұрын

How you liking the duet? I have one also

@PhilWood82

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaLindsey92 Hi. Thanks for the question. I had it for about a year now and it functions well as a secondary device for watching videos like this one and quickly responding to emails. A good purchase to keep at home, if you're not expecting too much 🙂

@diuran1919

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaLindsey92 I really wish ,my duet was 16:9 than 16:10 aspect rate for media consumption, issue with connection to any monitor/TV not full screen refresh rate. Its ok and because its in super condition im going to sell to buy much better next 13 inch version. Still sometimes miss 7inch tablets thats the best tablets in your hand.

@bradavon

2 жыл бұрын

There is no Duet XL.

@bradavon

2 жыл бұрын

@@diuran1919 16:9 is awful for anything other than media watching though. Just awful for Web browsing.

I wish they would make a tablet like the first duet but with a hard keyboard like the surface book

Oh I need this.

Nice intro music. Reminds me of Plantrae album "Seeing in the Dark"

PWM looks pretty bad at that brightness level. Curious to see how the battery life is at around 60% brightness to reduce pwm.

what is the weight of tablet with the keyboard?

It's been 8 days since I have been waiting for your full review. I know good things takes time, however, I am checking my KZread notification box everyday for that 😐

@iftikharhussain1283

2 жыл бұрын

Have they improved it's camera

@imuhammedazhar

2 жыл бұрын

No idea, I don't use tablet's camera. I use my smartphone for that purpose, maybe scaning documents is the better use case for that camera. Moreover, I read somewhere they have improved there cameras to 8 MP and 5 MP (front) so, clear video calls

Do. We have stylus as well ?

Would anyone recommend a carry case or sleeve for this device?

I'm interested in the speakers, especially compared to the HP X2 which I thought was clear but far too weak.

@greg6509

2 жыл бұрын

The speakers are absolutely unacceptable even for a listening to a news broadcast on the kitchen table if you have the microwave on you can't even make out what they're saying and that's at full volume which is really just a tinny whisper. Bluetooth speaker and or Bluetooth earbuds are absolute must 100% of the time for this device it's sad. The speakers are approximately 30% of the volume of my Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus and not as clear without bass.

@NateBraska

2 жыл бұрын

@@greg6509 good insight. That's too bad

I am going to buy this as an external monitor for my DAW's on my PC.

I just bought this on Amazon it will be here on Wednesday

It's worth it upgrading to Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Prozessor 11. Generation (2,40 GHz, up to 4,20 GHz Witz Turbo Boost, 4 Kerne, 8 Threads, 8 MB Cache) ?

ive had mine for a week and im enjoying it

@cobaltblue5523

2 жыл бұрын

Nice how is the speaker's and the speed on it

@caaabatl8692

2 жыл бұрын

@@cobaltblue5523 speed is great. The speakers don't have much bass. But I mainly use headphones.

@caaabatl8692

2 жыл бұрын

@@quats12 8gb 128

@cobaltblue5523

2 жыл бұрын

@@caaabatl8692 awesome I was really looking forward to this due to the hype of the last duet . But I was really hoping for a higher performance boost. Did you have another chromebook before this ?

@caaabatl8692

2 жыл бұрын

This is my first one. But it's fast. No problem streaming or surfing the web

Will you be reviewing the new Asus vivo book 13 slate oled

Anything more than 12 inches is too big for a tablet form factor. 11.5 inches would have been a sweet spot.

@TW---

2 жыл бұрын

That's what she said.

@TW---

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously though, this device's most direct competitor is the HP X2 11. It's an 11" screen like you're looking for. IIRC it's also 1440p so super clear viewing. Also is a 3:2 aspect ratio so a little wider in portrait mode.

@TW---

2 жыл бұрын

@DS All of the devices you mentioned come in a smaller version also.

@TW---

2 жыл бұрын

@DS That's true. And they are incredible devices. But like Joel mentioned above those are too big for tablet mode. Which is why the larger/premium versions are used with a keyboard and stand to use in landscape mode.

Will this be good for college?

Would love to see this vs the new surface go

This is interesting I have the OG HP X2 with 12.3. I was hoping they would do 1440p on this but I will wait for the full review.

@bradavon

2 жыл бұрын

The HP Chromebook X2 11 is 1440p.

