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For me \u2014 and I think, for most users \u2014 Optane is just plain the wrong tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Permalink: https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3517<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n COMMENT \/ QUESTION<\/strong> on THIS ITEM?<\/strong> See the<\/em> Comment box<\/strong> at bottom of this page!<\/em> I recently purchased a similar Optane-equipped PC, benchmarked the hell out of it, and used it in real life \u2014 before ripping Optane out of the PC. I documented the results in these three articles: Part 1, \u201cTaking the plunge with a new PC\u201d (AskWoody Plus newsletter 2019-06-03), gets the ball rolling. 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