Back in November, there were rumors about the final launch of a new ChromeOS tablet from Lenovo, hopefully a successor to the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet. The mysterious ChromeOS tablet is codenamed 'Ciri' and according to rumors last year, it is powered by the MediaTek MT8188 which could outperform the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7C Gen 2 in the Duet 5.
We expect the Ciri tablet, or whatever it's called, to make its debut very soon. Our review of the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet is absolutely brilliant, so we're definitely excited to see what could top one of the best Chromebooks on the market three years after its original release.
According ChomeNo box, we finally have “clear evidence that Lenovo is the driving force behind 'Ciri' right now.” A commit to Chromium Repositories (an open source online resource for developers and enthusiasts working on ChromeOS and Chrome browser environments), called 'Ciri' suggests that you would have Waves disabled in the DSP (digital signal processor).
Waves makes audio components for Windows laptops and Chromebooks and is frequently used in Lenovo products, so while Waves may be disabled in this case (meaning less focus on audio, another piece of evidence pointing toward a budget device), adds some sort of credibility that Lenovo is really behind the upcoming Chromebook tablet.
The Chromium repositories also suggest a display that would fit the existing Duet 3, and the battery used appears to also be based on the same technology used for the Duet 3, so overall we may get a successor to one of the best Chromebooks you can buy, or at least something very similar.
Since these are still rumors and we haven't heard any official word yet, we can only remain hopeful and wait for more information in the coming weeks and hopefully a proposed release date.
