Re: [SAGE] Hard Drive Degausser or physical destroyer

[Allan West <allan@cookie.org>]

Nicholas Brockner wrote:
> John.
> 
> I have used the V91  -  it works, but hold onto that hard drive!! It'll 
> shake it around like crazy, and then it will get very hot to the touch.  
> Also, be sure to hold the drive in the magnetic field for a long enough 
> period of time.
> Sometimes, I felt like it would've been easier to just use a 
> drill-press. . .
> 
> Nick

It's more fun to use a 7.62 round, but cleanup is difficult (especially 
if you put the spindle down range) and there are few... facilities where 
you can use that equipment.

I'd be interested to know what cheap organizations do with old drives. 
If the machine works, you can format it. If the machine is a loss, do 
you move it and format the drive elsewhere, or physically destroy it?

I've got scores of machine which need to be surplussed, but the hard 
drives need not to have personal or research data on them. Let me 
emphasize that cheap is first priority, followed by quick.
Thanks, Allan

> John Holbrook wrote:
>> Does anybody have a recommendation for a hard drive degausser and/or 
>> physical destroyer?
>>
>> We don't need a huge heavy duty device. Just something that is 
>> reasonable priced that will do the job for us. We'd also like it to be 
>> able use the same unit to erase old backup tapes, etc.
>>
>> I've been looking at the V91 from Data Devices International 
>> (www.datadev.com) which seems to fit the bill but any other feedback 
>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.