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The Rising Cost of Storage

Posted by Patrick Lim on

  You've probably noticed SSD prices aren't what they were just a few years ago. It seems like drive price tags get higher every week. Just when storage space was getting to affordable prices across brands and models, they skyrocketed, and it's been hard to find SSD costs not in the triple digits. With the AI boom, data centers, gaming hardware & popularity, including other high-capacity consumer devices, have all been demanding on the supply and production chains of flash memory. Rising manufacturing costs and ongoing investment in newer, denser NAND technologies have also contributed to higher prices across the...

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Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 vs Pro 27. The Lowdown.

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The best way to really compare them is by checking them out at our Wacom Experience Center. We have them side by side for easier comparison!

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Introducing SanDisk Professional!

Posted by Phil Baker on

      G-Technology will now slowly change to become SanDisk Professional on our website and social media posts within the next few weeks. With this change means much of the product listed as G-Technology will transition to SanDisk Professional once they become more available. When this has completed, you will see many of the items you have known by name take on a new one. While the drives you've come to love change in this aspect, they're the same reliable drives you have been working with over the years. Moving forward, new products, ideas, and innovations will continue to be made under SanDisk...

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Having Trouble with the Wacom Driver and the Apple M1 Computer?

Posted by Phil Baker on

The M1 chip by Apple has been making outstanding pushes forward in the world of technology. And with this great new power and the Wacom Cintiq Pro, you can achieve more of what you do, faster. Setup is fairly easy, but if you happen to get to the point of allowing your new M1 system to speak to the Cintiq Pro and you feel you are missing some of the drivers in the your accessibility section of you Apple OS X, use this guide to assist you through enabling the driver and using your new display and pen tablet!  ...

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What is USB-C, USB4, Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4?

Posted by Phil Baker on

  There is a lot of confusion still surrounding the name and what is the appropriate connection when dealing with what most know as, the USB-C Port. Is it Thunderbolt 3? Can I use a USB-C charge cable to connect a data device? “But I thought they are the same size and shape?”  To clarify this, lets layout all the different names and looks of these confusing ports.   Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 3 USB-C USB4       Wow right? Nowhere closer to knowing what when where or how with these huh?  “How do you tell the difference?!” is something...

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