Laptop HD repair/recovery question

[Bill McGonigle]

Alex Hewitt wrote:
> When I looked into having them recover a customer
> drive they wanted somewhere north of $3k but their price was
> proportional to the percentage of data recovered.

I've used DriveSavers before and they do a good job.  Their pricing is 
sort of a nice qualifier - if $3K is too much to even consider for the 
data, then a DIY approach is warranted.  If $3K sounds like a bargain 
not to lose that data, send the drive to them.

-Bill