A hard drive duplicator clones hard drives accurately and quickly, with the ability to rename partitions and remap drives. It can be a tower or handheld device, with various interfaces. It works on any operating system and is useful for computer technicians, law enforcement agencies, and other departments. Prices start at around $500.
A hard drive duplicator is a standalone device used to clone hard drives quickly, easily and with absolute accuracy. It can transfer the data to a new hard drive or archive it for archival purposes. A hard drive duplicator could also allow you to rename partitions or remap drives to avoid bad areas where data could be lost.
A hard drive duplicator can be a tower-like module capable of cloning multiple hard drives simultaneously or a mobile handheld device. Some models require the hard drive to be removed from the PC or laptop and inserted into the duplicator. Alternatively, many models include a 40-pin IDE, USB, PCMCIA, or parallel interface, which offers more flexibility by allowing the user to simply plug the duplicator into their computer. Independent of the operating system, a duplicator works equally well cloning any environment, including Unix, Linux, Windows and Macintosh. It can copy RAID arrays or conventional single- or multi-drive systems and reproduce content faithfully, whether the source disk is formatted FAT (File Allocation Table) 16/32 or NTFS (New Technology File System).
With the 40-pin IDE interface, the transfer rate on some models can reach three gigabytes per minute or more. This makes a hard drive duplicator an ideal tool for computer technicians. In the shop or on site, an HDD duplicator allows a technician to replace failed or problematic hard drives and replace them with new and rebuilt drives. Resellers, system builders, data recovery departments, and Management Information Systems/Information Technology (MIS/IT) departments also benefit from hard drive duplicators.
Law enforcement agencies use hard drive duplicators for forensic purposes. Models sold specifically for this target market include chain of evidence capabilities and the ability to look up words, phone numbers or other information on the fly.
A hard drive duplicator can be used for a multitude of applications and is reliable, fast and affordable. Prices vary between models based on features, capabilities, speeds, and other considerations, but start at around $500 and range up to several thousand dollars. As with other computer products, hard drive duplicators are likely to decrease in price as the cost of the technology decreases.
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