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So, I called this local shop right, to see if they'd grab one of my HDD's and take the data off of it for me...

Now, obviously, this guy couldn't tell that I wasn't your normal customer...He gave me the usual snow over, talking about data transfer and all that...Yadda yadda yadda...How long it would take, yadda yadda yadda...

And then spits out a figure of 'about' $80 bucks...And get this, he wants me to bring my laptop up there, and they recover the files to my laptop...

$80 for a copy paste job..? Are they fucking serious..? I'm figuring, that I can probably buy a machine for cheaper than that, that will allow me to plug a laptop drive into it, to which I could recover files from...

So I guess the real question is, do you guys know of such a device, and more importantly, do you know of any other options I may have, as I am totally new to laptops for the most part...

Why not just hook the HD to an external and do the copy/paste?

How am I going to do that..?

Network the two laptops or pull the HDD out of the laptop and hook it up to a USB connector like this: http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/06/30/brando_hooks_up/

If both laptops work and have ethernet connectors it is easier just to hook them up through a router/switch or "patch" network cable (or even a double end usb or firewire cable) and copy your stuff.

Nope, the laptop drive is completely out of my other laptop, w/no chance to get in...But that looks like what I need, now I just have to figure out where to get it....

zap, you're a great add to our AF tech support team... /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

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Any el cheapo IDE (or SATA - depends on the HDD) to USB adapter will do the trick.

some links to pages with the product you need:
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?prod ... 40&cat=951
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/92156/sl ... osure.html
http://www.directron.com/lapenclose.html multiple on this page ranging from 10-60 bucks
http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Slim-Alum ... B0006BGV2Y nice lookin Al one for $8
and last but not least, how about a DIY HowTo: http://www.infopackets.com/channels/en/ ... _drive.htm

good luck

Hooray, emanon is back..!

heh, thought I could just tiptoe back in and no one would notice

LoL, slip away quietly..?

Shit man, I was getting death threats...People were thinking I had accidentally banned you instead of Ruff, lol...