OCZ ATV Benchmark and Review
In the following review, we are focusing on the 2GB OCZ ATV USB flash drive (provided courtesy of OCZ). The OCZ ATV flash drive features a thick, rugged, shock resistant and waterproof housing. It would be really hard to beat this drive up. It also sports a chained cap holder to prevent it’s user from losing the cap. Like many other quality OCZ products, this drive utilizes a bright orange LED that remains lit when the flash drive is plugged in and flickers with activity.
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OCZ ATV Speed Benchmarking Test:
The following read/write file benchmark and low level read/write benchmark tests were established using the flash memory toolkit on a 2GB OCZ ATV USB flash drive.
Compatible with USB Bootable Linux?:
We were able to successfully boot STUX Linux from this device without any problems. Other USB Linux distributions should work as well.
Conclusion: The OCZ ATV performed well in our benchmark. With excellent 28.5MB/s average read speeds and decent 11.8MB/s write speeds. Although not as fast as the OCZ Rally2 Turbo, I really enjoyed using this drive and feel it’s rubberized/waterproof durability makes up for what it lacks in speed.
How does the OCZ ATV flash drive Rank?:
We honor this OCZ ATV with our Editors Choice Top 4 Star Rating based on the following:
- One Star For Construction/Durablility
- One Star for Performance/Speed
- One Star for Compatibility
- One Star for Features