PC Perspective Podcast

Podcast #654 – Snapdragon 8, AMD WiFi Chips, Bricking Samsung TVs, Windows on ARM, DDR4 still very good & plenty fast + more! (1x654)

: 01, 2021

Back at it after a week off, welcome! AMD has bought their way into having their own WiFi chips, curtesy of MediaTek. DDR4 has still got it where it counts in many cases, and if you’ve got plenty of $ to blow, you can get yourself an ITX form factor convertible board for your Pi 4, and that Windows on ARM exclusive between Microsoft and Qualcomm looks to be ending. Plenty more in the show, enjoy! Oh, do visit our THREE sponsors for the show as well: VPLS, a full featured managed service provider for all your IT needs. TextExpander! Work smarter and get a discount with our link SimpliSafe! Voted the best home security in 2021, check them out. Still sending up a big thank you to our very supportive Patreon members! This show cannot go on without you – you know who you are, please consider helping our efforts. It most definitely helps keep us all going and the bills paid. Thanks! Show Topics Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:22 Burger of the Week 04:46 Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 09:44 AMD RZ600 Series Wi-Fi 6E Chips Coming Via MediaTek Collaboration 11:47 Break for Sponsor: Work smarter and faster with TextExpander 12:51 Did you know that Microsoft and Qualcomm were exclusive? 18:44 Getting Nostalgic About Netbooks and Webcams (???) 21:28 Kingston Joins the PCIe 4.0 SSD Club with the KC3000 27:17 Bricking Samsung TVs remotely 30:08 Break for Sponsor: VPLS, a full services IT company 31:26 Seaberry Turns A Raspberry Pi 4 Into A Linux Powered ITX System 35:35 With DDR4 At 5000MHz, Who Needs DDR5? 44:55 Break for Sponsor: SimpliSafe, complete home security system 46:00 Picks of the Week 57:02 Outro Picks of the Week Josh: For the flying enthusiasts Jeremy: DynDOLOD Skyrim mod, huge effort but oddly worth it Brett: Audio-Technica Wireless BT / Built-in Mic & controls $19 Sebastian: Sticking with what works best.