How to extract data from dead Dell laptop

I am a totally computer laywoman. How do I extract data from my dead Dell laptop? B/C I have financial information on the hard drive, I am not willing to sent it to be repaired. I determined to do it by myself and educated myself by googling the answer, find the following interesting. http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/questions/101-343693.

Can anyone direct me exactly what product to use and where to buy it? The easiest way please!

Note: I only have a Macbook now. Will the method works on Mac? 

thank you a million.

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• How -徒勞- ♂ (330 bytes) () 08/01/2011 postreply 06:35:01

• Thank you. Will try that. -H.I.- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/01/2011 postreply 13:48:55

• 回複：How to extract data from dead Dell laptop -mfl- ♂ (286 bytes) () 08/01/2011 postreply 06:43:05

• If the computer is dead, it might not boot. -色大膽小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/01/2011 postreply 07:59:41

• 回複：回複：How to extract data from dead Dell laptop -H.I.- ♀ (119 bytes) () 08/01/2011 postreply 13:51:21