It's arguably also the better choice between itself and the Duet 5, with very similar hardware on offer. If you're in the market for a Chromebook that is also a small tablet, the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3 is the one to get. All the charm of the original Duet remains with the biggest drawbacks significantly improved upon.

If a pen is one of your key requirements, then it's perhaps not the best choice right now, but when Lenovo's is easier to get hold of it's tailored for this device and quite affordable.Īs a follow-up to a much-loved Chromebook though this is certainly a worthy sequel. That's what also makes it a great choice for students. The versatility of having both a laptop and a tablet in one device is never to be ignored. Small enough to be portable and to use comfortably with your favorite Android apps, but ChromeOS is more tailored to actual computer use. The Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3 is the best Chromebook tablet you can buy.įor one it's an ideal alternative to an Android tablet. You would probably want Lenovo's pen anyway since it'll attach neatly to the little cutout on the back of the kickstand. The team at Chrome Unboxed did a deep dive into this (our sample didn't come with a pen) so if you're interested in the Duet 3 for doodling on it's worth checking out. It only seems to support Lenovo's own USI 2.0 digital pen, there hasn't been any kind of backward compatibility with the panel. The display also supports a digital pen but with a caveat. The kickstand can be adjusted with precision though so you can at least get it at the best angle to mitigate ambient light interference. As with most touch displays though it's really glossy and while it is bright enough to use outdoors on a sunny day, you're still going to see more of your own face. It's a shade under 16:9, but media fills it nicely and the 2K resolution means text is sharp and everything generally looks lovely. The bezels trimming it are nice and slim for folks who are into that, and while 5:3 isn't the most common aspect ratio, it doesn't feel strange. The display is a hair under 11-inches, but not far enough that we can't refer to it as that.

You can only use Lenovo's USI 2.0 pen right now with the Duet 3.

Lenovo ideapad duet 3 10igl5 review