Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 Review: A Perfect Sequel 

Seems like an excellent new version -- smart updates + smart compromises. I can't wait to see one in person at my local Best Buy soon.

Lenovo is on a roll. Im watching this on the duet 5.

These are fantastic devices. It's amazing what chrome os is able to achieve with 4 gigs of ram on my duet 2. It's not trying to be a powerhouse tablet, it's perfect as a media consumption and light work device - uses for which you don't need a powerhouse tablet

I've had this for about 4 months. I absolutely love it! It's surprisingly super fast, I use it for browsing, college (with a stylus for drawings). The keyboard, although it takes a bit to get used to at first because it's small, is super fast! This takes me back to a Dell I had that was Tablet/Windows but that one had hard, fixed connections from screen to keyboard and it snapped/broke off. That's the smart thing about this Lenovo that the connection is a fabric that can bend, so if it snaps off accidentally it won't break and the magnets are strong where it aligns them up for you automatically. I play some games on it every now and then and it does well with that too. The stand that it comes with is so convenient. The screen is daunting and crystal clear! I'd say the only thing I didn't like is that there is only USB-C connections, no audio headphone jack but this thing is a force. My family also but same exact one and they love it too.

I purchased one for my European trip and it was the perfect companion! Great battery and with 128 gb hd I was Netflix bingeing for days!!!! Best purchase this year!

Thank you for reviewing this! I just bought the "new" version of the Lenovo Duet for $269 at Best Buy. It has the Snapdragon chipset with 128G eMMC. 😀

Lenovo has made this line so successful. In every Chrome OS commercial made by Google, it shows up.

cheers for this great upgrade video ...duet 3 seems the ideal travel companion

There's absolutely no reason to worry about the Chromebook Lenovo duet speaker volume problem. There's a super extension called Volume Master that will raise the sound 600%. Works great.

I love that T-shirt!!! I still have my Chromebook Pixel 2 LS and that chrome-esque light on the back is sublime!

I could never use a 4GB machine in 2022 though I get this is fitting into a price segment and that compromises have to be made, like no backlit keyboard. ChromeOS has improved with RAM management lately and I tend to use about 1-2GB less than I did a year ago using the same workflow, but that is not praise, as it was a nasty RAM hog back then and Google needed to get closer to Edge and Firefox. I feel that this offers a tablet ChromeOS interface but I am not sold on Chrome tablets at all and even though my Pixel Slate has improved, it remains half-baked for tablet use. I feel that an Android tablet would be a much better way to go but obviously a bit more expensive. Though for the money, higher storage, better speakers, more RAM, better displays, faster chips and much better pen support (especially Samsung).

been waiting for a long time to get this

Lenovo is the only one that knows how to make a good Chrome OS tablet. I'm just waiting for a Chrome OS tablet with a high refresh rate with at least 6-8GB of RAM.

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I ordered the 8gb version of the 3 on Dec 8 when I saw an article on your website about a sale on the Lenovo website on it. I think they removed it back off their site the day after I ordered and your article was posted. That combined with the fact that it took them forever to get it to me, makes me wonder if it showing up on their system when it did might have been an error. All of that being said, it finally showed up yesterday, and so far I love it, the screen is beautiful and bright and is obviously clearer and brighter than the one on my Galaxy tab s7 FE and a tiny bit better my Yoga tab 13(I've been slightly obsessed with finding the perfect companion tablet to my PC over the past few years so yes i have all 3 and have done side by side video/sound comparisons) The sound is fine when sitting directly in front of it as long as you aren't in a noisy area, both my Samsung and yoga tab blow this out of the water in the sound department. The keyboard, being only for a 10 inch tablet is obviously too small for a full grown man to comfortably type on for a long period of time but it is far better than using an on screen keyboard and I typed this excessively long comment on it just fine. I should say that I also owned the Duet 5 8gb variant for about a week about year ago but returned it because it ultimately wasn't what I was looking for, that being said if a chromebook was going to be your primary device and you were deadset on it being able to be used in pure tablet form I'd go to with the Duet 5, the bigger screen and keyboard is nice. If you were looking for a chrome based carry around the house playing games and watching youtube that you can also get a bit of light work done on while on vacation like I was, I think the Duet 3 is the ticket. The one thing I really dont like about either duet though, the sharp edges on the back kickstand cover make using it tablet mode for any extended period of time pretty uncomfortable. The great thing is that it is magnetically attached so I usually just take it off and set it on a nearby table when playing games.

Lenovo seems to have the base design down. Now if they'd just kick it up a notch and offer something a bit less budget friendly with better specs.

