Erasing hard drives - Erase-O-Matic?

["John Abreau-18" <user=66@nabble.blu.org>]

 I have a Seagate 750gb hard drive that's died, and that I'm preparing 
to return for warranty replacement. 

I tried to use DBAN to erase the drive, but it's unable to detect the 
drive at all, never mind wipe its data. I did a google search for 
hard drive degaussers, and found a lot of options that would cost 
between $2,000 and $40,000. 

Then I ran across "Erase-O-Matic" for $199, which claims to wipe 
hard drives. It strikes me as too good to be true, which makes me 
wonder if it's some sort of scam. So far I haven't found any data 
to help me figure out whether it's legitimate. 

Has anyone here used this device, and can say how well it works? 

Thanks. 

    http://erase-o-matic.com/



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