Podcast #405 - AMD RX 480 Hands-on, 32-core Zen rumors, VBIOS scandal and more!
Subject: General Tech | June 23, 2016 - 01:02 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: Zen, western digital, video, vbios, SM961, sli, Samsung, rx 480, radeon, podcast, My Passport Wireless Pro, msi, GTX 1080, evga, drobo, be quiet, asus, amd, 960 PRO
PC Perspective Podcast #405 - 06/23/2016
Join us this week as we discuss an AMD RX 480 hands-on, 32-core Zen rumors, the ASUS/MSI VBIOS scandal and more!
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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Allyn Malventano, Jeremy Hellstrom, and Josh Walrath
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Week in Review:
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This episode is sponsored by Kaspersky Labs!
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News items of interest:
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Hardware/Software Picks of the Week
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Jeremy: Sound BlasterX G5
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Closing/outro
Introduction, Specifications, and Packaging
Introduction
Western Digital launched their My Passport Wireless nearly two years ago. It was a nifty device that could back up or offload SD cards without the need for a laptop, making it ideal for photographers in the field. I came away from that review wondering just how much more you could pack into a device like that, and today I get to find out:
Not to be confused with the My Passport Pro (a TB-connected portable RAID storage device), the My Passport Wireless Pro is meant for on-the-go photographers who seek to back up their media while in the field but also lighten their backpacks. The concept is simple - have a small device capable of offloading (or backing up) SD cards without having to lug along your laptop and a portable hard drive to do so. Add in a wireless hotspot with WAN pass-through along with mobile apps to access the media and you can almost get away without bringing a laptop at all. Oh, and did I mention this one can also import photos and videos from your smartphone while charging it via USB?
Specifications
- Capacity: 2TB and 3TB
- Battery: 6,400 mAH / 24WH
- UHS-I SD Card Reader
- USB 3.0 (upstream) port for data and charging
- USB 2.0 (downstream) port for importing and charging smartphones
- 802.11AC + N dual band (2.4 / 5 GHz) WiFi
- 2.4A Travel Charge Adapter (included)
- Plex Media Server capable
- Available 'My Cloud' mobile apps
Packaging
No surprises here. 2.4W power adapter is included this time around, which is a nice touch.
