Re: [sleuthkit-users] Road Machine, Imaging, and Processor Speed?

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On l=F8rdag, jun 14, 2003, at 16:50 Europe/Copenhagen, Rich Thompson=20
wrote:

> Hey,
Hi there
>
> I need to put together a portable imaging kit.
> Obviously I will use a laptop (w/ Linux), but question
> is on CPU speed.  I realize CPU speed is very
> important for my analysis station (searching etc...),
> but how important is a faster processor to making a dd
> image for take back to the lab?
why laptop? - see below

>
> Budget is limited, but I don't want to shoot myself in
> the foot either.  I use a 3.06ghz P4 w/ 1gb ram as my
> analysis machine and it hauls butt on everything
> (although, I do want to build a dual cpu machine - I
> hear they really crank on searching!)  What is
> everyone else using for their road machines?
>
> Does anyone have any preferences or experience with
> low, mid, and max speed laptops?  Or, for that matter,
> any opinions on using an Apple laptop to make dd
> images to take back?
I personally decided to buy a small EPIA machine
for use in forensics - which can use ordinary 3.5" harddisk!

They cost about one third of a laptop and I assume that
the 3.5" disks are faster than most laptop drives anyway.

The machine is based on a small Epia M 10000 Nehemiah
1GHz processor, 512MB memory and 80GB disk and a
Morex Cubid 2688r=A0
63.5mm(H) x 273mm(D) x 295mm(B)

This machine can also handle being transported better than
laptops - can stand more abuse, compared to a laptop IMHO.

The plans are for bringing it to the customer, and do initial
analysis on it.

I am sorry for not having any hard facts, but maybe I should run
the honeynet challenge through the machine.

Best regards

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