Semi-OT: Data Recovery?

So here I am... doing backups of an 80GB Maxtor drive when it craps out in the _middle_ of the backup. :-( the reserved area that results in it being detected by the BIOS as a "Maxtor ROMULUS" (the class of drive). loose without professional help. I got 25GB of data off of it before it died, but since I don't have a directory, I can't even evaluate if it's worth $$$ to get the rest. So... before I proceed, I was curious who on the list has used professional data recovery services, and who does a good job at a good price. I've already written to a company in N.Z. that has a base rate of under $300 NZ + recovery media (DVD-R, CD-R, blank drive...) I've seen companies ask 400 Eur. and up to $700 US. Obviously, I'm not in a hurry now... it's still about 2 months to the first plane. Thanks, -ethan -- Ethan Dicks, A-130-S Current South Pole Weather at 23-Aug-2004 23:00 Z South Pole Station PSC 468 Box 400 Temp -85.7 F (-65.4 C) Windchill -127.3 F (-88.5 C) APO AP 96598 Wind 11.6 kts Grid 036 Barometer 676.1 mb (10772. ft) Ethan.Dicks(a)amanda.spole.gov http://penguincentral.com/penguincentral.html