Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard announced last week that it added Omnibook notebooks to its TopValue Reseller program which offers discounts to users ordering a standard configuration rather than a customized build-to-order system.

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Expanding upon the success of the Latitude 10 standard configuration launched in October 2012, Dell today announced the Latitude 10 essentials configuration to offer a secure, manageable and durable enterprise-ready tablet option to budget-conscious customers.

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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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The 10-point capacitive touchscreen seems quite responsive, and the 1080p resolution is a nice step up from the more standard 1, 366 x 768 configuration on the T14.

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Regardless of which configuration you choose, Intel HD 4000 graphics are standard, as is that 1080p, 400-nit, Gorilla Glass display.

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