Note that you can connect external keyboards and mice via a USB-C dongle or via Bluetooth.įinally, the Duet supports USI (Universal Stylus Initiative) pens. It’s still a good touchpad that manages several points, you can scroll on web pages using two fingers for example. You won’t be shocked to learn that the touchpad is also small. Like the iPad Pro or Surface Go 2, it’s not easy to use the Duet on your lap. It is a tablet capable of temporarily transforming into a PC. It’s a cramped configuration, but it’s a workable keyboard.Īgain, consider this Chromebook as a backup machine. Most of the keys are small, some are very small like the “m” key, like the keyboard of a Surface Go 2 or the keyboard of an iPad, with a travel of about 1.3 mm. As explained in the introduction, it’s crazy to find these two accessories sold directly with the tablet for a price lower than the “magic” keyboard of Apple’s iPad Pro.īut are these good accessories? Who says small screen, says removable keyboard also very small. In addition, you can connect (via a few small magnets) a touchpad keyboard that can also be folded down to offer total protection to the tablet. With its fabric covering, this protection has the advantage of being able to offer several angles of inclination. The Duet is delivered with amazing rear protection that incorporates a kickstand. It’s great on the go for occasional use, but you won’t make it your main machine because of its small size. This test was written from the Duet and I can confirm that it is not comfortable beyond a few hours of use. At 10.1 inches diagonally across, it’s a standard size for a tablet, but if you try to use it like you use a laptop (with dozens of Chrome tabs), things get narrow. One of the things to remember with this Chromebook is that it is small. It’s devilishly more efficient than a tablet for being productive, but less comfortable over time than a traditional laptop. The Duet Chromebook takes up the original idea of the netbook: very affordable, it is a portable machine with its small 10.2-inch screen and practical thanks to its touchpad keyboard. For those who are too young, know that there was a time when affordable machines with a small 10.2-inch screen in Windows XP dominated the PC market.
When I had the Ideapad Duet for the first time in my hand, with its keyboard and touchpad, it brought back to me an old memory: that of my Asus EeePC.
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