Intel's Optane technology has held the promise of revolutionising computer memory and storage since mid-2015, when the company announced that it had developed an all-new kind of flash memory. The technology, named 3D Xpoint, was developed in a joint ventu...

• Staggering random read speed, Very high rated endurance...
• Very low capacities, Unimpressive write speeds, Exorbitant prices...
• The Intel Optane SSD 800p isn't the holy grail we were shown glimpses of in 2015. It doesn't come anywhere close to reinventing the PC. However, it is a tantalising taste of how that vision might play out over the next few years. Intel's SSD 800p series i...

Intel has been actively pushing its Optane lineup globally for more than a year now. The initial devices were only available in low capacities unless you had really deep pockets and opted for the enterprise variants of the Optane drives. Nevertheless, Opt...

• Consistent performer, Excellent 4K read speeds, High speeds post conditioning...
• Expensive, Capacities are too low...
• The Intel Optane SSD 800p is a great contender in the SSD space. It's unique since Intel is the only one with the Optane technology and they're aggressively pushing for it across their platforms. With not many capacity options, it would seem that Intel is...