Seems to be pointless to me
The M.2 Optane SSD has so many disadvantages, it does beggar belief:
Takes up a precious M.2 slot (often only one on the motherboard), making it impossible to add a "full fat" M.2 SSD at a later date without throwing it away.
Only works on latest gen (Kaby Lake) Intel processors, so go away old gen Intel and the entire AMD userbase.
Only works on Windows 10 - go away Windows 7, 8, 8.1, Mac OS X and Linux users.
Slower than an equivalent normal M.2 SSD in most cases.
More expensive per GB than almost any other SSD.
Requires a special memory driver.
It should be noted that a 256GB M.2 SSD is around 120-130 quid and is a far more sensible purchase than this Optane nonsense (as, to be fair, the article points out). In fact, I just got a 256GB M.2 SSD for my new PC I'll be getting next week...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
