WHAT IS IT?
This OCZ flash drive is a compact storage device that plugs into your computers USB 1.1 or 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports and works like any other removable drive. Since it is a plug-n-play (PNP) device, your computer will recognize it instantly and you will be ready to use it without needing to install any drivers or restarting your computer (unless you still use an older operating system like Windows 98). Flash drives have come a long way since they were first introduced in 2000 by IBM and other similar companies, but this one even leaves most newer ones in the dust. USB flash drives offer potential advantages over other portable storage devices, particularly the floppy disk. They have a more compact shape, operate faster, hold much more data, have a more durable design, and operate more reliably due to their lack of moving parts.


WHY I BOUGHT IT?
The only reason I purchased this flash drive was the smoking data transfer rates that this drive is capable of.  I mean I have used many flash drives, but this is something else.  I was expecting the usual 15 seconds for Thunderbird to load and the excruciating 45 seconds for Trillian 3.x to load.  Boy, did I have the wrong expectations or what!  I did my research and did my digging to come to the conclusion of purchasing this.  Yes I did read other reviews of this and I do agree with them.

Anyways, I have been using USB flash drives for well over 10 years and the need for more storage space and faster transfer rates keep increasing and increasing.  If you want to store your digital photos on a flash drive you want something that has a lot of space and can copy those pictures to and from your computer fast (same thing applies with your music, videos and documents).  You also probably want to run some of your portable applications (application that do not require any files to be stored on the computer to run) when you are on the go or at work.  That's exactly why I bought this drive -- because I wanted huge capacity and faster read and write speeds.


DIMENSIONS AND DESIGN
This OCZ Rally2 Turbo is about five eighths (5/8) of an inch wide, two and five eighths (2 5/8) of an inches long, and only one quarters (1/4) of an inch thick. Yes it's smaller than my PNY Attache so it takes up less space when plugged to any USB port (does not block any other ports beside it so you can plug in other USB cables with any interference). This one also comes with a long silver neck lanyard to wear this flash drive as a necklace when I am on the go. The lanyard also makes it easy to find and handle.

There is an orange LED indicator light on the other end of the drive that blinks when transferring data or just emits a steady stream when idle. The supplied USB extension cable also helps when there are no ports on the front or easy to reach are of your computer. Just plug in the extension cable and plug this drive into the cable and you have this drive in a easy to reach place.  The only complain I have about the design is that there really isn't a place to put the cap. Although if you lose the cap, you can purchase replacements that come in packs of 5 and sell for around $15 on OCZ's website. If you ask me, I think they want you to lose the cap, just so you can donate another $15 to them.  But in any case the drive is still not bad.


THE PACKAGE
The package includes the OCZ Rally2 Turbo 8GB USB flash drive, a silver lanyard, USB extension cable and some information.