>Like the data is worth a few hundred bucks maybe, but its not worth a few thousand.<p>Then it is not worth the effort.<p>Finding a (serious) data recovery company is not at all easy and SSD recovery may vary a lot (depending on the specific make/model).<p>This (old) .pdf (which seems anyway like a promotional piece) gives out some ranges (which probably need to be updated):<p><a href="http://www.entertainmentstorage.org/articles/SSD-Data-Recovery-Benefits-of-Industrial-Cooperation.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.entertainmentstorage.org/articles/SSD-Data-Recove...</a><p>The whole issue is that you have no way to know what the actual issue is, not how much work is needed to (hopefully) recover some data, but I doubt that anyone will ask you less than US$ 1,000 anyway.<p>Basically you send them your device and hope that they are both honest and competent, I have seen stories of people that were essentially blackmailed and as well reports about the device having been (accidentally) messed with and destroyed.<p>Websites are mostly looking similar, stating (incredible) high percentages of success, their "clean room" (hint: likely it is only a hood)[0], (stock) photos of people clad in white bunny suits or lab coats, etc.<p>There are a few very large firms and a myriad of small if not tiny ones, the first ones are (obviously) more reliable, but also - I believe - more expensive and there is always the risk that they have not all good engineers/labs, the small ones while guaranteeing that your device will be handled by the (only) laboratory chief, say nothing about their actual knowledge/capabilities.<p>It is a mess.<p>[0] only for the fun of it:<p><a href="https://www.forensicfocus.com/forums/general/staged-photo-ok-but-how-much/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forensicfocus.com/forums/general/staged-photo-ok...</a>