When I used them a few years ago they had an academic discount, so don't forget to ask about that if you end up using them. On Oct 7, 2010, at 8:34 AM, Russ Somers wrote: > Last year someone on this list recommended Gillware, tried them and > everything worked out great. Roughly 300Gb for $700. It took them about > 10 days, but I didnt care about time as much as cost. I'm sure they have > faster times if you have the $$$. > > http://gillwaredataservices.com > > > > Russ Somers Network Services, ITC > > Michigan State University [log in to unmask] > A227 VetMed Center Phone: (517) 353-5551 > East Lansing, MI 48824 Fax: (517) 432-2937 > > >>>> l duynslager <[log in to unmask]> 10/6/2010 3:41 PM >>> >> Users drive makes a grinding noise, so I donıt want to experiment > putting it >> in the freezer or something like that, I believe the best plan would > be to >> send it off to a recovery service to minimize physical damage to the > platters. >> >> My past experience has been good with OnTrack but they are very > costly $1200 >> or more for an 80 gb drive. >> >> >> Iım curious if anybody out there recently had good luck with a less > expensive >> drive recovery service? Did anybody pay less than $1000 / $750 > respectively >> for similar results. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Lee Duynslager