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[Monkeh]

Then leave out the RIP stick. If we have these issues of dead gaming machines with rings of death, do you not think oxidization is an issue along with thermal issues.

Those are mostly due to poor cooling and cheap manufacturing. Not exactly closely related to HDDs.

Would electronics not take a bigger knock outdoors?

Takes a while. An HDD would be pretty screwed after a year, I admit. After two weeks.. I'd not be surprised if it works if properly dried out.

 

[danechip]

2 weeks i'l give ya that.

Yet, what is data recovery rate, would it be worth paying for?

Every company and one i work for challenge all of these data back up companies a challenge of just a free commercial download to "zero" a drive.

As of jan 2010, none would take that challenge. The only thing that can be offered is fix the electronics and pray the drive works.

I'm so glad i bought my time machine next year in November....

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I took a club hammer and a blowtorch to the last one I junked.