Data Recovery - Put to the Test

Kurtis Kronk @TheTechLounge writes "Today we get a close look at perhaps the leader of this industry, ACR Data Recovery. I worked closely with Doug Roberts of ACR to find the answers to questions you might ask. Not only did I ask Doug an array of questions, I also received a sample of their Media Tools Professional 2003 to see for myself if it really works, and moreover, how well. Check out this article for the full story."

Comments

Interview?

[goldspider]

Looks more like an advertisement to me.

Re:Interview?

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

It's an infomercial, it's written on top of the article:

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ARTICLE: Data Recovery - Put to the Test
Sponsor: ACR Data Recovery
Date: 09/29/03
Reviewed by: Kurtis
--8--8--

As always, Slashdot is carefully screening articles.

Advertisement, plain and simple.

[mikedaisey]

This is an advertisement. ACR is allowed to prattle on endlessly about all the things they've done w/o any analysis or even details...this is Slashdot, and for an article to work it needs to have the details. This is just cheerleadering at its worst--I won't waste time and ask, "why was this posted" but instead simply cut to the chase--this article isn't worth anyone's time.

Recover this: This is cr*p-tast*c.

[teamhasnoi]

This article reads like an 'ed-vertisement' from the home shopping network - frankly, this software sounds like Norton Utillities from 1986. What kind of acid test is multiple formats? The files are still there for any freeware software app to retrieve. I would be more impressed if it could read files that have been overwritten. And why isn't anyone making a linux 'live-CD' data recovery disc?

BTW - if you have *real* data recovery issues try Ontrack They can recover data from dead hard drives.

This wasn't an article, or review. I'm thinking it's 'looking for people to send me free stuff to review'-esque.

Excellent :)

[MaestroSartori]

First, he says:

If you look throughout the Internet, most data recovery companies are claiming 20, 30 and even 40 years of data recovery experience. That's bull. These companies are 'chop shops' with a decent website that are luring suckers into data recovery disasters.

Then:

Know with ACR Data Recovery, your media will be recovered by data recovery technicians with almost 20 years of experience...

He's admitting that his own company is a chop-shop! Thanks for the heads-up... :)

Do editors RTFA?

[JohnGrahamCumming]

This "story" seems to be nothing more than a thinly disguised ad for the products and services of a specific company. There's nothing of any technical interest or value here.

Now when are readers of /. going to get story modding rights so we can remove this stuff from the front page?

John.

Hey, Hemos

[Rogerborg]

I hope you got a decent cut from this "sponsored by" infomercial, because you're now on my shit list along with those duping buffoons michael and Taco. Or is your share just from the ads that get served on Slashdot to everyone that's currently pointing out what a lazy, slipshod muppet you are? Hey, subscribers; did you enjoy paying to read this infomercial before anyone else did? Did that give you a warm fuzzy?

On the bright side, at least Hemos got to post this first. When michael or Taco dupes it later, Slashdot will have hit its nadir.