Specs: 10-inch HD IPS touchscreen, MediaTek Helio P60T processor, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage It also comes with a detachable keyboard but the stylus is sold separately. Launching in May, the IdeaPad Duet 3 brings an larger (11-inch) display (with 2K resolution), slimmer bezels, an additional USB-C port, and a Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 chipset. Still, as a second device or one for school-age children, the Duet is a lot of fun for not a lot of money.Ī new version is on the way. You can get a USB-C-to-headphone adapter (not included), but then you can't use headphones and charge it at the same time. The other main issue is the lack of a headphone jack. It's comfortable to hold and a good size for reading in bed, but Chrome OS is still rough around the edges in tablet form. In fact, the Duet is slightly smaller than the entry-level iPad, with a 10-inch screen, a detachable keyboard, and a back cover. But it may not be the best choice as your only device-the keyboard is nice, but the computer is small enough to feel a bit cramped. The Lenovo Duet ( 8/10, WIRED Recommends) is my favorite Chromebook tablet. Subscriptions help fund the work we do every day. com and our print magazine (if you'd like). Special offer for Gear readers: Get a 1-year subscription to WIRED for $5 ($25 off). Updated March 2022: We've added details about upcoming Lenovo Chromebooks, updated prices, and fixed links. These are our top picks.īe sure to also read through our Best Cheap Laptops, Best Laptops, and Best MacBooks guides for more. WIRED's Gear team has been testing Chromebooks for almost a decade now. In many ways, they offer the best of all worlds: good hardware, lightweight software, and everything you need for web-based work. There are high-end Chromebooks that are mighty capable machines. Just because you strip away the software fluff doesn't mean you have to strip away the hardware power. While they can be that-offering exceptional bargains in many cases-that's not the end of the story.
Throw in the ability to run both Android and Linux apps and you just might be able to replace your old laptop with a Chromebook.Ĭhromebooks have a reputation as cheap, low-end devices. If you spend all day in a web browser, use Google apps, and don't need all the rest of the stuff that comes with Apple’s MacOS or Microsoft’s Windows, Google’s Chrome OS operating system offers an all-you-need, nothing-you-don't computing experience.
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