The best detachable keyboard method I've ever seen is the Google Pixel C from 2015. It attached with magnets but had hinge so you could use it on your laptop which these detachable struggle to do well, and pickup and move without it flopping. Someone should do the same with a 13" type size Chromebook. Typed on a Huawei Mediapad M5 10.8 which has the same keyboard concept of this duet and it's awkward on other than a flat surface.

The guitar always features, are you going to give us a tune?

In Australia the Duet 5 only has the 4GB Ram not 8 GB 😳 with the 128 GB Hard drive . Anyone think this would be a big issue 🤔

What I would want is a 10.5" version of this, but using an LCD instead of an OLED to keep the price down. Then, since it's LCD, make the eMMC a UFS 2.1. Keep the 8GB RAM and the SD 7c Gen 2. I want it to only be marginally bigger but at 3:2 aspect, or at least 16:10 aspect compared to the original Duet.

@Eli-si4zf

2 жыл бұрын

You just about described the HP X2

@diuran1919

2 жыл бұрын

Im happy that is 16:9 because duet should be a media consumption device than to work, of course you can still do it work but most media are 16:9. the real question is did have the same issue with connection to TV/Monitor like Duet 2 ?

@DiwaGalvez

2 жыл бұрын

@@Eli-si4zf No. The HP x2 11 has a 2K screen. It bogs down the processor and eats up battery life. The one that I'm proposing uses an OLED but still at 1080p. Also, the HP still uses an eMMC. The UFS, even 2.1 (3.1 will add to cost), is already fast enough for the target price.

@DiwaGalvez

2 жыл бұрын

@@diuran1919 That makes sense. With the lack of horsepower, this isn't really suited for work. I just want the 16:10 ratio for at least better viewing of emails or reading when I need to. But I get your valid point.

Can you use Windows explorer on this?

Duet 5 vs Samsung S7 FE which one is better?

Damn! I should’ve waited for the new model. Got the Duet 10.1 inch model

Can this be used as a business laptop?

what about the reliability of this? Lenovo has many tablets on the market, but i saw a bunch of negative reviews about defects.

Its here

This thing would FLYYY off shelves if they add a port that allows you to also use it as an external portable monitor! It's a shame that we can't get more use out of that 13" OLED screen. Furthermore, in 5 years time when this hits end-of-life, it'll still have utility as a monitor. If they released a MK2 version with that function, I'd gladly pay an additional $100 just for that feature; because I can toss it into the same bag as my Windows laptop, and I'll be a HAPPY traveler.

@farishanafiah8461

2 жыл бұрын

That is a good point since their Yoga Tab 13 (aka Yoga Pad Pro in China) has a micro HDMI IN port.

Hello sir what is the best chrome book at present in the market like with best processor and battery backup , please advise.

@cobaltblue5523

2 жыл бұрын

The acer spin 713

@tsachin49

2 жыл бұрын

@@cobaltblue5523 sir anything in between 300-400 $ please not too expensive

I still haven't found a new Chromebook that could compel me to upgrade from the Pixel Slate... I thought this might be the one... maybe if it had a 3:2 aspect ratio. At this point, I only wish I would have gotten the Pixel Slate with 16Gb/256Gb; 64gb is not enough space for me to really unlock the potential of what I could do on the device.

@diuran1919

2 жыл бұрын

Im always thinking that do to a serious job/work you need sturdy devices with the normal keyboard, with attachet keyboard you can do light work of course every people are different and they needs :) Im happy that is 16:9 because duet should be a media consumption device than to work, of course you can still do it work but most media are 16:9. the real question is did have the same issue with connection to TV/Monitor like Duet 2 ?

@darrylbrooks6243

2 жыл бұрын

My Pixel Slate i5 8 gigs have really spoiled me! I have been watching every Chrome Unboxed video that I can in order to see if anything out there can match up with what I love about the slate. So far nothing combines the build, sound, and aspect ratio of the Slate. So come on Google. Time for updated Slate to appear. Even the Pixel Go is starting to get a bit "dated"!

@mini9503

2 жыл бұрын

Well if you need 16GB memory and 256GB storage, might as well buy Surface Pro 8 and run Chrome OS via Dual-Boot/VM.

No SD storage expansion? In Canada, Levono site only carries an entry version of 4 GB and 64 GB. Not a good option!

@farishanafiah8461

2 жыл бұрын

No, there is no SD card support.