I just love this channel. It's ironic that there is a dearth of Chromebooks here in the Philippines. We are the perfect country for it. We use broadband internet like 4G or 5G more than fixed internet, and most people - i.e. students and young professionals, since we have more people under 30 than over it - prefer 2in1s or budget laptops/tablets over expensive ones since they prioritizes more on learning and doing wfh stuff. Not everyone will need my Thinkpad T15 or my older Elitebook 840. Chromebooks will be a boon here, given that most people use Android as well. Most schools and small businesses here use Meet as well. I know lots of people who will be the perfect audience for this. They want something to type on, use Google Slides, Docs or Sheets on, use Meet on, use Zoom or Telegram when needed, and play some light games when needed. Moreover, while fiber and satellite are expensive af here, broadband is pretty dirt cheap; unlimited 5G (sub6, not mmWave, but who cares) for a week for like $6, for one. Yes, I have those laptops, and I have a Tab S8+. I have a fixed fiber internet with a wireless router. I code and I use SAP. I use an SSH client. I need to use a virtual machine for my clients' environments. I'm not the audience here. But my cousins, who rely on 4G, has no laptops nor tablets, and has basic Android phones, are. The children of some of my cousins or friends, who go to elementary and high school, who rely on computer shops because they can't afford expensive laptops, are (I keep on telling them to stay away from laptops that are like $500 here but have 720p 14" displays that are made of bad plastic, have 4GB of RAM, 25gGB of spinning HD Storage, etc).

I got the Duet 3 and love it! Totally agree on the battery life, it's fantastic! I'm glad I switched from a Windows laptop to this. :)

Who would want that product, thanks for the review!

Note: updates to the original duet have made it much faster than it was before in my experience :)

i had the original Duet for a while and it was already very good. This one literally improved on absolutely everything i wished on the first model: bigger screen with 16/10 aspect ratio, better keyboard, dual USBCs and a better Processor. Im sure this thing will perform stellar, considering how good the original one already was. Cant recommend it enough

I got the original duet, and more recently the duet 5. I really want a duet 3 to replace the OG but they are impossible to find in the UK right now… upsetting that they seem to be everywhere in the US

thanks for mentioning the need for 3:2. that's the only reason i sold my Duet 5. Its aspect ratio is terrible for working on documents

Your sound quality is extremely soothing and high quality. which sound mic 🎤 you are using??

At around 06:10 mark you talk about performance and show the visual of your Chromebook connected to a hub and thence to a larger screen. Would you kindly give a brief on what you are using to enable this set up, please? Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks for the video you are the best

Just bought the 8GB 128 in UK which comes with headphone adapter and USI 2 pen, my first Chromebook in place of Windows 10 and iPad, both of which I’m not missing. Only disappointment is the bad speakers.

Did you try the duet 3 with Google's note taking app? I am wondering if version 2 might compensate for the power of the processor.

Just got this guy at Best Buy, open box for about $155. Absolutely worth it, it's perfect for everything I need from my daily carry laptop; web surfing, writing, e-reading, and content consumption. It is a perfect little device for someone like me

Unfortunately it's still not available in the UK. Couldn't wait for so long, I bought an iPad Mini 6 two months ago. However I'm still unhappy with my iPad and still waiting for this chromebook tablet. Wonder if it would ever available here.

*i just got myself the duet 2 for 185 euros new, and im loving it, have a laptop already, so this is perfect to take in my backpack*

What would be your recommendation for best note taking/gaming Chromebook? I enjoy my Slate but know it will be end of life soon and interested in using Steam on my new device. Thank you!

It looks like they only sell the 128gb 8gb RAM model here in Australia. Currently on special for AU$399 (US$267).

I really like the look of this but I am a bit confused of the naming on this device. Was there a duet 2? Or was that skipped? Thanks.

If it had USI pen (1) I'd consider buying the Chromebook duet 3. Since I have a pen for my Chromebook duet (1)

thank you for sharing this video be Bless

Underrated channel

I see in UK store - although not availble to buy it states that RAM will be 'up to 8gb' so there is hope for the 8gb model

I would love to get the Duet 3 but it is not available in Canada yet.

How does this perform with Android apps, which run well on Android tablets? For instance, on my Galaxy Tab, there are a number of non Samsung Notes apps which I can utilize to take notes and which have excellent compatibility with the S Pen. Is that the case with things like Nebo for the USI pen?

Hopefully they sell it in Canada soon. All we have is the 3i windows version.

I watched some reviews on youtube telling that the duet 3 has some real issues with the back camera sensor. There might be a problem with the auto focus. Neither tap to focus nor waiting to focus will work and the picture stays blurry also after severals attempts. Can you confirm this?

I have the Lenovo duet and I'm fine, I would have bought this if it had come out in Italy 😅

Do you recommend this or a normal android tablet like the Xiaomi mi pad 5 ??

Wish they would bring in the ability to use a ChromeOS tablet as an extra monitor the same as you can with iPad and Mac/Windows

I've been looking for a ChromeOS replacement to my Galaxy Tab S7 - and it looks like I've found it

Too bad there is not a way to get around the password lock screen, I miss my Pro12

I can’t download any apps on mine and won’t show apps on the main screen like yours help 😢

Does the cover stick firmly on the device ??

What about LTE? I have been looking for a Chromebook with LYE, preferably 5G, but I can't find one. While WiFi is often available, it is not always there. And using my phone as a hot spot means two devices are drawing battery power.

