It’s using a real Intel Pentium processor, which means it can run all Windows programs without virtualization. So, $500 for the cheapest Surface Go 2, almost twice as much as the cheapest Duet.īut that extra price does get you an undeniably nicer machine. Because we’re comparing it to the Duet with the keyboard built-in, we’ll assume that price is included in the retail price.
The Surface Go 2 costs $400 for the entry-level tablet, with an additional $100 for the cheapest keyboard/trackpad cover. It’s a smaller, cheaper, more portable machine, but it keeps the broad strokes the same as the popular Surface Pro, including that excellent keyboard, which is still a separate purchase. The Surface Go is the evolution of the device that Microsoft used to call just “Surface” (sans “Pro”). At only 60% of the price, assuming you want that keyboard and touchpad, the Duet is unbeatable in terms of value.īuy at BestBuy Microsoft Surface Go 2: As Small as Windows Should Ever Get That’s $120 cheaper than the cheapest Surface Go 2, which requires a separate $100 purchase if you want the keyboard. Cameron Summerson / Review GeekĮven with the keyboard, the Duet has a starting retail price of $280. If you want to go full touchscreen or just want to use a full-sized keyboard, it pops right off its POGO pins. While the keyboard isn’t exactly fantastic, it gets the job done and doubles as a screen protector when the tablet is in motion.
The Duet comes with a keyboard in the box, an instant advantage over similar designs in terms of value. The cloth-covered kickstand makes it look sort of like a Surface at a glance, but it snaps off the back via integrated magnets, revealing a super-thin 10-inch tablet underneath.
It nails the combination device form factor in ways that much more expensive devices, like Google’s own Pixel Slate, simply don’t. Lenovo’s budget take on a Chrome tablet wowed us when we checked it out at CES earlier this year, and Cam called it a nearly perfect ChromeOS device. IdeaPad Chromebook Duet: A Budget-Friendly Browser in a Box Cameron Summerson / Review Geek
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