The EtcherPro allows us to clone the same image to 16 SD cards or USB devices at the same time

Source: Geeknetic added 07th Jan 2021

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by Jordi Bercial 05 / 01 / 2021

Balena is about to launch a device named EtcherPro that will allow IT teams and large companies to manage their USB and SD drives much more effectively, offsetting the initial investment in form of reclaimed time for the department, than in the long run, it can be much more money than it might seem at first.

The EtcherPro is a device that allows us to flash disk images up to 16 devices simultaneously , that both can be USB drives and SD cards, or even Sing Board Computers that support the option to write directly to device storage.

Also, you can link up to 16 of these devices, being able to create 160 equal units for a massive deployment , thus cutting the time spent by a single person by up to 160 times, although obviously it would be necessary to make calculations to know if the invested cost would be viable, because at a price of 990 dollars without taxes for each unit, we would be facing a initial investment of around 10000 euros.

Be that as it may, this is a curious and useful device that is likely to inspire many chos users in the community to create something similar for personal use , as well as companies.

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Jordi Bercial

Avid tech and electronics enthusiast. I mess around with computer components almost since I learned to ride. I started working at Geeknetic after winning a contest on their forum for writing hardware articles. Drift, mechanics and photography lover. Don’t be shy and leave a comment on my articles if you have any questions.