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The forgotten Intel drive that was faster than any SSD

Several factors converged to ultimately kill Optane. First, the market simply didn't embrace it the way Intel hoped. Consumer ...
Network World

Intel’s next-gen hyperfast Optane SSDs for PCs to ship in April

Intel will begin shipping its next-generation non-volatile Optane memory for PCs beginning April 24. Intel, which developed the Optane memory with its partner Micron under the name “3D Xpoint,” said ...
The Globe and Mail

Intel Gives Up on Optane Memory

Within the semiconductor industry, manufacturing memory chips may be the toughest task. Not technically tough -- manufacturing an advanced CPU or GPU is a lot more complicated than churning out DRAM ...
CIO

Intel is lining up super-fast Optane SSD tech for MacBooks

Intel's been quiet about its super-fast Optane memory and SSD products, but a few emerging details may hint at how they could be used in products like Apple's MacBooks. Optane is a brand name for a ...
Network World

Lenovo’s ThinkPad T570 will have Intel’s superfast Optane storage

Lenovo’s ThinkPad T570 is a loaded laptop that boasts a range of whiz-bang technologies, but the ability to run Intel’s secretive Optane memory stands out. When it ships in March, the T570 will be ...
ExtremeTech

First Intel Optane hardware could be coming to consumer desktops

Ever since Intel announced its 3D XPoint storage (brand name: Optane), there's been interest from the enthusiast market. While Intel claims the new non-volatile storage medium will offer significant ...
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How Do SSDs Work?

Optane SSDs don't use NAND -- they're built using non-volatile memory believed to be implemented similarly to phase-change RAM -- but they offer similar sequential performance to current NAND flash ...