DeepSpar Disk Imager and SD Data Compass Comparison

It is a comparison table between DeepSpar Disk Imager and SD Data Compass. This table will help buyers to have a general knowledge of data recovery of disk image tools in one single sight.

Items	DeepSpar DiskImager	SD DataCompass
General
Approximate price	$3350-$4850 USD	$3300-3800 USD
OS supported	DOS	windows
System interface	IDE(supplied PCI-E1xATA Controller)	USB
Data Recovery Features
Recover data form damages in partition data structures (FAT, MFT, INODE tables etc.)	×	√
user data are deleted	×	√
RAW file recovery	×	√
Recovery data from windows dynamic disk	×	√
Recovery data from RAID system	×	√
Viewing and editing data structures of various file systems	×	√
File classification by type/ visited time/created time / modified time	×	√
Create recovered File directory table in HTML and send to customer	×	√
Extract data From “showdown disk” to protect source HDD	×	√
Extract data via SA emulation	×	√
From corrupted partitions	×	√
Monitor power supply temperature	×	√
Power surge protection	√	√
Image Features
Image specific files	only NTFS with good $MFT	√(FAT32, NTFS, EXT2, EXT3, HFS, HFX)
Dynamic UDMA mode alteration according to the condition of the HDD	×	√
From HDD with multiple bad sectors	√	√
Form HDD with “clicking” sounds	×	√
Image data areas only	√	√
Head map	√	√
Image by head	√	√
Switch between specific DMA and UDMA modes	√	√
Set sector range to mirror	√	√
Image to file	Yes but requires forensic edition	√
Skip ‘x’ number of sectors	√	√
Reverse clone	√	√
Hardware reset	√	√
Visible sector map	√	√
Stored configuration data	On the destination drive or on a 3rd connected drive	In Case management database
Set max LBA on destination	√	√
Power oscilloscope	√(Optional add-on)	√
Time to read sectors oscilloscope	×	√
Head and media test	√	√
Read ignoring ECC	√	√
Checksum calculations	MD5 (Forensic Edition)	CRC
Set read timeout	√	√
Log of bad sectors	√	√
Force read in PIO Mode	√	√
Set read block size	√	√
Customizable algorithms (Set read response based on individual sector read errors	√	√
Disable SMART operations	√	√
Turn off “read bad sector” auto reallocation	√	√
Disable read look ahead	√	√
Reset HPA	√	√
Enable/Disable overwrite unread sectors	√	√
Write protection	√	√
Wipe destination sector by sector	√	√
Wipe unprocessed sectors	√	×
Set number of sectors to skip	√	√
Live sector view	√	√
Others
Software update	–	free
Technical support	Limited email support(premier technical support–$875 per month )	free support
Warranty	One year	One year

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