KClone HDD Duplicator Transfer Speeds

Updated on Feb 19, 2026

How fast can the KanguruClone HDD Duplicator SATA make duplications?

The KanguruClone is one of the fastest hard drive duplication systems on the market. The following table displays the amount of time processes like Disk Copy, Disk Compare or Full Erase take to complete.


Size Capacity Avg. sustained transfer rate* Approximate time to perform:
Disk Copy, Disk Compare or Full Erase
3.5" 80GB 80MB/s 17 minutes
3.5" 160GB 80MB/s 34 minutes
3.5" 250GB 80MB/s 52 minutes
3.5" 320GB 80MB/s 1 hour 07 minutes
3.5" 500GB 80MB/s 1 hour 45 minutes
3.5" 640GB 80MB/s 2 hours 13 minutes
3.5" 750GB 80MB/s 2 hours 37 minutes
3.5" 1TB 80MB/s 3 hours 28 minutes
3.5" 1.5TB 80MB/s 5 hours 12 minutes
3.5" 2TB 80MB/s 6 hours 57 minutes
       
2.5" 80GB 60MB/s 22 minutes
2.5" 160GB 60MB/s 45 minutes
2.5" 250GB 60MB/s 1 hour 10 minutes
2.5" 320GB 60MB/s 1 hour 29 minutes
2.5" 500GB 60MB/s 2 hours 18 minutes
2.5" 640GB 60MB/s 2 hours 58 minutes
2.5" 750GB 60MB/s 3 hours 28 minutes
2.5" 1TB 60MB/s 4 hours 38 minutes



* Average sustained transfer rates are calculated based upon 7200RPM, 32MB Cache HDD. Actual transfer rates dependent upon the drive.

A single Disk Wipe cycle consist of 4 consecutive processes: fill the disk with 0's, fill the disk with 1's, fill the disk with random data and then verify.Therefore a Disk Wipe cycle will take approximately 4x the amount of time to complete than the times listed above.

Please note that the time to complete Brief Copy, Resize Copy, Brief Compare and Resize Compare will vary depending upon the amount of data stored on the source hard drive.