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Although thumb drives are the norm, they've really only become popular over the past few years. Now, it's second nature, and we are at a point where it's difficult to purchase a normal drive. So, it's no surprise when companies try something new, and give you a good reason to choose their products over someone elses.
Enter the OCZ ATV and ATV Turbo, rugged drives that are designed to take a beating. The goal of rugged thumb drives is not new... we've seen it from Corsair with their Voyager series for years. These ones have the speed to go along with it's tough nature though, offering speeds of up to 35MB/s Read. We will be taking both new models for a spin in the weeks to come, so stay tuned.
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"The OCZ ATV series is designed to operate under harsh environments with its shock and water-proof design," states Jacky Huang, VP of Product Management at OCZ. "Besides its all-terrain nature, we also built this device with all the latest storage technology to make it truly cater to the most performance-demanding power users with its fast read/write speeds."
Source: OCZ Press Release
I will be receiving one of each of these in the weeks to come, with intent to put them through a couple "torture-tests", such as having one be run over by a car, one submerged overnight, etc. If anyone has any realistic tests that you think would be interesting, please drop in your two cents.Enter the OCZ ATV and ATV Turbo, rugged drives that are designed to take a beating. The goal of rugged thumb drives is not new... we've seen it from Corsair with their Voyager series for years. These ones have the speed to go along with it's tough nature though, offering speeds of up to 35MB/s Read. We will be taking both new models for a spin in the weeks to come, so stay tuned.
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"The OCZ ATV series is designed to operate under harsh environments with its shock and water-proof design," states Jacky Huang, VP of Product Management at OCZ. "Besides its all-terrain nature, we also built this device with all the latest storage technology to make it truly cater to the most performance-demanding power users with its fast read/write speeds."
Source: OCZ Press Release