u/Khangaluwu

Hi all,

Recently had a Seagate 2TB HDD die on me, so I sent it to Micro Center to be read. They were unable to pull the data, so it was shipped to Gillware for evaluation. They claimed it had no mechanical damage, and it was a firmware issue.

Am I going crazy, or is $2100 insane for this repair? I will be sending it to $300 Data Recovery for this job, I’m hoping they can save it with no issue. They quoted me a base price of $300, which seems crazy comparing it to Gillware’s price.

My question is, for those that have had firmware repairs, what was the cost of repair for you and was it successful?