As important as my computer is to my work, I would like to have a second hard drive ready to go on a whim if my current drive failed. To do this can be a big pain and require lots of work if you don't have the right gear.

Aleratec has announced a new HDD duplicator called the 1:1 HDD Copy Cruiser Mini that can make an exact copy of your HDD down to the boot sector and partitions. The dock has two slots and works with SATA I and II HDDS.

Both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch HDDS are supported and the duplication process happens at 72MB/sec. The duplicator sells for $169.99 and is available for purchase now.