Rescue - 2 Year Data Recovery Plan for Internal/Bare Drives

Hope to never need to use this service, but well worth the price tag. I lost one-of-a-kind videos of when my son was born, shortly after transferring them to my PC. (Had not made a backup before the drive failed a few days later.) A professional data recovery lab wanted over $1200.00 to tear the platters from the drive and recover my data, and that was a lot less than other labs were asking. (Mechanical failure of drive, not simple data corruption. I've recovered data from drives after partition(s) deleted/recreated/reformatted without any probs.) Needless to say, 10 bucks for this service is a great deal, and if they can't recover the data, the money is refunded. ***BACK-UP YOUR DATA, AND MAKE BACKUPS OF BACKUPS IF THE DATA IS IRREPLACEABLE!!!*** (CD'S/DVD'S/Blu-Ray disks DO go bad, eventually, as well.)

It may be a little bit redundant to obtain two-year protection on a device that operates typically five years, but one's hard drive being electromechanical can go out at any time. I have had a couple of hard drives back in time that didn-t last a month. However, everything I read about the HGST 1 TB, 7200 rpm drive is true. While not a Solid State Drive it is very fast. I am much more than satisfied with it. Anyway, the warranty was a very small expense and it is worth the peace of mind that one gets from a warranty.

I was worried to by a warranty somewhat disconnected from my purchase. Granted I did by them at the same time, nothing states one supports the other other than it was recommended by the portal to purchase as a protection plan. I have not had any issues with the drives that I have purchased so I have not had to exercise this production but, I can say that the setup was quite easy. I looks like it supports lots of products but mine where easy to find. I would note you need to have your serial numbers. I'm fortunate enough to be running linux and it was easy for me to list serial numbers without looking directly at the drive.

First of all, the recommendation for this plan is cryptic at best. No where in the product description does it indicate that this plan is not a "physical" or tangible product that can be received in the U.S. Mail. Nor does it indicate that this is a plan for data recovery to include a "claim for repair" and return of the laptop for repair to this vendor. It also does not indicate anywhere in the description that the age of the computer must be relatively "New and in good working order" as indicated to me by your customer service representative, Carol. My laptop is approximately 5 years old in in PERFECT WORKING ORDER. I resent the fact that she was under the assumption that it was not in good working order. Hence, I have cancelled this order through the vendor and Amazon in perpetuity. My recommendation is that Rescue Data Recovery Services (Seagate) recommended product description on Amazon be expanded to include age of device requirements for use of this plan, expansion of description that plan is not a physical item, but only an opening of a "claim" and a "registration number" to be mailed via US mail. Without this clarity, customers can and will be confused as to what the item actual is and what to expect from the vendor. This was a wasted 45 minute call to the vendor to clarify this order and product description. I have cancelled this order and expect a timely resolution to the return of my funds and will not recommend future customers to this product, UNLESS THE VENDOR CLARIFYS IN GREAT DETAIL WHAT THIS PRODUCT DOES, WHAT ITS REQUIREMENTS REGARDING DEVICES ARE, AND WHAT THE CUSTOMER CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE IN RETURN FOR THEIR PURCHASE.

After phone conference with the company, I decided that it was easier for me to just buy a new drive. I had already made an image of the old drive that failed, prior to its failure and so was able to re-image a new drive.For the cost of this service, I suggest that this be bought for items that are relatively expensive.

It's nice that Seagate provides this plan, but it doesn't cover drives that are damaged from other causes. It says 'if your drive stops working', which is just to say if it's a lemon from the factory and stops within the warranty period. Of course it could be from an electrical surge or high temp, too, but I haven't had a drive that just 'stopped working'. That's why it's just OK in my opinion because the drive shouldn't fail within just a couple of years of normal use. If you have a good drive then you shouldn't need data recovery for several more years if at all.

Very nice insurance will certainly recommend where applicable. Do the math so I just spent $500 +\- for the drive and I doubt it will die but if it does and this a very cost effective solution as the alternative to sending to Seagate could cost $2-$3k. I just had a client drive die and through it in the trash.

Haven't had to use these Recovery Plans yet, but they seem like a great deal! Best price for Data Recovery we've ever seen. Curious to see what happens when we have to use the Service!