UsandThem
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This isnt going to end well for Intel....
I guess as a reader of tech, I just don't understand the sudden outrage now that some systems are shipping with this. When this product was first announced and reviewed over a year ago, it was clear where this new tech was headed. This was developed to improve HDD based pre-bulit PCs (which is by far the largest share of sold systems).
Maybe some are surprised to see some retailers like Staples call it memory, but from the example shown here, both Intel and HP are crystal clear on what a user gets if they buy this system. If Joe Smo looks on Staples and buys it based on them saying it has 24 GB of memory, it's on them and they take their case up with the retailer.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-optane-3d-xpoint-memory,5032.html
The new 3D XPoint media just happens to be the first new memory to enter mass production in 25 years, and it is very, very fast.
As tested today with mainstream settings, Optane Memory performed as advertised. We observed increased performance with both a hard disk drive and an entry-level NVMe SSD. The value proposition for a hard drive paired with Optane Memory is undeniable. The combination is very powerful, and for many users, a better solution than a larger SSD.
Has anything changed since April 2017?
