I've used these guys for drive data recovery, with good results and pretty good price:
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Prices in my cases were between 350 and 750.
As for the frying, that's why I flipped the main breaker once power went out. Keeps things off the grid while power is fluctuating and unstable. No spikes. I rely on my neighbors to tell me when it's back on haha, which they did at 11PM a few nights ago.
If you are geeky and good with wiring, I recommend this for anything you want to run a little bit after the power goes out (and it keeps the equipment safe)
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/tilted-...equipment.html