And it definitely is.Īs far as the hardware goes, the tablet (sorry Lenovo - it is not a laptop, no matter how hard you market it as such) And this device at this specification should be more thanĮnough to fulfill this role. Some light Ansible stuff, but nothing much more than that. Realistically, I only ever would need this to do some very light web browsing, as SSH client, perhaps This device serve as intermediate between my phone and a full size laptop when needing to deal with on-call andĮmergencies. Not willing to just throw cash out of a window (haha!) for the sake of an experiment, I opted for the base model rockingĬeleron N4020 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built in storage - plenty for my intended use case of basically having To date (December 2021) there exists onlyĪ single tablet tailored to Linux that meets my requirements, albeit, runningĪ custom operating system with plenty of work to be done,Īnd having to run a custom Linux distribution with no guarantee of maintenance - well, it is a bit of a blocker for meĪfter some careful digging I found number of people having limited success withĭuet 3 version originally shipped with Windows Home S. Unsurprisingly so, this turned out much harder than I initially thought. Gap between a phone and a traditional laptop. The fact that it comes with everything you need in the box is just the icing on the cake.For some time now I have been looking for a decent Linux-capable portable as a daily carry-around that could fill the The three-part system of the tablet, keyboard, and stand cover makes for a truly versatile device.

The IdeaPad Duet is in my mind the evolution of that concept-a tablet when you want it and a laptop when you need it, but better in every possible way.

(Well, I guess I still have it around here somewhere.) It’s a 10-inch convertible with a 1280×800 display, and while it was seriously limited at the time, I loved it nonetheless. In the box: tablet, detachable keyboard, detachable kickstandīack in the day, I had an ASUS Chromebook Flip C100.1x USB-C port, volume rocker, power button ( no headphone jack).Before we get into that, here’s a quick look at the specs as reviewed: I already shared my initial thoughts on the Duet after having it for a few days, so now it’s time to dig into what it’s like after a couple of weeks.

Ideapad duet 3i review