StarTech.com Standalone 1:5 USB Flash Drive Duplicator and Eraser - Flash Drive (USB 3.0/2.0/1.1) Copier - 2 Duplication Modes (USBDUP15)

I bought this about a year ago to duplicate some drives that our technicians use as load systems. Kingston drives were used in the originals, and I purchased identical drives for the copies. Every copy failed, so I assumed I had a defective unit. Following the exchange of the unit, the replacement did the same. After working with their tech support, I was finally informed that there was a problem with copying to Kingston drives. I had no problems switching to a different brand for the target drive. It would have been nice to have known this from the beginning. I requested that support inform me of any software patches that would resolve the problem, but I never received a response.

Madelynn Byrd

| Jun 11, 2021

This is a fantastic time saver! This is a fantastic small cloner that works with a wide range of storage devices. It detects bad storage devices, as shown in the photo, and includes a utility menu with basic formatting, erasing, and other functions. The current firmware version is 2. 7 that you can get in a zip file. The startech has a bin file. There is a clone "whole device" in the settings after the firmware has been updated. This was something I used for thirty-five years. Sixty-six (36) 64GB USB 3. 0 flash drives 0 devices, with a single (1) file weighing in at around 50GB. In my opinion, 73% in one hour for 5 at a time is a little slow for 5 at a time is a little slow for 5 at a time is a little slow for a time However, while waiting for the "Beep" when finished, I was able to perform other tasks, saving me time. I recommend this product, and it is of high quality!.

Savanna McCarthy

| Jun 03, 2021

We couldn't get anything to duplicate without failing at first, but things improved dramatically after updating the firmware to the most recent version. br>br>Had trouble duplicating cheapo Chinese drives with our logo, which always failed. We were able to get it to work as long as the SOURCE drive was of higher quality but the same size, and then we could duplicate to as many of the low-cost drives as we wanted. As long as your source drive is functional, you should be able to duplicate to a larger number of drives. br>br>Spent an hour with tech support trying to figure out the latter problem, and they were extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and patient, with excellent communication. I wasn't prepared for such a negative tech support experience. For that reason, I would recommend anything StarTech. I would strongly suggest this product.

Cayden Johns

| Dec 24, 2021

Using a USB card reader, I was able to duplicate micro SD cards for the Raspberry Pi. It runs at about the same speed as my PC (20 minutes for two 16GB cards), but it doesn't bog down my PC, and I can easily process 6 cards per hour.

Selah Hines

| Nov 14, 2021

In a large IT environment, I use this device on a daily basis to clone our imaging flash drives, among other things, and it has proven to be dependable and simple to use. Depending on the flash drive in question, we've seen anywhere from 7 to 15 percent improvement. Cloning two 16GB drives took 22 minutes. Because this device runs as a background task, duplicating speed is not an issue. The ability to "set it and forget it" and not be tethered to a computer in order to software clone a flash drive has proven to be invaluable, and was the primary motivator for this purchase. This item was the ideal blend of utility and cost, as the jump from a 1: The cost of a 5 duplicator is significantly higher, and it is not required for our purposes.

Yareli Frost

| Aug 26, 2021

When I attempted to copy a flash drive to two other drives of a different brand, each destination drive lit up red as soon as I plugged it in. When I tried to copy from another drive of the same brand, it worked fine; the capacities were the same on all drives, and the source was barely half full, so I'm not sure what went wrong. This is just a heads up for those who don't have identical drives to copy from and to.

Easton Collins

| Jul 01, 2021

My bootable drive is a Lexar 64G jumpdrive running a FreeBSD operating system with the FFS filesystem, and I bought this device to clone it. This disk was copied to two Lexar 64G USB drives, and presto! The copies were exact duplicates that could be booted. If a disk becomes corrupted, I can simply insert a backup and get back up and running. What I was looking for.

Kadence Anderson

| May 14, 2021

It was simple to set up and use, and it performed flawlessly. I purchased 20 128 MB flash drives in bulk and transferred 100 MB of data onto the first. Then I used the Star Tech duplicator to duplicate the remaining 19 (which were all identical to the first). I formatted (FAT-) my computer. 32) them before copying them Compare. Everything was in working order. Later, on a computer, I double-checked the copies.

Brayden Crawford

| Apr 25, 2021