Two and a Half Geeks 5/6/14: HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S5, Micron M500DC SSD, AMD Beema and Mullins and More

by Marco Chiappetta — Tuesday, May 06, 2014, 12:16 PM EDT

In this episode of Two and A Half Geeks, Marco, Dave and Iyaz discuss AMD's new low power Beema and Mullins processors for mobile devices, the HTC One (M8), Samsung's Galaxy S5, Micron's new M500DC SSD for enterprise applications, and the Alienware 17 and Samsung ATIV 9 Plus notebooks. We also reveal some of the components that'll be used in our next high-end gaming rig giveaway!

Show Notes:
02:15 - AMD Beema and Mullins Low Power 2014 APUs Tested
09:30 - HTC One (M8) Android Smartphone Review
17:30 - Micron M500DC Enterprise Class SSD Review
22:10 - Alienware 17: AMD's R9 M290X Goes Mobile
28:45 - Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus Review
31:06 - Upcoming contest hints. (Wow, we've got a good one coming!)

Tags: AMD, Samsung, Micron, HTC, Alienware, ativ, Galaxy S 5, one m8, Beema, mullings

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com