🚀 go-pugleaf

One thing that may be reason for Jasmine to charge so much: was the
problem a bad drive mechanism? The mechanism is most of the drive's
materials cost, and while I have no idea how much the mechanism
manufacturer charges Jasmine, it's probably several hundred.

Mechanisms can sometimes be repaired, but it's a chancy operation
and often winds up costing more than a new mechanism.

Not that any of this is any comfort, but it may help explain why
the repair charge is so huge. (I will say that if a drive's only
three months out of warranty, I'd prefer to replace the mechanism
for free or at a loss, rather than alienate a customer. But that's
just me.)

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