I have a Lenovo Duet Chromebook with a detachable keyboard and it definitely does the job.

Advantage with a chromebook is the consistent updates for the OS, which take place every week or so. I prefer this approach as it keeps the system up to date with small incremental tweaks as opposed to waiting on a version release every year to 18 months, of which you're depending on the manufacturer to support the update when it's rolled out.

From my experience I could still install the majority of Android applications from the Play Store, but I often settle for setting shortcuts to web pages such as Netflix, Spotify, F1 etc... as app shortcuts on my desktop.

Hoping more manufacturers start to follow Lenovo's approach with a detachable keyboard, as when it comes to replacing it I would happily get another, but the majority of the chromebook market appear to side with the typical clamshell notebook design with a 360 hinge.