The advances in technology still amaze me, and one of the biggest advances is the flash drive. Sure, now they seem like a common item where they are even just given away as promo items, or even a type of business card, but not so long ago they were considered a luxury item and a 64MB flash drive was something coveted. It seems like everyone has one or at least knows what they are, and pretty much any company that is involved in the memory industry has a line of flash drives out now. One thing about a product becoming a common item is the fact that these companies need to work much harder to get you to buy their product over another, of course price is a big factor but also durability, some companies are marketing more towards the 'urban explorer' with flash drives that are water-proof, highly durable but yet fast with a large capacity. The name OCZ is synonymous with fast, high-performance, high quality memory and their line of flash drives are some of the best on the market. So, for review  today, I have their latest entry into the flash drive arena, called the ATV Turbo Flash Drive, knowing it's from OCZ we can expect great things, but these drives are also highly durable with a rubber housing which is 100% weatherproof, and it looks cool too... So read on to check it out as I put the OCZ Turbo to the test against two of the fastest flash drives out there using both Windows XP and Vista Ultimate in synthetic and real world benchmarks.. as a side note, this review marks number 300 for DragonSteelMods -Woo-Hoo!

Review: OCZ ATV Turbo 4GB USB Flash Drive

Reviewed by: Kristofer Brozio

Sponsor: OCZ Technology

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

OCZ ATV Turbo 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive

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 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.

Specs:

-High Speed USB 2.0 Certified

-Read: 33-35MB / second

-Write: 26-30MB / second

-True Plug and Play (Compatible with MAC OS X)

-Dual Channel Technology

-Available in 4GB capacities

-Waterproof Rubber Housing

-Orange LED Status Light

-Lifetime Warranty

Part Number:

ATV Turbo 4GB - OCZUSBATVT4G