Despite its small size, this notebook has a keyboard with large keys that make typing more comfortable.

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If you move up slightly in size to Toshiba's Portege and the Gateway 3100, you get something closer to a standard keyboard and notebook configuration at slightly more than an inch in thickness.

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Clarke also offered a sneak peak at a new technology dubbed "Dell Latitude ON, " which promises the speed of a smart phone with a notebook's big screen and keyboard.

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With an optional anti-microbial keyboard for protecting against harmful bacteria, the notebook trio is ideal for deploying in shared environments such as schools, reception desks, and libraries.

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With a detachable keyboard-docking system users easily switch between a clamshell notebook PC and a tablet PC.

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The Compass Computer he designed for Grid Systems with the screen folded over the keyboard appeared in 1981, flew on the space shuttle, and inspired virtually every notebook design since.

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The keyboard dock seamlessly connects to the tablet PC, transforming it into a full-featured notebook for a first-rate typing experience.

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These days when I travel, I try to leave my fancy notebook at home, and just borrow someone else's PC -- you know, one with a real keyboard and a real T1 connection.

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