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emeeks Hard Drive Breakdown 02-25-2014, 09:10 PM
Mechanic688 The covers are rarely steel... 02-25-2014, 09:21 PM
Sirscrapalot Older HD boards will weigh... 02-25-2014, 09:31 PM
directrecycle Hard Drive Breakdown 02-25-2014, 09:38 PM
Bear How do you separate the... 02-25-2014, 10:23 PM
Mechanic688 Usually pull the T3-T4 screws... 02-25-2014, 11:08 PM
Bear I never saw any torx tips in... 02-25-2014, 11:19 PM
Mick I've been tearing down... 02-26-2014, 03:55 AM
Mechanic688 The ones that look like their... 02-26-2014, 05:26 PM
Gravitar I would like to mention that... 02-26-2014, 09:59 AM
emeeks I wish there was a universal... 02-26-2014, 10:43 AM
Bear I generally use multiple bit... 02-26-2014, 10:51 AM
emeeks Ah, good idea. That's kind of... 02-26-2014, 11:13 AM
brandon When I'm doing a lot of HDs I... 02-26-2014, 11:57 AM
Bear likewise Brandon, if you lay... 02-26-2014, 12:12 PM
Sirscrapalot I do the same as Brandon, and... 02-26-2014, 02:34 PM
happyscraper The best way to get the most... 02-26-2014, 06:09 PM
EcoSafe There are buyers for each of... 02-26-2014, 07:51 PM
Amnelson If you got a good enough... 02-26-2014, 08:19 PM
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    Hard Drive Breakdown

    Ok, so! I'm sure this has been asked 100 times and I did search around but I didn't find exactly what I was looking for. Here's what I did.

    I tore down 20 hard drives and came up with these results:

    1. HDD Covers - 4.4LBS (Steel, I think?)
    2. Magnets - 2.12LBS
    3. HDD Boards - 1.3LBS
    4. Aluminum Rings(washers to get to the platters) / HDD Motors - 1LB
    5. HDD Actuator Arms - 12OZ
    6. Misc Connectors (they connect to the actuator arms) 2.4OZ
    7. Platters - 2LBS
    8. HDD Aluminum Casing - 10LBS

    All in all, after a ton of research here and on eBay I totaled around $68.50.

    I'm just looking for clarification in terms of pricing, what goes for what, and if I'm breaking them down properly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!


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