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Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook: 13.3" 1080p OLED Touch, Snapdragon SC7180 Expired

$449
$499.00
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Best Buy has Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook (82QS001HUS, Abyss Blue) on sale for $449. Choose free store pick up where stock permits, otherwise shipping is free.
  • Note: Availability for free store pick up may vary by location.
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Specs:
  • 13.3" 1920x1080 (Full HD) OLED Touch
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon SC7180 8-Core, 8-Threads (1.8GHZ Base / 2.40GHz Boost) Processor
  • 8GB RAM
  • 128GB eMMC
  • Qualcomm Adreno Graphics
  • WiFi 6 (802.11 ax) + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Chrome OS
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.0 Type C

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  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $50 lower (10% savings) than list price
  • About this product:
    • 1-year limited warranty
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Screen Size: 13.3 inches
Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SC7180 (8-core, 2.55 GHz)
Storage: 128GB eMMC
System Memory (RAM): 8GB LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
Operating System: Chrome OS
Battery Life (up to): 12 hours
UPC: 196118500928

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Model: Chromebook Duet 5 (13”) - Abyss Blue

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The OLED display on this is supposed to have terrible PWM flicker, which can lead to eye fatigue.
It's a $50 discount. Doesn't seem like much of a slickdeal to me.
There have been deals for a Ryzen laptop with a 5500u for $450, some as low as $400.
That's a 6 core 12 thread CPU that scores about 3x the multi core score of this Chromebook, with a real keyboard.
That would come with 8G of DDR 3200 Ram and a 256G M.2 drive. The problem with Snapdragon processors is they are used to charging a premium in the cellphone market, but they aren't competitive with laptop parts.

This does ok against the Intel CPUs in $300 Chromebooks but isn't exactly a barn burner for the price. (Better than dual core Pentiums.)
It's probably fine for a Chromebook but way overpriced. I wouldn't pay more than $300 for this because the hardware just isn't worth a premium in the laptop/Chromebook space. Since Intel announced just there 12th Gen mobile parts I expect there to be some more interesting offeringssoon. By the time this Snapdragon based system drops in price there will be much better hardware available. It's a shame, if they would offer something that gave you good performance/dollar I would love a decent Arm based laptop.

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01-10-2022 at 08:03 AM.
01-10-2022 at 08:03 AM.
Nice size OLED screen, but I am wary of non-Intel Chromebooks for performance.
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01-10-2022 at 10:00 AM.
01-10-2022 at 10:00 AM.
Perfect! Bought a little over a week ago and chatted with Best buy for the $53 refund. Thanks OP!
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01-10-2022 at 10:15 AM.
It's a $50 discount. Doesn't seem like much of a slickdeal to me.
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The OLED display on this is supposed to have terrible PWM flicker, which can lead to eye fatigue.
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01-10-2022 at 11:30 AM.
Quote from coolcoder :
The OLED display on this is supposed to have terrible PWM flicker, which can lead to eye fatigue.
Feature not a bug. It's meant to make you want to get off your booty and go outside, gather some berries, build a fire and persistence hunt bison
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01-10-2022 at 12:02 PM.
01-10-2022 at 12:02 PM.
Quote from PowerfulClub4936 :
Nice size OLED screen, but I am wary of non-Intel Chromebooks for performance.
There have been deals for a Ryzen laptop with a 5500u for $450, some as low as $400.
That's a 6 core 12 thread CPU that scores about 3x the multi core score of this Chromebook, with a real keyboard.
That would come with 8G of DDR 3200 Ram and a 256G M.2 drive. The problem with Snapdragon processors is they are used to charging a premium in the cellphone market, but they aren't competitive with laptop parts.

This does ok against the Intel CPUs in $300 Chromebooks but isn't exactly a barn burner for the price. (Better than dual core Pentiums.)
It's probably fine for a Chromebook but way overpriced. I wouldn't pay more than $300 for this because the hardware just isn't worth a premium in the laptop/Chromebook space. Since Intel announced just there 12th Gen mobile parts I expect there to be some more interesting offeringssoon. By the time this Snapdragon based system drops in price there will be much better hardware available. It's a shame, if they would offer something that gave you good performance/dollar I would love a decent Arm based laptop.
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01-10-2022 at 12:27 PM.
01-10-2022 at 12:27 PM.
So my daughter uses a chrome book at school and I kinda feel like other the the very task specific things she does it's sort of a POS and highly limited. Can someone tell me the advantages of a chrome book especially at this price point say in comparison to a standard windows machine at a similar price point. Thanks.
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01-10-2022 at 12:35 PM.

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That one had 4GB of memory and 1/2 the storage.
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01-10-2022 at 12:36 PM.

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that was for a different model with less ram and storage.
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Quote from coolcoder :
The OLED display on this is supposed to have terrible PWM flicker, which can lead to eye fatigue.
can you provide source? Generally curious as I'm about to buy this
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