OCZ ATV 4GB USB Flash Drive Review

The OCZ ATV USB drive keeps up with and even surpasses other quality USB drives in both read and write speeds.

While the unit is ruggedized and can stand up to the “extreme lifestyle” of today’s nerds, but there are a few issues with its design.  For one, the slightly sticky rubber coating will get a healthy layer of pocket lint all over it.  The cap plug is a neat idea, but the weak chain doesn’t permanently resolve the cap-losing problem.  The unit is slightly larger than I’d like for a keychain accessory, but isn’t as large as some of the USB bricks out there.

The unit is also competitively priced and can be found online for around $50.  The OCZ ATV drive appears to be at the top end of the “consumer-range” flash drives, which is still good enough to run portable applications and stream video, in addition to your other portable data storage needs.  This drive has an excellent value-to-performance ratio, making it a bargain compared to the more expensive “enthusiast-class” USB drives.

	REPORT CARD : OCZ ATV 4GB USB Flash Drive category rating comments Quality 5 The unit is almost indestructible, and is one of the fastest consumer USB drives. Innovation 4 Ruggedized design is good.  They did what they could with the cap. Performance 4 Edges out other quality USB drives slightly, but I expected more from a dual-channel drive. Aesthetics 5 The rubber coating looks as tough as you do. Value 5 A bulletproof 4GB flash drive for $50?  Lifetime warranty? Wow. FINAL VERDICT: 5 out of 5 stars