Let a knowledgeable Geek Squad Agent work with you to create a personalized recovery plan for your hard drive, flash drive, memory card or just about any device that stores data.The agent will initiate your drive diagnostic for $49.99, which will determine the integrity of your data. If data recovery is necessary, your product will be shipped to the Data Recovery Division at Geek Squad® City. This work can take a significant amount of time to complete, and the actual recovery cost will vary depending on the condition of the data.*
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After $99 for a 'diagnostic/analysis' fee on my failed HD (which lets face it, they hook it up to a machine that does all the work), another $150 towards 'Tier 1' data recovery, three weeks later, they 'recovered' only about 65 GB of data out of 200+ GB on my HD. A more in depth 'Tier 2' data recovery option would have cost an additional $300 with no promises. 'Tier 3' would cost $500-800 or more. Frankly, I felt it was a huge rip off / financial risk for poor results. Not to mention, who even knows if they're telling you the truth or just trying to get you to spend a fortune in recovery fees.
My Best Buy number: 2732594741
My Best Buy number: 2732594741
What's not so great: Expensive and long turn around time