Deep Spar Disk Imager Review

What is DeepSpar Disk Imager?

DeepSpar Disk Imager3—released inFebruary 1st, 2010–is a drive to drive imaging tool with emphasis on data recovery. It is a small box and has to be connected to PC. It is an one-to-two disk image tool with transfer speed of 4.5GB/min, adopts UDMA5 transfer mode and only supports DOS.

♣ Manufacturer: DeepSpar

♣ Price: 3350USD

♣ What kind of problems is DeepSpar Disk Imager able to handle?

-Multi-pass imaging
-Imaging only partition/files that you need
-image hard disk with bad sectors
-power protection for the source drive
-drive diagnostics; individual heads test, PCB test(optional), mechanical issues(optional)
-image by selective head
-wipe disk

♣ Advantages:

-image by selective head
-image only occupied area
-provide visual interactive feedback to the user and workflow

♣ Disadvantages:

-Not so desirable in bad sector handling
-no log records
-adopts UDMA5 mode, the disk image transfer rate is not so satisfied

♣ Upgrade and support:

With free and paid support for option. One year warranty and free upgrade

♣ DataTools Review Ideas and Tips:

With user taking a hand in some of the configuration and view the operation processing, especially the visualization of the operation processing make it looks more professional. It is indeed powerful from their marketing papers; however it is more like software than hardware.

Super Sonix Review

What is Super Sonix?

The SuperSonix–one to one hard disk duplicator from Logicube–is an O/S independent, compact cloning solution with approaching 6GB/min cloning speed. It has build-in support for SATA, IDE, USB and firewire. The supersonix is window vista and windows 7 compatible and supports and micro/e SATA drives and solid state drives (with optional cables)

♣ Manufacturer: Logicube

♣ Price: USD 2084.5

♣ What kind of problems is Atola Imager able to handle?

-clever copy—copy only data areas
-mirror copy—sector by sector copy
-selective partitions— Multiple partitions (up to 24) per drive, allows copying of selected      partitions only
-image any operating system— supports DOS, FAT16/32 & NTFS file-systems with CRC 16 verication

♣ Advantages:

-With compact and easy wizard
-copy data only areas

♣ Disadvantages:

-Not so desirable in bad sector handling
-Only with disk imaging function and most key functions are optional
-Price is high compared to its existing function

♣ Upgrade and support:

Free Software Updates & Technical Support–Free lifetime software updates & phone technical support.

♣ DataTools Review Ideas and Tips:

SuperSonix hard drive duplicator has been released in early 2009 targeted to IT departments. Not too many good comments or bad comments on it, only you have to pay extra for the optional functions such as wipe-out, sonix onmidiagnose–Comprehensive Diagnostics or HDD test function). And the so-called transfer speed approaching 6GB/min maybe is sheer theoretical.

SoftCenter flash extractor kit review

What is SoftCenter flash extractor kit?

SoftCenter flash extractor kit includes three flash chip adapters and supports wide ranges of controllers, SoftCenter is an leading flash memory data recovery developer and with such background file extractor is quite a sound flash data recovery equipments. Flash Extractor works with connected reader only. The software supports Windows XP OS and USB 2.0 interface. 

♣ Manufacturer: SoftCenter

♣ Price:  USD2354 (not including shipping cost)

File extractor reader: USD1784+Flash Chip adapters: USD590

♣ What kind of problems is SoftCenter Flash Extractor able to handle?

-Controller damage
-PCB damage
-logical failure like accidental file deletion, format, clone, virus damage, etc;
-Bad blocks in the memory chip
- Convert dump file of flash chip to disk image

♣ Advantages:

-high success rate with the help of SoftCenter technique support
- good controller support database and the data combination algorism is good too
-can work with xD / SD card, TSOP-48-Short, TLGA (17 x 12mm)

♣ Disadvantages:

-Price is high, shipping cost excluding, software upgrade and technique support will charge extra fees.
- The software is not so intelligent and not suitable for beginners
- too professional to understand the software

♣ Upgrade and support:

Extra charge for technique support and software upgrade

♣ DataTools Review Ideas and Tips:

Some users claimed that “Interface of this product is awful, this tool created only for program mists, not for data recovery specialists” “the software just raw software” and as stated by softcenter people: “Our products are instrument for specialist”. We can see how many technical skills flash extractor required for the users. However, there are still people say it is powerful flash data recovery equipments and with comparatively high success rate with the help of softcenter’s technique supporters.

Reference:

Reader can read ALL chips with NAND flash interface.

Samsung:		Toshiba:	Hynix:	SanDisk
§                  K9K2G08 §                  K9K2G16  §                  K9K4G08 §                  K9K8G08 §                  K9W4G08 §                  K9W4G16 §                  K9W8G08 §                  K9WAG08	·  K9L8G08 ·  K9LAG08 ·  K9G8G08 ·  K9GAG08 ·  K9HBG08  ·  K9NBG08	·  TC58NVG1 ·  TC58NVG2 ·  TC58NVG3 ·  TC58NVG4 ·  TH58NVG1 ·  TH58NVG2 ·  TH58NVG3 ·  TH58NVG4	·  HY27UA081G1 ·  HY27UF081G2 ·  HY27UG082G ·  HY27UG082G4 ·  HY27UT084G ·  HY27UT084G2 ·  HY27UT088G ·  HY27UT088G2	·  SDTNIGHSM-4096 ·  SDTNFCH-1024

Adapters:
xD / SD card adapter            70$
TLGA (17 x 12mm) adapter      260$
TSOP-48-Short adapter          260$

