Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!netnews.upenn.edu!scotty.dccs.upenn.edu!tony
From: tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu (Anthony Olejnik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Request for info on Hard Disk Repair places
Message-ID: <19095@netnews.upenn.edu>
Date: 17 Jan 90 15:11:09 GMT
Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu
Reply-To: tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu (Anthony Olejnik)
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Lines: 27


I've noticed in some magazinse such as Computer Shopper that there are
places that repair hard disks.  They charge about $75 for repair of
20Meg drives.

I have a drive that is bad, and I'm in the process of either buying a
new one, or getting the original repaired.

So, I'm asking the net:
	1.) Has anyone used any of these places?
	    If so, what are your comments?
	2.) Is $75 a good price for the repair of a 20Meg drive?
            If not, what is a good price?
	3.) It this a good way to go for hard disk repair?
            (would I be better off spending the money and
             getting a new drive).

I already have my disk backed up, so that if it should completely die
right now, I'm covered.

Any thoughs would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

--tony olejnik
  University of Pennsylvania
  tony@dccs.upenn.edu