OCZ SSD RevoDrive 50GB MLC SATA300 OCZSSDPX-1RVD0050

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Pros:

Fastest drive we've ever tested, Low power usage 3 watts idle 8 watts active, PCI-E x4 based. No SATA needed, Stand alone, no wires, Enterprise technology at enthusiasts price level.
Extremely impressive performance, Excellent solution for avoiding the SATA issue on Sandybridge systems, Competitively priced when compared to two high performance drives to be used in RAID 0
The fastest drive we have ever tested!, Impressive 531MB/s read and 448MB/s write in ATTO, Bootable, Available in many different capacities, 3 year warranty.

Cons:

Price is high if you simply compare it to other 50GB SSDs, Haven't found any drive cloning software that works with it yet
No TRIM support

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Last revision on May 4, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Fastest drive we've ever tested, Low power usage 3 watts idle 8 watts active, PCI-E x4 based. No SATA needed, Stand alone, no wires, Enterprise technology at enthusiasts price level
Extremely impressive performance, Excellent solution for avoiding the SATA issue on Sandybridge systems, Competitively priced when compared to two high performance drives to be used in RAID 0
The fastest drive we have ever tested!, Impressive 531MB/s read and 448MB/s write in ATTO, Bootable, Available in many different capacities, 3 year warranty

Reviewers Didn't Like

Price is high if you simply compare it to other 50GB SSDs, Haven't found any drive cloning software that works with it yet
No TRIM support

Expert reviews and ratings

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We have entered a brave new world in data storage. This may seem like a bold claim but this drive device is a whole new spin on bootable drives. It is a new age in computers and OCZ appears to be leading the way. As we all know the traditional HDD...

By Ninjalane on March 14, 2011

Let me first say for the record that this is the fastest hard drive we have ever tested here at ThinkComputers! It has the fastest scores in HDTune and in ATTO Disk Benchmark! The ATTO scores were extremely impressive at 531MB/s read and 448MB/s...

By ThinkComputers on November 24, 2010

We have in our labs the OCZ Revodrive, a high performance PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD) for consumer applications in desktops and workstation PCs. Moving beyond the bottleneck of SATA II, the RevoDrive features a PCI-E interface and promises to deliver...

By CDRinfo on May 03, 2011

As a system memory manufacturer, OCZ Technology could always be counted on to raise the performance bar through innovative new designs. Now that they have decided to concentrate on solid state drives, it can be seen that the same spirit that made...

By Bigbruin on February 25, 2011

The OCZ RevoDrive is one hell of a drive. We have yet to test anything like it, or even as fast for that matter. With maximum Read speeds of 513MB/s and Write speeds of 434MB/s, according to our ATTO test, the Revo definitely performed as advertised....

By Pro-Clockers on February 20, 2011

For some people, fast isn’t fast enough. They aren’t content unless they’re at the bleeding edge of gadget speed. Maybe waiting more than 3 seconds for an application to launch kicks in their ADHD. For whatever reason to need the...

By TechwareLabs on February 14, 2011

During the testing process the OCZ RevoDrive proved to be everything I was expecting and more. The drive is fast, very fast and even while our internal benchmarks had it coming up short of its advertised max read and write ratings, the real-world...

By Neoseeker on November 25, 2010

OCZ is taking the solid state drive in a different direction with the RevoDrive and I personally believe they are on to something much bigger than most may realize. Sure, as we mentioned earlier, storage over add-in card slots isn't new, but it...

By OverClock Intelligence Agency on November 15, 2010

The OCZ RevoDrive PCI Express 50GB drive was a complete pleasure to test. I had no issues whatsoever installing, booting into and running both Windows 7 Professional and Ubuntu Linux 10.10. The installation could not be simpler, just plug into the...

By Overclockers Club on October 31, 2010