Flash extractor reader

Price
License	Cost	Destination
Assemblers on every day
Mix Editor	87$	Flash disks are small raids. We need remove striping before run main assemblers. Description
ECC	87$	Bit errors correction with ECC Details
Block_Number	74$	For controllers with block number in service area. Controller examples:  • OTI002168  • USBest  • PHISON  • PL-2515PRO  • No name Kingston SD  • hyperstone F2-16XT  • hyperstone F2-L16XT  • SK6602
AU6389	74$	For AU6389 controller
SM32xx	74$	For SM32xx controller
Assemblers for rare controllers
Memory Stick	74$	Controllers:  • KTC FC1203N  • KTC FC1325N No Name:  • Memory Stick 1  • Memory Stick 8
Memory_Stick_7	30$	No name controller: • Memory Stick 7
Memory_Stick_Samsung	130$	Controller: • Memory Stick Samsung
iCreate	65$	Controllers: i5128, i5122
iCreate_5062	65$	Controllers: i5062
Lexar	130$	Controllers:  • FC1610-TC-AF  • FC1610-TC-AN  • FC1610-TC-AJ  • FC2410-TC-AD  • FC2510-TC-AA
SSS6677	74$	Controller:  • SSS6677
SSS6690	74$	Controller:  • SSS6690  • TC58NC6688G1F
TC58NC9973	65$	Controller:  • TC58NC9973
TC58NC9983	74$	Controller:  • TC58NC9983
Transcend_f0	74$	Controllers:  • PHISON PS2151  • SSS 6671 A1-L5C  • SSS 6673 A1-L5C  • SSS 8873 A2-S3C  • TC58NC6686G1F 1 Gb  • TC58NC6682G1F  • Trek TD2SMG9-01LBN  • U20JV0002
S3F49FAX	130$	Controllers:  • 3F49FAXZZ-TXRA
MW6208E	74$	Controller:  • MW6208E
CBM2091	74$	Controller:  • CBM2091
Olympus_xD_2	31$	Controller:  • No Name
Special
JPEG Scanner	130$	JPEG recovery from not converted dump Details

on-track “easy recovery” data recovery software

 What is on-track “easy recovery” data recovery software?

On-track “easy recovery” is one kind of data recovery software integrating solutions to data recovery, file repair, and it can be applied to Vista/Win XP/Server 2003.

♣ Manufacturer: Kroll Ontrack

♣ Price:

Ontrack EasyRecovery™ Professional 6.2 – Business Edition                                    $799

Ontrack EasyRecovery™ Professional 6.2 – Commercial – One Workstation           $1499

Ontrack EasyRecovery™ Professional 6.2 – Standard Edition                                    $499

Ontrack EasyRecovery™ Professional 6.2 – Enterprise Edition – 100 User ①       $999

Ontrack EasyRecovery™ Professional 6.2 – Enterprise Edition – 500 User ②       $1299

♣ What kind of problems is on-track “easy recovery” data recovery software able to handle?

- Includes all capabilities plus advanced data recovery options and Data Advisor diagnostic features

- With data recovery capacity from IDE/EIDE/ATA. Serial ATA and SCSI hard drive, digital/flash media/floppy diskettes.

- For all operating systems – RawRecovery Module – support up to 485 specific file signatures.

- For Windows – AdvancedRecovery and additional Modules – capable of locating all directories and unlimited file types

- Repair options for Microsoft Outlook and Email files – Outlook (PST, OST), Outlook Express (DBX), Word (DOC),  Excel (XLS), Access Database (MDB), PowerPoint (PPT) and Zip (ZIP)

♣ Advantages:

- With different data recovery version and price strategy to meet different needs
- support up to 400 kinds of file types.

♣ Disadvantages:

- Only be used with a properly functioning hard drive.
- Only solve the malfunction or data loss in logical level
- with quite lots system configuration requirements

- with data recovery software products license fees and hard drive applied time limits ③

♣ Upgrade and support:

> Extra charges for upgrade, details not available 
> with only email and phone support

♣ Data Tools Review Ideas and Tips:

On track data recovery software series includes 5 versions for individual, business and commercial use, it is pleasant for user to make choice. On the other hand, it is quite annoying about the products license fees and hard drive applied time limits; moreover, in spite of supporting wide ranges of file types, the effects of data recovery software is limited and is not able to recover data from physical or micro level failures.

Note:
①②③
Ontrack EasyRecovery data recovery software editions are licensed based on the number of drives to be recovered. The number of drives that can be recovered by each edition is noted as License Option above. The license allows for the recovery of multiple files from a single drive. A single drive is defined as a single rigid disk drive or a single removable media (USB drive, digital memory media, floppy disk, etc.). The Individual license is intended for private or home use on one computer. In all other cases, the software may be installed on any number of computers as long as the total number of drives recovered does not exceed the total number licensed. If software is to be used for commercial or financial gain including, but not limited to, performing technical or consulting services, a Commercial License must be purchased. Commercial licenses are available and based on an unlimited number of recoveries for a specified period of time. Individual, Standard, Business, and Enterprise editions are not licensed for commercial use. See additional details below.

Ontrack EasyRecovery Product Licenses
	Individual	Standard	Business	Enterprise	Enterprise	Commercial**
License Option:	5	20	50	100	500	Unlimited
OntrackEasyRecovery Lite	$89	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ontrack EasyRecovery DataRecovery	NA	$199	$319	NA	NA	NA
Ontrack EasyRecovery Professional	NA	$499	$799	$999	$1299	$1499 for one workstation