Either HD crashed or connection to HD broken.

I owned my iMac since late 2007 and my HD either crashed or the connection to the HD is broken. I took it to the Genius Bar at the Apple Store and was told that if I wanted to get a new hard drive (HD), I would have to give up my old HD, which means I would have to forfeit any possibility of trying to retrieve as much from my old HD as possible. He quoted us the new HD at $250 tax included. My feeling is if I pay for my computer, everything on that computer, including the old HD, is mine and that I should not give it up unless I want to. He claimed it's Apple's policy to retrieve old HDs. He also goes on to say that I owned my iMac for seven years and that most iMacs last for 3-5 years. He was clearly pushing us to purchase a new computer and trying to discourage us from getting a new HD. What's the purpose of having a Genius Bar if they only push you to get a new computer instead of fixing your current one? I was also hesitant to give up my old HD due to privacy issues.

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