OCZ ATV Turbo USB 2.0 Flash Drive

"This key uses the same SLC flash modules that are in the latest solid state drives, and the impact they have, especially on average write performance, is impressive. It moves data at an average of 22.9MB/s onto the drive, that’s triple what some of the slower drives can manage, and the entire 8GB’s of capacity can be written to in under 6 minutes. The ATV Turbo is quick and nicely made."

“OCZ’s performance champion model achieved great results in our tests just as its name “Turbo”. In fact, the write speed was almost the same as the read speed. If performance is really important for you, it’s definitely a very good option.”

"The ATV Turbo is focused on performance and was a favourite based on its reputation before we started the review. Once it came down to it, the drive didn’t let us down! Flash memory or controller, OCZ is using the best of the best for this drive, which resulted in the drive beating all performance benchmarks previously seen. No matter if you are transferring smaller or larger drives, the OCZ ATV Turbo does it with ease and unseen performance. The OCZ ATV Turbo works with breathtaking speed. It’s simply no comparison to other drives."

“If you’re looking for the fastest and durable flash memory ever, you’re at the right place. ATV Turbo is OCZ’s highest level model and there has been no rival to reach its performance yet. It receives our Editors Choice Award!”

"ATV Turbo is the fastest flash drive I ever seen, durable, water-proof and shock-proof, strongly recommend to you if you want to buy flash drive."

"The OCZ ATV Turbo is an extremely nice product. It features extremely fast speeds--which in today's day and age are absolutely essential! It is definitely the fastest USB drive I have tested to date."

"The ATV Turbo proved to resists shocks or water during our tests. For the performance, it's a high end product, because it's one of the fastest USB drives on the market. With such a speed, this key is ready for ReadyBoost, with a very low access time."

"Excellent tranfer speeds, massive waterproof casing, good cap mounting, good idea with the cap holder. Worth recommending for excellent performance and quality."

"The OCZ ATV Turbo is a good solid choice, not only does it come at a reasonable price it was also clearly was ahead of the other drives we have here when it came to testing, you can clearly see the OCZ is a winner. OCZ have a winner here and it is my top choice for those of you that need a Flash drive with that added bit of protection. All in all this device offers a good all round choice."

"The OCZ ATV Turbo has been a sweet drive to work with. Its performance at the 4GB level is second to none. What shocked me the most was the ATV Turbo's ability to survive extreme temperatures without any degradation to performance. From frozen to wet to dry in about 30 minutes. I highly recommend the OCZ ATV Turbo for anyone looking for a drive of great value."

"I can firmly state that these drives were FAR tougher than I expected. I had no doubt they would easily pass the dunk test, but all the physical abuse I dished out was sucked up and spit out by these drives. I find it amazing that after driving a 3500 pound car over it repeatedly did not affect it for even a second. Same with all shock testing I performed. Your data will be very safe when saved on these drives and I can firmly recommend them. When it is time to decide just how important you data is and just how durable you need your flash drives to be, I strongly suggest you look very hard at these units. I didn't lose one single byte of data during all my testing. Here are some incredibly strong and effective drives that also offer some of the highest speeds available."

"If OCZ is trying to catch your eye, they have certainly done it. If you are looking for speed out of your flash drive, then the OCZ ATV Turbo drive is where it's at. I beat it, froze it, boiled it, washed it, and baked it and after everything was said and done the drive still was able to take the crown as the king of speed. If it's space you are looking for the ATV Turbo will cater to your needs in a 4GB or 8GB version and if its durability you are after, it will survive all but the most devastating of tragedies. The convenient cap holder just sets it over the top as simply one of the best drives available."

"The waterproof argument is real, it will easily support a washing machine program. Let's also note the excellent idea of the cap holder that prevent any loss, and god knows how often that happens. Performances announced are really ambitious, so we wanted to know by ourselves. And we can tell the performances are for real!"

"The drive bested Corsair's durable Flash Voyager and beat out our baseline drive by over 10MB/s. Anyway you look at it, this is one of the faster USB drives on the market. Overall, the ATV Turbo is the kind of high-performance, no nonsense product that we have come to expect from OCZ. The drive has very good transfer speeds and it can taking a beating."

"The ATV Turbo is waterproof and shock-proof and the manufacturing quality is excellent. We also want to mention the cap-holder, a small thing but absolutely genius! The USB Drive delivers astonishing results and keeps exactly what OCZ promises! Bravo! Because of the high transfer rates of the ATV Turbo we have to give OCZ a big compliment. The quality is also very good and the design is very nice. The price / performance ratio is also good which is why we give this product our Recommended Award for December."

