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Models appear to be trickling out gradually. But if you’re not juggling piles of files, you could live without it. We tested the earlier generation of Optane technology and found it could help speed up some storage tasks. Speaking of storage, there are two Intel Optane Memory H20 options with large SSDs. The Dell Inspioffers the choice of backlit or non-backlit keyboards.