[silisili]

What are the odds that a laptop, having spent 12 years in the elements and probably under huge amounts of slimy weight, would even operate or have a functional drive if by some miracle he was able to find it? I honestly don't know, but it just feels like the entire thing would be fried.

[genter]

There's companies that open them up in a clean room and magnetically image the disk. Not cheap, but I think worth it in this case.

[giantg2]

It's not always successful though, making this a huge speculative case. That's even assuming it made it to the landfill and someone didn't pick it out first.

[stormfather]

You would have to put a lot of trust in that company. To be honest, I mean.

[ashoeafoot]

but dumps produce corrosive fluids which would flood the hdd?