How much does it cost to repair my computer's hard drive?

Question

My computer is Windows XP. And what store can I repair it?

Answer 1

Without knowing what is wrong with hard drive, it is impossible to say. Assuming the worst - the drive needs replacing - it would be the cost of the drive (anywhere for $60 to $200 dollars depending on the size of the drive). plus 4-6 hours of whatever their labor charge is.

If the drive is still mechanically good, and they only have to reinstall Windows, you are looking at 4-6 hours labor charge.

If the drive is mechanically good, and the Windows install good, and they only have to do a disk clean and virus/spyware cleaning, you are looking at 2-3 hours of labor charges.

But those are only my guesses, having not seen the computer....

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hi, sorry to hear of some computer place trying to make a few bucks off a simple repair. Most of the time they charge more for man hours than parts, so I'm guessing that is the reason the estimate is so high. Copying files off a drive, restoring the operating system, then replacing those files do take several hours, but mostly just monitoring the computer while the system loads. The file copy and paste is the time consuming job. Most computer techs also look at the speed of the computer as well to estimate. As your computer is an older model it definitely runs slower than today's models so they assume it will take longer to do program installs. (which, yes it does but not that significant) The worst thing these shops do today is charge $60-100 for an estimate. If you fix it with them yea they drop some of the charge, but usually still upcharge the parts enough to make a good profit.

Answer 4

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

Figure about $150 plus the cost of the hard drive and software. That's my base price but it includes all updates drivers and program reinstalls, pick up and set up in home with printers internet etc. Some are cheaper if you take it in some are higher.

Answer 9

Sadly im in the same place you are in right now.the quick and easy answer is its alot cheaper to get a new drive but....you have to think about what is on your old drive that would be worth the cost of around 400 to fix or replace your hard drive and the 6 to 8 hours to put all your info from your old drive on it I have pics of my daughter being born so to me yea it would be worth the cost I hope this helped you. Good luck

Answer 10

It's cheaper to buy a new hard drive. You can get a good size hard drive for $100-$200 opposed to spending over $200 to get it repaired with geek squad.