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Samsung Has Had A Great 2021 So Far

April 9, 2021TWGHardware

44.2% Better Than Last Year, In Fact It seems that having product available for sale in large amounts is the key to Samsung’s impressive Q1 earnings. Compared to the beginning of last year, their operating profits are up 44.2%, however that doesn’t tell the full story of 2020. This is now Samsung’s best quarter in […]

Shortages At Samsung Delay The Next Note

March 17, 2021TWGHardware

You Get A Shortage And You Get A Shortage And … We hope you weren’t planning on distracting yourself from your inability to purchase a new GPU by picking up the new Galaxy Tab when it was released, as we have some bad news for you. During Samsung’s annual shareholders meeting in Seoul a delay […]

Podcast #619 – Intel 11700K preview, Samsung 980 & Thermaltake View 51 reviews, bye iMac Pro, Cool Corsair + MORE!

March 12, 2021TWGHardware

Warning: There is definitely some early cat butt in this show. And birthday wishes. But not at the same time. Also, thank you Kent for joining us this evening to discuss his review of the Thermaltake View 51 and pepper the show the uncommon sense! Other topics include the early reviews for the 11700k, Microsoft […]

Samsung 980 1TB Gen3 NVMe SSD Review

March 9, 2021TWGHardware

A New DRAMless Option For The Gen3 Market Remember when Samsung had the EVO and PRO designations for their consumer NVMe SSD lineups? Those seeking the highest overall performance could opt for the PRO model, and those looking for a blend of performance and price might choose the EVO drives. A big difference between these […]

Samsung’s Fancy New ISOCELL GN2 Camera Sensor

February 24, 2021TWGHardware

My, What Big Pixels You Have Samsung has some good news for phone photographers, with the announcement of the new ISOCELL GN2 camera sensor which will appear in at least some of their next generation of smartphones. They may have finally decided to move away from the easily advertised pixel count to using larger pixels, […]

Samsung 980 PRO 2TB PCI Express 4.0 NVMe SSD Review

February 17, 2021TWGHardware

Final Thoughts A 2TB drive capable of the speeds we’ve seen is pretty incredible, considering where the industry was just a few years ago. And for a flagship Samsung SSD, the price might surprise you, with the current Amazon listing at $399. Sure, that’s double the mythical 10 cents/GB previously referred to as “Ryan’s Law”, […]