"Because of the excellent cooling performance and design the Vanquisher receives 4 stars. Good design, great cooling performance, price, and easy installation."

"The OCZ ATV Turbo is possibly the best USB pen drive on the market. That's how easy you can define OCZ's latest creation. A robust, shock resistant and waterproofed drive, with an interesting capacity and as fast as the devil. Yes it's true, it stands out with its flashy colors, but a speed like this should not go unnoticed. Without a doubt it is worthy of our Editor's Choice award."

"Not only does the OCZ ATV Turbo look great, but it also performs great! The ATV Turbo 4GB had outperformed both the Corsair Flash Voyager GT and Flash Survivor GT in our Ubuntu Linux benchmarks. This is another great flash memory product from OCZ Technology and is deserving of out Editor's Choice Award."

"The rubber casing of the ATV Turbo makes the unit waterproof and shockproff. We also have the impression that it's much more solid than the Voyager GT. The perfrmance of the ATV Turbo is outstanding for both read and write, it beats the Voyager across the board. Overall this is a USB drive we definitely can recommend and a more than worthy competition for the Voyager GT."

"The OCZ ATV Turbo 4GB flash drive is a no doubt a handy little device with the ability to withstand the elements and shock by its completely rubberized exterior. If you're tough on your flash drives and need them to withstand a beating, then this flash drive is designed for you. If you're looking for a good looking, tough and very fast flash drive then give the new OCZ ATV Turbo line of flash drives a look. They're currently available on both 4GB and 8GB capacities and come with OCZ's lifetime warranty!"

"No doubt, with OCZ you will get a premium product with very high speeds and excellent warranty that basically never breaks. The OCZ ATV Turbo 4 GB is the fastest USB drive we have ever seen when it comes to raw reading performance. Access time is an important feature for Windows Vista ReadyBoost. OCZ's ATV Turbo delivers a very good result here too with an access time of 1.0 ms."

"ATV Turbo from OCZ has outstanding performance rates for both read and write. The ATV Turbo is a rock solid stick that will resist to any kind of shock or bad treatments thanks to its rubber design."

"OCZ's ATV Turbo is without a doubt the best you can currently get in terms of speed. It's also extremely durable and will withstand some serious punishment before calling it quits. If you want the best there is, look no further. Being the fastest drive out there, the Turbo receives our Editor's Choice Award."

"The ATV Turbo features a tough rubber housing, cap holder, a design that allows users to attach it to their key rings. The drive itself is a little larger than most flash drives at this capacity, but this is mainly due to its rubber exterior, which secures the drive quite nicely. It's a very solid housing and will help it be more shock resistant as well as make it more water proof."

"Even with the editor's violence, keep shaking it and putting it into water, it still works normally, and it proves that OCZ ATV Turbo has great durability. The OCZ ATV Turbo 4GB is a great USB thumb drive, the results show that is waterproof, shockproof-rubber casing, large capacity, and fast speeds."

"All in all the OCZ is an excellent little USB key and the results show that the rubber casing is more than up to the job. The ATV is an excellent choice of key for someone who needs a USB drive with just a little more than the usual amount of bling."

"Overall, the OCZ ATV Turbo is well made, is lightweight and feels durable enough to withstand drops, and most hazards. As OCZ claims, the ATV Turbo is 100% weatherproof which is very good, if you work in a hostile environment. In our performance benchmark, the OCZ ATV was very fast and performed according to the specs, delivering almost 33MB/sec reading and 25 MB/sec writing speeds with our HD Tach RW benchmark utility. The ATV was the fastest in writing. Overall, this is a good product, with fast performance and corresponding price."

"The OCZ ATV Turbo survived not only the testing, but also being dunked in water and then frozen over night. Chucking the ice block on the floor to remove it from its freezing coffin caused the data stored no damage what so ever, and the drive works fine. The OCZ ATV Turbo 4GB is a good USB stick; waterproof, large capacity, fast speeds."

"Not only does the OCZ ATV Turbo have what it takes in the performance department, it also has a huge advantage of being designed to withstand the rugged outdoor lifestyle. This rugged design makes the OCZ ATV Turbo ideal for use with computers such as tough notebooks or just to carry along to jobsites. The OCZ ATV Turbo is yet another exceptional and innovative product by a top notch company!"