Noticed it wasn’t mentioned that it was ips display and not oled. Curious your opinion on oled (duet 5) vs ips (this duet 3).

I have been using the OG Duet for the past two years. Apart from the occasional lag, the performance haa been satisfaction. I am waiting on the 8gig version to upgrade to the duet 3. My question is, if I choose to go with an iPad 9, what will I miss? Also, will the full chrome browser be available on the iPad?

Can anyone recommend stylus pen for this device. It really hard to get lenovo usi pen 2 in Australia. So I'd like to have one other than lenovo usi pen 2. Looking for cheap options as well

What stylus are you using? Is that the one thats unavailable

Does the typical office suite work?

i have the 8GB version from lenovo's website. It's having an issue where it drains significant power while asleep (from full charge to 78% over 8 hrs of being on sleep mode). others on the web have noticed this info. limited support from lenovo. any idea what's the issue here? is the review unit having similar issues? are other users?

What is the Best budget chromebooks under $300 in 2022?!

Did they fix the expanding battery issue? All the demo units have had this issue after a year... just like the Google Slate. - A Chromebook sales specialist

The latest update of version 115 broke my duet 3. I have to roll back to 114. Anyone know how to skip 115 and update to 116 directly? I see 116 is the latest one.

I really don't understand how they didn't release the 2.0 pen first. Or at least at the same time. Or why they always slight the ram on 10 inchers. Come on Lenovo 8gb/128gb so I can do some linux.

Looks like a wonderful tablet... Only if I can get one. It's unavailable everywhere, even at the official Lenovo site.

I want to buy it so bad but here in Italy we can just buy the first model. Can anyone tell me where can i buy it from outside italy and have it shipped here ??

Why would I get this instead of a Galaxy TAB S7+ or S8?

can this device output to a 4k monitor?

Why is this not available in the UK?

Would you be able to do a quick tutorial on how to sync the Lenovo precision pen 2 to the Duet 3. There's no quality tutorials to help. Thank you

Did they stop production?

Thank you for the review! Just bought one for our family and so far it's great. When it comes to getting a screen protector or a case for the tablet there is nothing out there. I've never had that issue before, what gives?

Good review! But what does the duet 3i stand for?

They are not selling it outside the US, so that's a real bummer

It's never available and on top of that can't expect to get it here in india

Where is the Flex 5i 14,7😩

Question: vaguely recalled that a 8-inch Chrome OS tablet was rumoured; it's codename was Flapjack. Was it ever launched? Currently using a 10-inch Chrome OS tablet, but personally find it too big. Will we ever see a small size Chrome OS tablet?

Does it support Ms Office?

Any idea when this is coming to the UK? Lenovos website is one of the very worst and I can find no mention of a release date anywhere

Unfortunately i paid full price for the 4GB Duet 3 from best buy. My worst tech purchase ever probably. Was slow and laggy. Sold it for a fraction of the cost just to be done with it. Now using a tab s6 lite and am enjoying it. Wouldn't recommend the Duet 3 to anybody..

I actually want this even though I don't need it

Anybody find a compatible screen protector?

Is it compatible with Microsoft?

We always see a lot of Windows tablets but very few ChromeOS tablet, so it's great to see Lenovo made one. But because of ARM chipset, I can install Andronix on Android smartphones. So despite me liking this tablet a lot, I'm still struggling about the idea of buying one.

The 2nd-gen is called “3”????

It has no headphone jack??

I'm Android man, but done with the tablets now - very interested in this product but if the choice was Duet 3 or iPad + decent keyboard what would win?

My duet 3 screen started flickering after first few use. Literally waste of money.

How much donce it cost

I'm looking for a powerful portable device so 11" would be perfect, because i need to carry a regular Windows laptop for work, so this one would be for private use. In addition I need to use Linux apps, so most likely a device with arm would be not ideal. Which one would you recommend? I think that the Duet would be not recommended for large use of Crostini and Linux. Also I like to watch Netflix or Amazon prime in off line so going to simple Linux device mighty be also not a solution.

I can't believe the review was so positive compared to the hp x2 11 review which was completely negative. They basically have the same chip and somehow the hp was slow and laggy?

If there are lags... the performance is trash.

Do you know why the Lenovo website says "Item no longer available"

Are there any issues with the screen kinda 'sleeping' after not touching it for a bit and needing some prompting to get it to respond again like on the original Duet?

We need chromebook tablet snapdragon 8 series

This is what the iPad should be.

Is it 32 or 64 bit? (32 bit on its predecessor is the reason I never purchased Duet 2)

Is it better than the HP Chromebook X2 11?

Wowowowww

Shame the sequel while being more expensive has the same achilles heal with only 4GB RAM which is insufficient for more complex web sites that crash from out of memory.

Thanks for the review on this. I was looking forward to your opinion on it. I liked what I heard. Thanks again. This may be my next one.

Lenovo needs to make a Windows version of this tablet to compete against the Surface Go, like a smaller and cheaper 11" Surface Pro X. Windows on ARM runs fine.

keyboard is not backlit 😒

Wait... How many duet 3s are there?