BBC News – Hard disk and camera makers hit by Thai floods

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive News by AdministratorNovember 10, 2011

Flooding affects HDD manufacturers.

BBC News – Hard disk and camera makers hit by Thai floods.

More on the increase in pricing of hard disk drives due to the flooding in Thailand

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14:02 10 Feb 20

John was able to perform a full recovery on all of my data from a 250gb SeaGate hard drive from 2004 after the power input was exceeded by a 20v laptop charger.As a result I was able to maintain... every single file on the hard drive when a number of other data recovery companies said a full recovery was unlikely.I was dealt with promptly, with courtesy and in a very professional manner by John and would HIGHLY recommend his services!Many thanks once again for assisting me in keeping hold of many cherished files from my childhood.Kind regardsJames McPhailread more

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My company laptop hard drive failed and was in a very very very poor condition and when we came to use our backups we found that these were corrupted too. Despite the condition of the hard drive John... was able to recover all our critical business data from it. As well as being very pleasant to deal with John is incredibly talented when it comes to data recovery; we had our data retrieved and returned to us within three days and the price was reasonable too. John has saved my company days and days of work restoring our database and I cannot thank him enough. I would recommend Cheadle Data Recovery to anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation, many thanks.read more

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15:44 22 Jan 20

When my HDD wasn’t detected by my laptop I thought that I would be never be able to ever get any of my data back! I was incredibly saddened and frustrated.It wasn’t until my HDD failed that I... realised quite how precious much of the now inaccessible data actually was, I had no other backups, something that I mustn’t overlook again!Initially, I followed the online advice of my HDD device manufacturer and sent my HDD to a company based in Surrey. I was absolutely stunned by the quote I received from this company and the very vague claims that the data “may” be recoverable, with no guarantees.A friend recommended that I obtain a quote from Cheadle Data Recovery (CDR). I asked the company in Surrey to return my HDD back to me. I spoke to John at CDR who explained the data recovery process to me in a very easy to understand manner. John is so polite, knowledgeable and reassuring. It is evident that John knows how emotive the issue of data loss can be and my telephone discussion with him put me at ease with the data recovery process and likely costs.Prior to returning my HDD back to me, the company in Surrey miraculously managed to provide me with a revised quote that was 50% less than their original quote! My trust with this company had gone and without any doubts I knew that CDR were the best option. The company in Surrey did return my HDD, but I expressed to John that I was concerned as to whether they may have sabotaged it. Thankfully, following John’s inspection he assured me that this wasn’t the case.The speed of service from CDR was superb, especially considering the fact that my communications with John fell within the Christmas and New Year closure period (John took the time to respond to my initial email during this time, despite the business being closed).Upon finding the fault with my HDD, John phoned me to explain that it was a faulty read/write head that had caused the data to become inaccessible. I was reassured that the price I was quoted by CDR included the necessary donor parts AND a full file listing detailing the recovered data and any data that was problematic (thankfully, none of the files were problematic). It must be noted that the company in Surrey wanted an additional £148.00 + VAT for a file listing to be included. This shows how incredible the value of CDR’s work truly is.Ultimately, I can’t thank John at CDR enough and I’m incredibly impressed by the level of service offered. I would have no hesitation in using CDR’s services again and I will be recommending CDR to everyone and anyone that requires data recovery.read more

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17:08 21 Jan 20

We had excellent results and were very happy with our data recovery. CDR operates on a no-recovery, no-fee basis and provides a clear price in advance of you sending your failed device.... Communications were very good and the overall service from John was informative and excellent from start to finish.read more