That really sucks. I went to Geek Squad once to get a new hard drive installed and it was really expensive. I asked how much the data transfer would be and it started at like $250 for 10GB. Who has only 10GB on their hard drive?
It is so hard to find someone good for computer stuff. I went to them because I figured that while I prefer small, independent stuff in general, I don't know how to evaluate computer repair people and assumed a big company would at least have some accountability and competitive pricing. Apparently not.
After that, I just googled computer repair and picked the guy closest to my house. Turns out I made a good choice but I think I got lucky. It's like picking a good car garage. And computer folks tend to be male and condescending to women, just like car repair folks.
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Date: 2008-01-12 08:36 pm (UTC)It is so hard to find someone good for computer stuff. I went to them because I figured that while I prefer small, independent stuff in general, I don't know how to evaluate computer repair people and assumed a big company would at least have some accountability and competitive pricing. Apparently not.
After that, I just googled computer repair and picked the guy closest to my house. Turns out I made a good choice but I think I got lucky. It's like picking a good car garage. And computer folks tend to be male and condescending to women, just like car repair folks.
Glad the hard drive recovery is done.
Good luck.