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Plenty labs offer free diagnostics. There is hope for recovery.
– Joep van Steen
Commented May 12, 2023 at 11:56
Yes, diagnostic fee is interesting topic actually. How much work goes into it. One may argue that to come up with a reasonable estimation a spinning drive and a suspicion of physical damage, should be opened in a cleanroom, heads disassembled, platters taken out .. From there to actual head replacement is small step. So I assume most labs do not do this and come up with an educated guess based on experience with a particular drive model. Also tools allow for estimating condition of heads without opening the drive.
– Joep van Steen
Commented May 12, 2023 at 12:30
Some labs charge diagnostic fee and I can see why .. Often labor goes into diagnostics which is wasted if client denies the quote. No diagnostic fee and fixed rates is mostly marketing driven I think.
– Joep van Steen
Commented May 12, 2023 at 12:32

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