DISQUS

Physically bending the platters without demagnetising them will leave some data recoverable. Thermite is faster, cheaper and more effective, though a tad more dangerous. There are also slow rotational crushers which can turn at least 60 drives per minute into tiny chips of scrap.metal and plastic.

It's interesting to note that Buffet endorsed Gore and Kerry in the last two presidential elections. Hardly a tree-hugging hippie, he's concerned with responsible fiscal policy. Despite being a long-time Clinton supporter, his endorsement of Obama speaks volumes.

It's interesting to note that Buffet endorsed Gore and Kerry in the last two presidential elections. Hardly a tree-hugging hippie, he's concerned with responsible fiscal policy. Despite being a long-time Clinton supporter, his endorsement of Obama speaks volumes.

Use CBL (cbltech.com). They've recovered drives from me damaged by almost everything you can imagine and they just managed to recover a few TB of data for a friend which was spread over a huge software RAID that was incorrectly configured and which the software manufacturer couldn't help with at all. The drives couldn't be seen by the software. CBL got every last bit back.

Their slogan is "No data, no charge" and they've lived up to that for the 11 years that I've done business with them. I don't work for them and I don't get paid for referrals. Ever drive I or any acquaintance of mine has ever sent them was fully recovered but if they can't recover -- unlike the other scum out there who charge $200-2000 just to look at the problem -- there's no bill.