OCZ Enyo SSD USB3

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 13 expert reviews

Excellent:

9
Good:

0
Average:

3
Bad:

1

Pros:

Fast, Light, Portable, Durable, Backward Compatible, Power Efficient, Completely Silent.
Excellent performance, Well made and good looking, Simple, easy to use and portable
Blisteringfast reads and writes; goodlooking chassis; Barefoot controller.

Cons:

Pricey, Requires USB 3.0 for Speed Performance, Can’t boot Windows OS, Read and Write speeds did not reach capabilities
USB cable uses a specific micro USB 3.0 connector

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Last revision on April 25, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Fast, Light, Portable, Durable, Backward Compatible, Power Efficient, Completely Silent
Excellent performance, Well made and good looking, Simple, easy to use and portable
Blisteringfast reads and writes; goodlooking chassis; Barefoot controller
USB 3.0, fast SSD

Reviewers Didn't Like

Pricey, Requires USB 3.0 for Speed Performance, Can’t boot Windows OS, Read and Write speeds did not reach capabilities
USB cable uses a specific micro USB 3.0 connector
A bit expensive
Custom drivers are of questionable utility; not cheap
Not many systems have USB 3.0 at present and that means an upgrade will be needed to use it by most, no extra software or case

Expert reviews and ratings

With a price tag of $410 for the 128GB version it's clear that the Enyo is not a product designed for the masses. For saving, copying or backing up documents and even pictures, OCZ's newest portable drives are probably overkill, as these kinds...

By TechSpot on June 16, 2010

A fast disk but an expensive one too...

By Computeractive on May 09, 2011

100

The Enyo sets a new standard in external drive performance! Our only regret is that solid state memory is still fairly expensive and so capacities remain limited. Plus, still only very few computers have a USB 3.0...

By DigitalVersus on January 19, 2011

This being my first look at a USB 3.0 hard drive I am quite impressed! Surprisingly I’ve only looked at one other USB 3.0 device and it was the Thermaltake BlacX 5G hard drive dock. So I really have not seen how powerful and fast USB 3.0 can be,...

By ThinkComputers on December 08, 2010

100

The OCZ Enyo is faster than the fastest portable hard drive I’ve got on hand, and even faster than the latest USB 3.0 flash drive as well. That’s saying a lot there surely. The OCZ Enyo, in my testing, performed very well, even significantly...

By Testfreaks on October 12, 2010

100

Our previous experience with USB 3.0 storage performance was a positive one, when we took a standard desktop drive or SSD and added it to a dock the performance exceeded USB 2.0 by some way however it was hardly the most practical solution and the...

By HardwareHeaven on September 27, 2010

OCZ's Enyo brings together two exciting developments in the technology industry: SSD and USB 3.0. The first is an evolution of the traditional moving-parts hard drive to a non-magnetic form of storage that is silent, produces no heat, uses less...

By Trusted Reviews on September 02, 2010

USB 3.0 and solid state storage; two great tastes that go great together! We’ve seen a few USB 3.0 external drives here at Maximum PC, and we do appreciate the long-overdue speed boost. It’s nice to have file transfers limited by drive speed...

By Maximum PC on July 30, 2010

The Enyo is an external SSD that is connected via USB 3.0 and it's dressed up in a stylish casing that sets it apart from the uninspiring designs by bigger names. The Enyo looks impressive, with its silver anodised aluminium enclosure and...

By The Inquirer on July 29, 2010

It's no secret that OCZ produces some of the best SSD's on the planet, if not the best in many cases, and it's devices like the Enyo that helps keep the company's name at the forefront of related technologies. This drive is not a typical...

By Techgage on July 05, 2010

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