Podcast #360 - Intel XPoint Memory, Windows 10 and DX12, FreeSync displays and more!

Subject: General Tech | July 30, 2015 - 02:45 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: podcast, video, Intel, XPoint, nand, DRAM, windows 10, DirectX 12, freesync, g-sync, amd, nvidia, benq, uhd420, wasabi mango, X99, giveaway

PC Perspective Podcast #360 - 07/30/2015

Join us this week as we discuss Intel XPoint Memory, Windows 10 and DX12, FreeSync displays and more!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, and Sebastian Peak

Program length: 1:28:34

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Week in Review:
1. 0:02:35 Breaking: Intel and Micron announce 3D XPoint Technology - 1000x Faster Than NAND
2. 0:20:45 MSI GT72 Dominator Pro G Review: 17-inch G-SYNC Gaming Laptop
3. 0:37:45 This week’s episode of the PC Perspective Podcast is brought to you by VideoBlocks
4. 0:40:15 BenQ XL2730Z 40-144Hz FreeSync Display V002 Firmware Tested - Overdrive Fixed
5. 0:45:45 Wasabi Mango UHD420 42-in 4K - FreeSync and HDMI 2.0 for $800
News item of interest:
Hardware/Software Picks of the Week:
1. Ryan: Windows 10!
2. Jeremy: A near-infrared spectrometer for fun or education
3. Josh: Handy little things for when you don’t have that one port...
4. Sebastian: Get a Vita while you still can!!
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July 30, 2015 | 05:28 PM - Posted by Anonymous (not verified)

All new Laptop reviews need to include a check of the UEFI/BIOS for the presence of a secure-boot off switch! Welcome to your new Freemium OS, it starts with the games, it ends with your PC/Laptop hardware chained to the ecosystem in Redmond's dungeons! You'll be serfs on the web rather than surfing the web!

July 31, 2015 | 12:23 PM - Posted by Allyn Malventano

I don't think we have come across one without the ability to disable secure boot. No need to make a big deal about that unless it actually happens.

July 31, 2015 | 03:56 PM - Posted by Anonymous (not verified)

Please check every reviewed laptop SKU that comes with windows 10 preinstalled, you never know when a feature may disappear, and an off switch for Secure Boot will be necessary should M$ drag its feet(Again) with the UEFI/BIOS secure boot key signing authority that is under M$'s control. This is a new OEM "option" to not provide a secure boot OFF switch in the UEFI/BIOS for windows 10 preinstalled on OEM PC/Laptop hardware, so I would not expect it to show up at this early stage for windows OSs prior to windows 10 OEM factory installed on PC/Laptop SKUs. It is a small UEFI/BIOS feature, that is a big deal for those that may want the ability to install alternative OSs on the latest third party OEM laptop hardware. This is not as much of an issue for gaming rigs.

August 1, 2015 | 01:07 PM - Posted by Anonymous (not verified)

Conspiracy dood.

July 31, 2015 | 11:06 AM - Posted by Anonymous (not verified)

And more M$ voodoo with M$'s WUDO, along with the EULA from hell to make your PC/Laptop hardware just another node in Nutdella's sulfurous cloud! That's got to hurt those "Unlimited" data plans from the big cable Monopoly. And now there is MicroBOT$ slurping your metrics, along with your data budget for the day/month/year!

Hey M$! PCs they're not Phones!