The OCZ Rally2 Turbo USB flash drive is currently one of the fastest drives in our lab, thanks to its dual-channel technology. It zooms past single-channel and non-Turbo drives.
The Rally2 Turbo should not be confused with the original Rally2, which is cheaper and yields less performance. We discovered this when testing OCZ’s ATV drive (reviewed here), which has dual-channel technology but in reality was only slightly faster than other single-channel USB drives. Unless your OCZ USB drive has “Turbo” appended to the title, then you might be disappointed with the write speed.
The Rally2 Turbo’s read speed is slightly faster than other “fast” USB drives, but the write speed is where the Rally2 shines, producing over 30MB a second write speeds (depending on your motherboard chipset). This makes the Rally2 one of the fastest in its price range that we’ve tested.
Other than the unit’s phenominal speed, there’s really nothing spectacular about the design, and because of this there’s no way to attach the unit to a keyring. There’s also no place to put the cap while the drive is in use, which increases the likelihood of losing it (the cap). The aluminum chassis has a nice finish, but will undoubtedly receive some scratches and other battle-scars after a few months of being in your pocket.
Despite these minor usability issues, the Rally2 Turbo is the flash drive that gets the most use in my daily life, simply because of its great write performance.
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