Tangent's Vita 2000 all-in-one has the styling and features to appeal to consumers, but is actually intended for education, health care, medical, and library markets, the company says. (To give you some idea of the device's stablemates, Tangent recently released the Medix T22, a 22-inch panel PC for medical use, and also offers the Vita LT, an Atom-powered all-in-one with an 18.5-inch screen.)

Tangent's Vita 2000

Resembling an earlier-generation Apple iMac, the Vita 2000 (above) has a 20-inch display with a resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels, Tangent says. This is accompanied by a resistive touchscreen that includes two-finger multitouch capabilities and is designed to operate with the included copy of Windows 7, the company adds.

The Vita 2000 is said to provide "an enhanced multimedia experience" through its inclusion of a Nvidia Ion GPU (graphics processing unit). Other media-centric functionality includes a DVD reader/writer, an HDMI output, and an S/PDIF optical digital audio output, according to Tangent.

The Vita 2000 also includes six USB 2.0 ports, an eSATA port, a VGA output, a gigabit Ethernet port, plus a microphone input and headphone jack, the company says. Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n) is optional, and presumably consumes the available Mini PCI Express slot that is also cited.

According to Tangent, the VITA 2000 has a 1.3 megapixel webcam and four-in-one card reader. Processing power is said to be supplied by a choice of dual-core Pentiums, either the 2.1GHz T4300 or 2.3GHz T4500, with an unspecified chipset. The system accepts up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM and uses a 2.5-inch hard disk drive that can be up to 2TB in size, the company adds.

Features and specifications listed by Tangent for the Vita 2000 include:

• Processor -- 2.1GHz Pentium T4300 or 2.3GHz Pentium T4500
• Chipset -- n/s
• Memory -- Up to 4GB of DDR2 memory
• Display -- 20-inch resistive touchscreen with 1600 x 900 pixel resolution; 250-nit brightness rating
• Storage -- Up to 2TB via 2.5-inch SATA II hard disk drive
• Expansion -- Mini PCI Express slot; 4-in-1 card reader
• Networking -- gigabit Ethernet port
• Other I/O:
  • 6 x USB 2.0
  • 1 x eSATA
  • 1 x VGA
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x S/PDIF
  • Audio -- mic in and headphone out
• Power -- 18.5VDC via 120VAC
• Dimensions -- 20.1 x 15.46 x 2.15 inches
• Weight -- n/s

Further information

Tangent's Vita 2000 appears to be available now, and prices start at approximately $1,700, according to the company. More information may be found here.

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