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.
OCZ ATV Screenshot:
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. More importantly, this device supports flipping of the removable bit, so it can be used as a fixed disk and multi partitioned from within Windows.
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
