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OCZ have really pushed the envelope with the historically underperforming flash drive technology. Over the course of several days of extreme stress testing i never had a single instance of any file getting corrupt or lost, OCZ dont offer a year or even 10 year's warranty with these drives, its a LIFETIME warranty. It doesn't get any better than that. Performance is first class with both drives handling a multitude of backup tasks with ease, the only time you notice you aren't running on a hard drive is when writing a folder with a large variety of small files as we did in the second part of our real world windows tests. Read rates are superb and the best i've seen within this medium. If I was comparing the two models on test today, I would give the edge to the 512 model, it is the fastest drive in it's class and with prices on the net of around $40 (at time of publication) it is an absolute steal. The 2GB model is slower when reading than its smaller brother but is noticeably faster when writing large folders and if it wasnt for the $180 asking price I would have given this the higher recommendation. I personally think the 2GB model is the better of the two, but I know $180 is a substantial investment when most people are only moving a few JPGs or word documents between machines. For the casual user, the 512 MB Rally drive is the clear choice of any flash drive i have tested. Not only is it the fastest but the looks are sure to appeal to those of you wanting something sleek, elegant and small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. For the power user needing to move larger files between machines the 2GB should be on your shortlist with the fastest write times ive seen on a drive of this kind. It makes copying large archives an absolute breeze and will be sure to attract many designers working with large graphic files. Both drives are awarded the Heavenly Hardware Gold Award with the more practical recommendation being the 512 model, but my personal favoutite has to be the 2GB model. EDIT: OCZ have informed me that the retail price
for the 2 gig model is actually $130 and it appears some
online stores are overcharging for the product. At this
price the 2 gig model is amazing value for money.
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