[NLRS] OT: Hard Drive recovery?

[Donn - WA2VOI/0]

I had a total HD failure in 2007.  I sent the HD to an outfit in Madison, WI who 
tried to recover the data.  IIRC, the charge would have been ~$300 (Windows) 
with an additional ~$300 if they had to open up the bubble to try to recover the 
data (they did).  No charge with no recovery.  UNFORTUNATELY, the surface of one 
or more platters in the HD was scored, and they were unable to recover anything.

So, yes, it sounds as if $1600 is out of line.

73 Donn
WA2VOI/0

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Richardson" <w9fz at w9fz.com>
To: "NLRS Reflector" <NLRS at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:44 PM
Subject: [NLRS] OT: Hard Drive recovery?


>
>
> Say, my sister has a dell laptop in which the HD won't boot. She
> went to Best Buy and their Geek Squad sent it (the HD) to their
> regional data recovery center in Louisville (with a clean room).
> They gave a quote of $1600 to recover the data off of it.
> That is beyond reasonable for her.
>
> Have any you been down this road and found anyplace that recovered
> your data with a price closer to what you thought reasonable??  I
> know, there are varying levels of damage requiring varying levels
> of response.
>
> My expectation was in the $400-$600 range.  What have your
> experiences been if you had to submit to professional data
> recovery?
>
> Thanks,
> Bruce Richardson W9FZ
>
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