Voom HardCopy II
We have tested the HardCopy II and were so impressed that we have added it to our own equipment inventory. In our years of experience we have never seen a faster way to image evidence hard drives. Below are some real-world test results. This is a tool that should be in the kit of every forensic computer examiner.
The review posted on VOOM's website is a good review, but we had several questions that it did not answer. The solution was to run our own tests.
Evidence Drive |
Image Time |
Transfer Rate |
Maxtor 30GB 3.5" 5400rpm |
22:31 |
1.6GB/min |
Hitachi 30GB 2.5" 4800rpm |
31:12 |
0.96GB/min |
WD 120GB 7200rpm |
43:42 |
2.74GB/min |
WD 250GB SATA 7200rpm |
1:31:00 |
2.74GB/min |
Wipe WD 250GB 7200rpm |
1:21:11 |
3.08GB/min |
The time to image a drive depends on many factors. Using our existing
lab tools the WD 250GB drive was imaged in EnCase in 3:01:00 (1.38GB/min).
HardCopyII cut that time in half! As drives
get bigger and faster
HardCopyII will keep up. It can support transfer rates up to 5.5GB/min.
Nothing else is easier or faster, and there is a SCSI version, too.
