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Introduction
OCZ are a name you
heard very often when it comes to ram or power
supplies. But today OCZ have a new device, one
of high speed for such a small piece of
equipment. Today we are here to witness the OCZ
Rally, the Rally is a high speed flash drive.
Packaging
For me the Rally
came bubble wrapped and in a plastic packet.
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Specifications
- High Speed
USB 2.0 Certified
- True Plug
and Play
- Dual
Channel Technology
- Available
in 512MB, 1GB, 2GB
- Dimensions: 2 5/8"(L) x 5/8"(W)
- Aluminium
Chassis
- Blue LED
Status Light
- Lifetime
Warranty
Blazing
Speed
- 512MB - Up
to 28MB/s (read), 15MB/s (write)
- 1GB - Up
to 25MB/s (read), 17MB/s (write)
- 2GB - Up
to 23MB/s (read), 17MB/s (write)
What
you get
The box
includes:
- OCZ Rally
- Key ring
- Lanyard
- USB
extension cable
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The Rally
The
OCZ Rally is very small and compact, with it's aluminium case it
can take a everyday beating. Unlike other flash drives, the
Rally comes with a lifetime warranty.
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The Rally comes with a few extras, one is the
neck cord and the other is the keyring.
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The Dual Channel Technology
OCZ have seen a possibility to put
the powerful and speedy Dual Channel idea into a Flash Device.
It works very similar to the Dual Channel Technology in RAM, it
uses two controllers to read from the flash memory. This can add
up to 2x the speed of a single controller.
Thanks to Hardware Secrets we can have a look what's under the casing.
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They also reviewed the OCZ Rally.
Test Setup
Testing
Testing was done with the above machine.
HDTach 3.0.1 and SiSoft Sandra 2005 were used
for speed measurements.
Drive Speed Comparison:
- OCZ Rally (512mb)
- Corsair Voyager Flash Drive (128mb)
Results
The Dual Channel Array really makes a mark in speed.
You can see here how the dual channel effects
the Access time, because of the two Flash ROM
controllers it require them to both respond, and
they are unlikely able to respond at the same
time.
Conclusion
The OCZ rally is really one awesome flash drive.
With Aluminium casing and both key ring and neck
chain it really does show off.
With high speeds of 28mb/s which is
approximately 10mb/s off IDE HDD Speed's it
could be used as a HDD.
The Rally is a very small flash drive and it can
be used for everything. If i were to get a new
flash drive I would certainly get a Rally.
Flash ROM really has moved the past few years,
and I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being
used for HDD's in the near future.
Pro's ( + ):
-
Aluminium casing
-
Compact
-
Lifetime Warranty
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Light Weight
-
LED Status Light
-
Strong
-
High Speeds
-
Dual Channel
Con's ( - ):
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