Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3 (11, Gen 8) Review – Is This the Windows Mini You’ve Been Waiting For?
Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
Max CPU load
In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.
Average core frequency; CPU temp; Package Power
| Intel Processor N100 (6W TDP) | 0:02 – 0:10 sec | 0:15 – 0:30 sec | 10:00 – 15:00 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3 (11″, Gen 8) | 2.78 GHz @ 69°C @ 13W | 1.73 GHz @ 54°C @ 6W | 1.59 GHz @ 56°C @ 6W |
The Intel Processor N100 inside this Lenovo device can sustain almost 2.80GHz alongside a 13W power limit in short loads which is a good result. After that, the clocks are lower since the CPU settles at 6W which is its base official limit.
Comfort during full load
The machine is dead silent because of the passive cooling. The back doesn’t feel hot to the touch even when the CPU is pushed to its limits for a long time. You have to use the default OS power modes to control the device’s performance.
Battery
Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. This machine is offered with a 35.6Wh battery pack. It lasts for 10 hours of Web browsing, or 8 hours and 20 minutes of video playback. To achieve that, you have to apply the “Balanced” mode in the Windows “Power & Battery” menu.
Brightness: 180 nits; Display Mode: SDR
Time to Full Discharge: Higher is Better
In order to simulate real-life conditions, we used our own script for automatic web browsing through over 70 websites.
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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Hey guys thanks for the review. Has this laptop been released to the public? I’m having trouble finding it to purchase online.
Same! I’m really struggling to find this available anywhere. I only find the Duet 3 with ChromeOS or the old one with Windows and a Celeron CPU.
Yeah I have the old one cause I found it for very cheap (180€) a few months ago from a major electronics retailer but haven’t seen this model anywhere. It’ll probably have the same fate as the old model.
I have it, here in South Africa. Intel N100, 8GB LPDDR5, 128GB UFS drive. It’s a fantastic little machine, quicker on the CPU than I ever expected.