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Originally posted by JimTheo:
They look bullet-proof

but will they stop .338 Lapua?

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Originally posted by 0-0:
Been said before, removing the drive is simple and usually only involves a few screws and a connector or two.

It is practical and cheap to buy a case and reuse the drive as a backup drive or dedicated drive for other purposes.
While at it, recover the laptop ram, you never know, it might turn into someone 's happy karma.

0-0

Repurpose is always a great idea.
Additionally, you have to ask yourself "How important (aka incriminating) is the data on there anyway?".
That will tell you how much effort you need to spend on destruction, erasing or repurposing.
Will someone go to unending lengths to fix a broken drive or spend hours or days trying to recover your data?
If it is THAT Classified then just destroy it otherwise use some common sense and not kill yourself.