From: Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> > On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:49:31 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > Let's look at the obvious solution then: > > remove the hard drive containing sensitive data, replace it with a new > > one, sell laptop. > > Ka-Ching! Problem solved. > Unfortunately, the hard drive seller gets more Ka-Ching and the OP gets > less. It's always a trade off.
Personally, I'd just go ahead and do the DBAN route as already mentioned. It's worth it - and easy enough to do. (I've done it for one of my work laptops that I purchased from work a couple years ago.) On the other hand, if you really don't want to do that - keep your hard drive, and sell without the hard drive. The buyer can get another one for it themselves. Ben
