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Malcolm  
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 More options Nov 6 2009, 1:34 am
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc
From: Malcolm <malcolm@invalid>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:34:01 -0500
Local: Fri, Nov 6 2009 1:34 am
Subject: Re: Mac Hard Drive... any help please? email me thedude1926@live.com OR lia_rahimi@live.com
On 2009-11-06 01:06:04 -0500, S Brown <servicebi...@gmail.com> said:

> Heya folks

> Just to let you know I have hardly any knowledge on Macs, however I am
> improving slightly...

> My friend's Mac crashed and burned, however data recovery is going to
> cost them quoted at around.. $700 - $1500 smacks to retrieve and stick
> on a USB. That's just plain stupid - or isn't it? Recovering data from
> a PC is easy, with the IDE/SATA to USB cable... so...

If the Mac failed, and the drive is still OK, you can remove the drive
and use an adapter cable,  put in an enclosure, or put it in another
computer then copy the data.  If, however, the drive has failed, you
have to send it to a data recovery company, which is not cheap.  $700 -
$1,500 does not sound unreasonable for that.  They probably charge the
same to recover from a failed PC drive.

> I'm guessing the HDD of a Mac is different and isn't IDE/SATA? I doubt
> it. But when quoted that much.. I'm assuming there is a major
> procedure or equipment evolved. Lol.

Macs use standard hard drives, IDE or SATA depending on the age of the
Mac.  The drives are formatted differently, though.

> So, are Mac HDD any different than out PCs?

No.

>  Data recovery for a Mac is
> simply opening it, taking out the HDD, and extracting info like we
> would a PC?

Yes, if the drive itself hasn't failed.
> Thanks in advance!

> S Brown
> thedude1...@live.com [or] lia_rah...@live.com


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