USB Flash Drive Roundup - 10/2005
by Anand Lal Shimpi on October 4, 2005 11:28 AM EST- Posted in
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OCZ Rally
OCZ's first attempt at a USB flash drive comes in the form of their Rally drive. The drive itself is one of the most slender drives in the roundup, and unlike most of its competitors, the Rally's case is made out of aluminum and not plastic. Because the drive is smaller than most, its weight isn't really all that different from conventional plastic drives.
OCZ's big splash about the Rally was that it was a dual channel flash drive, but as you've undoubtedly seen by now, a few of the USB flash drives that we've been talking about are dual channel as well.
We would like to commend OCZ on truly listening to our feedback on how to improve their products for the end user, and their impressive handling of the situation so that no one would end up with a poorer performing product.
OCZ's first attempt at a USB flash drive comes in the form of their Rally drive. The drive itself is one of the most slender drives in the roundup, and unlike most of its competitors, the Rally's case is made out of aluminum and not plastic. Because the drive is smaller than most, its weight isn't really all that different from conventional plastic drives.
OCZ's big splash about the Rally was that it was a dual channel flash drive, but as you've undoubtedly seen by now, a few of the USB flash drives that we've been talking about are dual channel as well.
We would like to commend OCZ on truly listening to our feedback on how to improve their products for the end user, and their impressive handling of the situation so that no one would end up with a poorer performing product.
| OCZ Rally | |
| Sizes Available | 512MB - 2GB |
| Lanyard Included | No |
| USB Extension Cable Included | NO |
| Data Encryption | No |
| Password Protection | No |
| Secure + Public Partitions Simultaneously Accessible | N/A |
| Flash Controller | USBest UT161-T6 |
| Flash Memory | Spectek |
| Warranty | Lifetime Limited |
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LightRider - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Page 22 Shikatronics ManhattanLightRider - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Of course I make an error in my post pointing out an error...phisrow - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
I'm glad to have some idea about real world performance specs, to the degree that the volatility of the market allows that, of these drives. Any chance that this, or future, reviews of this kind could test making the drives bootable. Some are easy, some are impossible, and some need some real voodoo to get them working. I'd love to know which is which these days.johnsonx - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Page 13:"although, neither is obviously full-proof."
yacoub - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
"From top to bottom, a AA battery, Kingston DataTraveler II drive, Kingston DataTraveler Elite."No, not even close.
Elite is on top, DT2 is next, AA battery next, and 9-volt battery on the bottom.
TheInvincibleMustard - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
C'mon, I soooo posted that before you!:p
-TIM
yacoub - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
What's with all the scratches on the Corsair Flash Voyager's USB connector?TheInvincibleMustard - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
I was actually wondering that, too ... what did you do to that poor thing to take the cover off???All in the name of science, eh?
TYPO: Pg 13 ... the caption for the "battery" picture doesn't correspond to the actual picture ... oh ... and just how OLD is that 9V Eveready? It looks like something out of the stonage in comparison to the other things in the picture ...
-TIM
SpaceRanger - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Stonage?? Sorry.. Couldn't help pointing out a typo in a "typo informative" post../em hides now.
TheInvincibleMustard - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
:pAnd that's all I hafta say about that.
-TIM