PC Perspective Podcast #387 - 02/18/2016

Join us this week as we discuss the ASUS PB328Q, Samsung 750 EVO SSD, the release of Vulkan and more!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, and Allyn Malventano


Program length: 1:34:18



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Week in Review:



0:13:30 ASUS PB328Q 2560x1440 32-in VA-panel Monitor Review


0:19:05 Samsung 750 EVO 120GB and 250GB 2.5" SATA SSD Full Review - The Return of 2D NAND


0:30:30 Khronos Group Releases Vulkan... with a Hard Launch




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News items of interest:



0:40:15 Just Delivered: Accell DisplayPort 1.2 to HDMI 2.0 Active Adapter


0:43:10 Meet Cerberus: Crowdfunded Micro-ATX Case Made in USA


0:47:05 Qualcomm Announces X16 Modem Featuring Gigabit LTE


0:49:35 Apple's Open Letter About Encryption




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1:09:00 What Micron's Upcoming 3D NAND Means for SSD Capacity, Performance, and Cost


1:17:15 Report: NVIDIA Working on Another GeForce GTX 950 GPU




Hardware/Software Picks of the Week



Ryan: LED Tube light replacements


Jeremy: Take revenge on those self-serve checkouts


Josh: Surprisingly good replacement earbuds/mic


Allyn: Short/Flat USB Type C to Type A cables




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