Chip maker VIA's sub-notebook reference platform, the NanoBook, has made another appearance, this time as South Korean vendor Sungjut's TangoX. Does it look familiar? It should - it's virtually identical to Maxdata's Belinea s.book 1 [1].

The resemblance runs right down to the Skype-friendly Bluetooth VoIP phone that slots into a space alongside the TangoX's 7in, 800 x 480 touch-sensitive display. The handset's a feature of the s.book missing from all other NanoBook-based machines, until now.

Like the others, the TangoX is based on a 1.2GHz VIA C7-M processor and 1GB of DDR 2 memory, website Akihabara News reports [2]. The Sungjut machine likewise has a four-in-one card reader, Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, two UBS 2.0 ports and a DVI connector.

It comes with a choice of 40GB or 80GB of hard drive storage.

Other NanoBook offshoots include Packard Bell's EasyNote XS20 and Everex's Linux-loaded CloudBook.

Related Reviews
• Maxdata Belinea s.book 1 sub-notebook [3]
• Asus Eee PC [4]
• Toshiba Portégé R500 slimline laptop [5]

Links

1. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/29/review_maxdata_sbook/
2. http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-15573-Sungjut+TangoX+Nano%3A++A+New+Korean+UMPC+with+Wireless+Phone+and+Touch+Screen.html
3. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/29/review_maxdata_sbook/
4. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11/16/review_asus_eee_pc/
5. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/25/review_toshiba_portege_r500/

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