It also holds the tablet at a good angle on a flat surface. That matches the Surface Go 2’s and lets the tablet lay at a comfortable angle for inking. The kickstand extends out to an impressive 135 degrees.

The kickstand cover attaching to the rear of the tablet with an amazingly strong magnet that makes for a surprisingly secure combination. The question is, how’s the quality of these included components?

You’ll spend a minimum of $130 more with the Surface Go 2 and iPad to equip the same functionality. Keyboard and touchpadĪs mentioned earlier, the Duet ships with a kickstand cover and a detachable keyboard in the box, making the tablet a tremendous value. Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 are there to keep you connected wirelessly. There’s also no SD card slot, another disappointment. That’s one area I wish it hadn’t followed the lead of the iPad. There’s no 3.5mm audio jack and no included adapter - that’s a bummer, limiting you to connecting a headphone or speaker via Bluetooth. One disappointment is the single USB-C port serving as the only connection. It’s a conservative design that’s neither boring nor outlandish, landing it right in the Goldilocks zone of good looks. The Duet is also an attractive tablet in its Ice Blue and Iron Gray color scheme that’s carried over to the cloth covering on the kickstand cover (the gray at least). You have to upgrade to the much more expensive iPad Pro and add on the Magic Keyboard to get a touchpad built into the keyboard cover. Note that both the Duet and the Surface Go 2 solutions include a touchpad while the iPad’s does not.

That’s thicker and heavier than the Surface Go 2 with its integrated kickstand and $130 Type Cover and the iPad with its $159 Smart Keyboard.

In that case, the Duet becomes quite chunky at 0.71 inches thick and 2.03 pounds. Things change a bit when you add the rear kickstand cover and keyboard. New Lenovo IdeaPads look like the Chromebooks to beat Lenovo’s IdeaPad 5i is the first Chromebook with a 120Hz refresh rate Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5i: which 2-in-1 is best?

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