"One thing is for sure: the OCZ ATV Turbo looks very rough and robust. The results speak for themself, OCZ is just too fast for any other drive to keep up. The OCZ ATV Turbo 4GB USB drive is not only extremely fast when it comes to read and write performance, it's also very robust due to the rubber casing this is why the ATV Turbo receives our Must Have award."

"The ATV series have proven to be as durable as OCZ claimed them to be, as we have found these flash drives to be both water and shock resistant. This is certainly an ideal product for users who wish to move large amounts of data at once. While testing these ATV flash drives we encountered absolutely no problems at all and no real design flaws. It is important to note that all OCZ ATV flash drives come with a lifetime warranty, which is something I am sure you will not find with any of the cheaper flash drives. Overall, we like these new flash drives and have absolutely no problem recommending them!"

"The OCZ ATV Turbo is certainly fast, but the drive promises shock and water resistance as well. To test the OCZ ATV Turbo I used HD Tach, Sandra XII, transferred files to and from the drive while timing the operation. I also washed, and dried the drive with some laundry to see just how durable it was. Overall the OCZ ATV Turbo is the fastest flash drive I have tested to date and is durable enough to stand up to the rigors of the daily grind."

"If you're looking for a new flash drive the OCZ ATV Turbo is an excellent choice and the rugged housing of the drive will keep your data safe even in the most extreme conditions. The durability tests proof the drive is fully waterproof and very durable. Dropping it onto the floor won't break it and harsh weather conditions like sub-zero temperatures or desert-like temperatures aren't a problem either as even after all these tests the drive still worked fine."

"With the ATV Turbo OCZ has introduced a new Ready Boost USB drive with very high transfer rates. The shock resistamt rubber casing is also waterproffed and past our test easily. But when it comes to USB Drives, what really counts is what´s on the inside. The last test was under Windows Vista here the ATV Turbo reached unseen results on the write performance. The ATV has fantastic results on the read performance and passed the Voyager GT which used to be top of our chart. The performance of the ATV Turbo left us no choice but to give it the influential `Performance Beast´ Award"

"The OCZ ATV Turbo clearly and quickly smoked the competition. Not only was it bigger but it was much faster. OCZ continues to deliver products that exceed market expectation. If there is a memory based product on the market, expect them to come along and lay the smack down. What else can we say; it's flashy, shock resistant and fast as hell. If you're shopping for a new USB Flash Drive you've just found the 'one'."

"The ATV Turbo is everything OCZ has promised and then some; it has blazingly fast speeds, rugged looks and is virtually indestructible. Like you saw earlier in this review, I buried this drive in the ground for more than a week, drove over it numerous times with my car and froze it into a block of ice for the better part of two days and it still worked like a charm."

"I did some real world durability testing consisting of throwing the drive down onto hard tile floors as hard as I could and running the drive through a wash and dry cycle with some jeans. Very much to my surprise the drive operated flawlessly when plugged back into my computer. The data I had written to the OCZ ATV Turbo was intact and I could open the files. I could also write new files to the ATV Turbo with no problems. It's one of the fastest flash drives I have tested and looks cool too."

"The OCZ ATV Turbo offers not only high speed data transfers but a rugged outer casing that is sure to withstand the rigors of anyones daily life and activities. I know I've got a new personal favorite flash drive in the ATV Turbo!"

"This product is not your average flash drive though. This is an ATV Flash drive! The OCZ ATV Turbo Flash Drive comes with ReadyBoost technology which is great for those who have little system memory. This results in a substantial performance increase over non-dual channel flash drives. It even has a thick waterproof rubber casing which makes it virtually indestructible."

"This drive has certainly proven itself here today, both in terms of durability and sheer speed. Knowing that the drive can withstand liquid in extreme measure is comforting. This really is an excellent flash drive that should fit the needs of nearly everyone. Data transfer speeds were very fast (the fastest we have tested to date) and the rubberized finish will keep the drive (and data) protected against nearly anything you can throw at it."

"The OCZ flash drive lived up to its expectations with some of the highest performance numbers we have laid our eyes on for flash drives. The charts don't lie; OCZ has again proven itself in the area of flash storage devices, on all of our tests we achieved 31mb/s or higher read speeds as well as write speeds right on target between 26-30mb/s. I am truly impressed here and I would like to commend OCZ for bringing us another fine product, this time in the area of flash media storage."