Corsair Releases Drive Cloning Kit and SSD Software Utility
Corsair has launched two interesting SSD related products: the SSD & Hard Drive Cloning Kit and the Corsair SSD Toolbox. The former item is intended for users upgrading from mechanical hard drives to SSDs and includes Corsair’s data migration software and a USB-to-SATA cable that offers transfer rates of up to 180 MB/s over USB 3.0.
The SSD Toolbox is advertised as helping “Corsair SSD owners to install, configure, optimize, and monitor the health of their drives.” Specifically, the software offers the following features:
- Drive Information: Displays the model, size, firmware, serial number, and updates the SSD’s firmware
- Over-Provisioning: Allows allocation of SSD space to enhance endurance and performance
- SMART Status: Displays Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology status of drives
- Secure Wipe: Securely erases data with drives Optimizer; allows scheduling of TRIM command to optimize SSD performance
- Clone: Copies entire contents of one drive to another (coming in a future update)
The Corsair SSD Toolbox is available as a free download for Windows systems. The SSD & Hard Drive Cloning Kit is currently available from Corsair’s Webstore for $24.99 with a three-year manufacturer's warranty.
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Tarun Iyer was a contributor for Tom's Hardware who wrote news covering a wide range of technology topics, including processors, graphics cards, cooling systems, and computer peripherals. He also covered tech trends such as the development of adaptive all-in-one PCs.
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ssdpro Good deal for Corsair and users - Corsair is a quality company and I own several of their PSUs. Intel, Samsung and OCZ have had Toolbox-type utilities for a long time. Intel and OCZ have GREAT utilities, Samsung's is really buggy and causes problems. Just google Samsung Magician freezing sleep. Results are pages of suck.Reply -
10tacle Seems like a ripoff at $25, especially when many manufacturers already have cloning software with their SSDs. A SATA to USB cable can be found for $3 out there, if not cheaper. I love Corsair products, but would not buy this kit for $25. No way.Reply -
animeman59 The SSD and Hard Drive Cloning Kit looks very similar to Apricorn's own cloning software.Reply
http://www.amazon.com/Apricorn-Notebook-Upgrade-Connection-ASW-USB3-25/dp/B005C983NA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367884679&sr=8-1&keywords=apricorn+cloning