lcoughey wrote:
fzabkar wrote:
northwind wrote:
3. On the other hand, $1500 for a pcb swap (in the event preamp is ok) is outrageous. So is $800+parts.
A PCB swap, including a free "PCB adaptation service", should cost no more than US$50.
See
http://www.donordrives.com/services$50 is ridiculous, unless the person you are getting it from is not planning to stay in business for long.
$50 is a perfectly sensible price for someone who is in the business of selling PCBs. In fact for every board that is sold to a DR company, there must be 100 that are sold, or could potentially be sold, to end users. IMO, a vendor whose business model incorporates a comprehensive PCB "adaptation" service is destined to become the premier supplier to the industry. My mailbox is full of requests for help in locating appropriate suppliers of HDD repair and data recovery services. Until now I have been recommending two other suppliers (
http://www.onepcbsolution.com and
http://www.hdd-parts.com), both of whom have received positive feedback from end users. Nowadays I recommend all three, and not just on this storage forum. AISI, good service advertises itself, and word quickly gets around, especially on the Internet. No need for spam. Fake testimonials are easily spotted. For example, some inept spammer recently advertised a physically damaged PCB for sale at Seagate's forum. Coincidentally (?) the OP in that thread also had a physically damaged PCB.
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