Portable, Rugged Digital Forensic Lab
When a forensic investigator needs to perform a full, on-site investigation, they need to consider a few preparations and constraints. Usually, the investigator carries a variety of software tools, laptops, blocker bridges, and enough digital storage devices to store the captured evidence, all of which are packed in a few hard-carrying cases so the investigator can tackle any problem very quickly. What type of digital storage and interfaces will they find, and do they have the right tools to do the job? In addition, time is always of the essence, and the operation needs to be accomplished very quickly. In some situations, the investigator cannot take the data off the premises due to legal, operational, or logistical constraints, and the full analysis must be performed on-site.
In some cases, the site may contain multiple PC, laptops, and cellphones, and a forensic investigator needs to be able to sift through the devices and many media to understand what to do first. A keyword search, a quick triage, and virtual drive emulators can help determine if it is worth taking the time to image the media. Digital storage devices increase in size, and the move to triage/targeted capture is inevitable. Using tableau bridges and laptops is never a good practice because of the risk of contaminating the evidence on the devices and because they have become hardware bandwidth chokers.
What a good solution to these challenges should do?
Portable Forensic Imagers include carry cases with multiple ports and different types of storage interfaces; a built-in write blocker, and the ability to add support for old legacy storage devices.
Portable Forensic Imagers have a built-in application that supports independent, simultaneous multi-session imaging and tasks (without queuing) at high speeds, saving the investigator tremendous time. The capture is performed from one media to another and is never stored in the Imager’s internal storage.
Additional benefits include:
The ability to simultaneously perform many tasks, including:
Imaging with support of Mirror/DD/E01/Ex01/AFF4
More than one HASH authentication
Data wiping
Keyword search
Encryption/decryption
Supports for partition imaging and BitLocker
Triage logical extraction.
The ability to host forensic analysis applications, cellphone physical extractions, and remote captures from unopened laptops (Intel/Mac).
Some functions are good to have, but they are not essential for quick operation, like automatic RAID detection and capture, BAD drive Handling, 10GbE ports, and network packet capture.
Here is detailed information on the SuperImager Plus 15.6” Rugged Complete Portable Forensic Lab, which is ideal for digital forensic investigators working in the field.
SuperImager Plus 15.6” Rugged Complete Portable Digital Forensic Lab
Overview
The SuperImager Plus 15.6” Rugged Complete Portable Forensic Lab from MediaClone is a powerful, all-in-one, portable digital forensic solution designed for digital evidence acquisition and analysis in the field. Engineered for law enforcement, military, and forensic investigators, this rugged laptop-like device enables high-speed multiple parallel independent forensic imaging, cellphone physical and logical data extraction, authentication with four simultaneous hashing engines, complete forensic analysis, and quick triage of all digital storage devices —all using one unit in the field.
Key Features
✅ Rugged Design
✅ Large 15.6” Touchscreen
✅ High-Speed Forensic Imaging
Supports multiple simultaneous independent imaging tasks – making it very efficient and helps the investigator save a lot of critical time, especially when the investigator is under time pressure
Write-blocked source ports (SAS, SATA, NVMe, USB 3.2, Thunderbolt)
High-speed data transfer (up to 187GB/min depending on media)
Cloning, Imaging, Hashing (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-512), Drive Diagnostics, and Data Wiping capabilities
Bad suspect drive handling, including reverse imaging, skip blocks, compare S.M.A.R.T. attributes, before and after imaging, and more
✅ Forensic OS and Software Tools- Dual Open OS of Linux and Win11
Linux: Free SuperImager application imaging tool
Integrated tools:
Win11: Can be used with third part applications for cellphone physical extractions, triage data collection, RAID reconstruction, network signals analysis, and full analysis
✅ Port Variety and Expandability
✅ Powerful Hardware
✅ Performances
✅ Economic
Ideal Use Cases
Advantages
Economical: no renew fees, no license fees, reasonable pricing
Fully integrated solution — saves the need to carry multiple devices
Faster time-to-evidence with simultaneous imaging and analysis
Allows for on-site decision-making to determine what to image or capture
Reduces evidence transport risk by allowing for on-site processing
Use both open dual OS to use and take advantage of all the forensic applications
Competition:
Performance: Some use low-cost embedded CPUs, so performance is very limited
Portable: Few are designed to be rugged for a field operations.
Lacking flexibility: Most use closed OS or proprietary OS and do not allow third-party applications to run, making the device just a forensic imager
Summary
The SuperImager Plus 15.6” Rugged is not just a forensic imager—it is a complete mobile lab built for modern digital investigations. With its robust build, broad connectivity, and powerful forensic tools, it empowers forensic professionals to work efficiently in any environment, ensuring evidence integrity from capture to courtroom.
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