OCZ ATV Turbo 8GB USB Drive (OCZUSBATVT8G)

by OCZ

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000ZGQKJE
• Item model number: OCZUSBATVT8G
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 29, 2008

Product Description

The ATV Turbo takes speed to a whole new level for performance enthusiasts and boasts the fastest speeds on the market. Not only are these premium flash drives aggressively fast at transferring files of all types and sizes, but are optimized for Windows® Vista¿ Ready Boost, offering true performance advantages to this latest operating system. ATV Turbo flash drives feature durable and colorful rubber tread housing, which is a 100% weatherproof and shock-proof storage solution to keep digital files safe in any conditions, even fully submerged in water. The attached cap holder will help prevent misplacement of the protective key cover, while the chain can easily fasten to your key ring for ultimate portability.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is really fast....not kidding !!!, August 29, 2008

By 

4travelman (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: OCZ ATV Turbo 8GB USB Drive (OCZUSBATVT8G) (Personal Computers)

I just tested this OCZ ATV Turbo 8gb USB Drive (OCZUSBATVT8G). Note the T before the 8G in the model number. The T is for Turbo and means it is faster than the regular ATV and more expensive. I don't know about the non Turbo model but would like to try it. I have an older Dell laptop 1.7Ghz with 1gb of RAM. I wrote 750mb of files in a folder containing 75 files of 10mb RAW NEF size in about minute or less. That is about 12mb-15mb/sec rate. For an older computer (about 4 years old) that is terrific. I returned a highly touted Patriot Xporter 32gb to EGGHEAD which could only muster a write speed of less than 1mb/sec or 15 minutes to do the above files (this would take 8 hours to fill the 32gb card).

Space is important but you need the write speed to get the files to it. It seems that the computer you have makes a big difference (duh!) but if you need speed on an older computer you really need a very fast flash drive. This ATV Turbo costs more and is smaller (in GB) than others but it has excellent speed and adequate space for backup photos on a short field trip. I'm sure it will work even faster on a newer computer. It's tough to believe all the hype on different flash drives by the makers and even people who review them (with super fast computers) but in the real world this is a super flash drive.

Also very rugged and sturdy. A minor plus is the bright yellow with black stripes. The bright orange led is nice to see that it's working.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Money, November 25, 2008

By 

David Wemmie Jr. "Recording Engineer" (Chattanooga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: OCZ ATV Turbo 8GB USB Drive (OCZUSBATVT8G) (Personal Computers)

Poorly designed. The item is a flash drive in a rubber sleeve. USB broke solder points under minimal use. I had to hyper extend the drive to make and keep connection long enough to retrieve data. Thankfully it wasn't full.