Need to Clone my HDD to a New One

I'm upgrading my stock 160GB hdd to a 500GB WD. The thing is i want to clone the new hdd with data i have on the old hdd so i can just pop in the 500GB and use my MBP like nothing ever happened. Now I have an old hdd enclosure with the connectors so (how to transferring data .. cloning) is covered.
My question is what's the best free software available to clone my hdd.
Thanks in advance .

Another option is SuperDuper! available from http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html

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