Note that other drives, including the Seagate Barracuda XT, take just a few seconds to be quick-formatted.Īccording to OCZ Technology Group, the Agility has very low power consumption of just 2.5 watts when active (1.5W when idle), offers shock resistance up to 1,500G, and supports RAID configurations.

In our trials it took about 5 to 7 minutes to be quick-formatted using Windows 7. Like the Vertex 3, the Agility 3 took a significantly long time to be formatted. We tried the Agility 3 with Mac, Windows, and Linux computers, and it worked well with all of them, just like any regular SATA hard drive. To take advantage of the drive's top speed, you'll want to use it with a SATA 3 controller, such as that of a computer powered by Intel's new Sandy Bridge chipset. It also works with SATA 2 (3Gbps) at that standard's slower speeds. Like the latest SSDs we've reviewed, the Agility 3 supports SATA 3 (6Gbps). The Agility 3 looks good and feels solid with its partly aluminum housing.

As the drive has no moving parts, however, you can probably get away with leaving it inside the computer's chassis without screwing it tightly to a drive bay. Unlike the Vertex 3, however, the OCZ Agility 3 doesn't come with a drive bay converter, meaning it will be a little tricky if you want to use it with a desktop computer. The OCZ Agility 3 and the OCZ Vertex 3 share the same shape, dimensions, and port design as a standard 9.5mm, 2.5-inch internal hard drive.

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