Driver Heaven
"Today we explained the many important benefits of SLC Solid State Drive technology and even though they are intrinsically more expensive, OCZ have been able to release a 60GB unit with a very tempting price point. This drive has surpassed the 34 nanometer Intel M25 as our all round performance leader. There are certainly plus points with a drive such as Intel's M25, however the write speeds are markedly slower when compared to the Agility EX. This will affect video editors or people needing to write huge amounts of data in a single operation. OCZ have knocked Intel from the performance perch by releasing the fastest SSD drive we have tested to date within its respective price bracket. The all round performance is staggering. It comes with a strong OCZ warranty and the build quality as expected, is first class."

Benchmark Reviews
"In addition to notebooks and desktop computer usage, this OCZ Agility-EX Indilinx SLC Solid State Drive can be utilized for enterprise servers or high-abuse data systems, but it's real focus is high-performance speed. In the Random IOPS performance tests the single layer cell (SLC) OCZ Agility EX outperformed all other products by a wide margin. Since the Agility EX is now the most affordable SLC Solid State Drive on the market, it seems logical that corporate environments will take advantage. The performance is on-par with the fastest MLC SSDs, but the Agility-EX also dramatically outperforms the ultra-premium SLC Intel X25-E Extreme. The SLC SSD market has never seen a faster portable storage product for the money. The OCZ Agility EX-series SSD is a high-performance storage product recommended for Enterprise servers and performance enthusiasts wanting the absolute best performance from their computer system.”

TechSpot
"The OCZ Agility EX is hands-down the best performing SSD we have come across based on the Indilinx Barefoot controller. The most noticeable performance advantages that SLC flash memory provided were seen when working with small data as every single benchmark showed big speed gains for the Agility EX. Besides outclassing all tested SSDs based on the Indilinx Barefoot controller, the Agility EX was also faster than the Corsair P128 drive, which uses the latest Samsung controller. There's no denying the Agility EX is a remarkably fast solid state drive. As far as SLC NAND-based SSDs are concerned, the Agility EX offers the best value around...it compares favorably against Intel's X25-E Extreme. G.Skill offers a 64GB SLC drive priced at $420 but its specs can't compare to those of the Agility EX."

Computer Shopper: New Products for PC Builders
"Relatively cheap solid-state drives (SSDs) are becoming increasingly common, but if you're really serious about your need for speed and durability, pricier single-level-cell (SLC) SSDs are still the way to go. (SLC technology is faster and can endure more read and write cycles.) OCZ’s Agility Ex Series should set you back about $380 for its 60GB model. But that investment gets you 64MB of cache, read speeds up to 255MB per second, and write speeds of up to 195MB per second. The 2.5-inch Serial ATA drive mounts in any standard hard drive bay with an adapter."

ComputerWorld
"OCZ's Agility EX is the least expensive SLC-based SSD on the market, so if you're looking for an uber-reliable performance SSD that can handle high-end gaming applications and other demanding tasks, this drive may be exactly what you've been looking for. Unlike the Intel X25-E, which has 10 parallel channels, the OCZ drive has just four. Yet it uses those four channels effectively to rival Intel's SSD on data throughput. I copied a 4GB folder consisting of 1,619 files of varying sizes, including text documents, photos and video, from the desktop to the My Documents folder on the C drive. The folder transfer took 1 minutes, 20 seconds -- impressive. Half the price [of Intel's X25-E SSD] -- something to consider the next time you're looking for a hyper-fast and very reliable SSD. For SSD users looking for Intel speed at OCZ prices, the Agility EX should more than fit the bill."

Guru3D
"This SSD series just oozes and drips performance. I really applaud what OCZ is accomplishing here. The OCZ Agility EX offers top notch performance and reliability, we honestly believe in the theory that the SSD could probably outlive you. The Agility EX is the first SLC NAND flash based SSD targeted at a more mainstream consumer market. The latest firmware's offer TRIM (usable in Windows 7) and what I like very much, Garbage Collection -- keeping your SSD in top notch condition with it's performance levels very constant and as advertised. We would really like to recommend this drive if you want both speed and extreme reliability. This is the SSD type/model Guru3D has been longing and evangelizing about for years now."

Phoronix
"Starting off with the AIO-Stress test by looking at the random write performance, the Agility EX was the clear winner. With IOzone, the Agility EX still boasted the best performance. When looking at the performance of the Agility EX with Dbench when running between six and 128 clients, this single layer cell SSD really came through once again. No matter the client count the Agility EX boasted excellent performance. When looking at the PostgreSQL performance, to no surprise the Agility EX drive was the best performer by far. The OCZ Agility EX is a terrific drive and offers a wonderful level of performance."

Maximum PC
"Naturally, SLC is preferred for enterprise solutions...But with the introduction of the (relatively) affordable Agility EX Series, OCZ is hoping to win back some of the consumer market for SLC. The Agility really shone in application tests. It's performance is up there with the best we've tested."

Bjorn3D
"The OCZ Agility remains at the top of the charts in the HD Tune Pro read test and with 223.8MB/s the performance is higher than any drive we've seen to date. Being the least expensive 60GB SLC drive we could find, combined with this stellar performance bodes well for this rock star of drives. Fantastic write preformance from the Agility EX 60GB drive, we see it topping out the chart at the unheard of speed of 191.5MB/s and if this were a Nascar race the Agility EX wouldn't even be able to see the other cars (drives) in it's rear view mirror. The Agility EX Indilinx controller combined with it's SLC nature and high quality Nand flash does everything but send up smoke signals exclaiming "I'm the fastest". The OCZ Agility EX is so fast it's going to be hard moving to another drive, the consistency of that speed amazed us so it earns a 9 out of 10 and the Bjorn3D Golden Bear Award!"