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The 'Three Ton' Hard Drive Destroyer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

Barence writes "Last year, PC Pro welcomed a DIY-style hard-disk destroyer into its Labs to wreak havoc on some unsuspecting platters. Now the technology has moved on, with the Ideal 0101 — a device that pierces disks with between 2.5 and 3 tons of force. 'It's not the quick cut-and-shut process you'd assume it is,' says PC Pro's reviewer. 'Instead, the 0101 seems to enjoy its particular method of torture.The punch emerges from the side of the bay, slowing piercing its way through metal, silicon and glass, before retreating once the disk is destroyed.'" I attached a video clip.

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  1. recycling by walshy007 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    anyone else manually dismantle the things and remove the magnets because they're decently strong?

    1. Re:recycling by Abstrackt · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I use them as fridge magnets. I've even made a few clocks with the platters, it's a fun project to teach the kids that just because something is useless for its original purpose it doesn't mean you can't use it for something else.

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  2. Kind of silly. by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A drill press works faster and is a lot cheaper. granted it does not have bright green lights and a lot of over-engineering, but hey.

    Can they make it do some laser effects and add a smoke machine so it looks really cool?

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  3. This is how we do it.. Shredder! by Pontiac · · Score: 5, Interesting

    OK folks.. this is how the government gets it done.
    An industrial metal shredder. Nothing left bigger then a dime.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd_O7-rqcHc

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