I only started to see some slowdowns after having 15 to 20 Chrome tabs open with half a dozen Android apps running simultaneously alongside some Linux for Chrome OS apps. It's plenty fast enough for getting work done in the browser, sending emails, and other communications-even light photo editing (in Gimp, running via the Linux support) and document editing. That's all thanks to the efficient processor inside, the MediaTek Helio P60T (and 4 gigabytes of RAM). It can be tough to do some work with the Duet's tiny 10-inch screen, but thankfully the laptop doesn't have too much trouble running most of the apps I use, and it lasts a little more than a full workday on a single charge. The Android Zoom app wasn't great either, though Zoom worked just fine in the browser. It constantly failed to refresh, causing the Duet to lock up repeatedly, and refused to send messages. It's worth noting that the experience of using Android apps on Chrome OS still isn't great, whether in tablet mode or not.
Still, I was able to work outside and use the Duet without straining my eyes. And the 400-nit brightness is good enough to read in bright sunlight, though the glossy screen does have a good bit of glare. The 1920 x 1200 screen has a 16:10 aspect ratio, which gets a sizable amount of text on the screen at once. The Duet automatically enters the new tablet mode when you detach the keyboard, and it makes a great way to browse the web. When you're browsing in Chrome you can swipe in from the left side of the screen to go back to the previous page (though this did not always work for me). Use the same gesture yet again, but pause at the end of the swipe and you'll see the recent apps screen.
Use the same gesture, but swipe up further and faster and you'll get to the home screen. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and you'll see the dock with your favorite apps. Early this year, an update added support for a "tablet mode," which offers several navigational gestures similar to those in Android phones. The good news is that Google has been putting some work into making Chrome OS more tablet-friendly.
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