Kensington K64560US ComboSaver Portable Notebook Computer Lock
Kensington K64560US ComboSaver Portable Notebook Computer Lock
Protect your notebook from theft wherever you go. This easy-to-use combination lock has a low-profile design and self-coiling cable for easy travel to keep notebooks securely anchored.
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Decent item, once you figure out how to set it up
As previous reviews have noted, the instructions on this thing look like they were written by a 2 year old. Here is how to set this lock:
1. Set the lock to all 0’s
2. Insert the metal key into the bottom of the lock, with the 2 yellow dots.
3. Twist the metal key until the 2 yellow dots line up, creating a yellow line.
4. Scramble to your new code
5. CAUTION: MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT MOVE THE COMBO AT ALL DURING THIS STEP. It is very easy to accidentally move the combo a number or 2 during this step, and it will ruin your lock for good (if you do not remember the missed-entered combo. Now, twist the metal key back to its original position, breaking the yellow line back into 2 yellow dots. You are now down.
To LOCK the product into a device:
1. Tie the lock around something, anything, using the loop.
2. Set the lock to the correct code.
3. Insert the lock into the device, and then turn 90 degrees. If don’t properly, the lock will not come out of the device, BUT YOU ARE NOT DONE.
4. While pushing the button on the end of the lock, scramble the lock to an incorrect code. This should lock the lock in place, and prevent it from spinning in the device. Double check with a few tugs that the device is secure.
To UNLOCK:
1. Re-enter correct code
2. Push button
3. Turn 90 degrees
4. Remove from device.
Wasn’t that easy, Kensington?
3 Stars Probably a great lock, but NOT for many Netbooks.
I’ve used Kensington’s security products for many years to protect my laptops when I travel, for both personal and business. I can’t say that I have ever had a problem with them- they perform as advertised over many years.
The problem I have with this and similar locks is many netbooks (such as the HP Mini) DON’T have a Kensington security slot. Note that the product description says this lock works for 99% of all “notebooks”, grouping netbooks into a much larger pool, even though it is described as a “netbook” security lock.
For whatever reason- a netbook’s small form-factor and lightweight construction doesn’t make such a security slot feasible in many cases. Some have openings for what is called a “security lanyard”, but I have yet to actually find such a locking device. I’m actually disappointed that Kensington doesn’t make anything for it.
So- before ordering- check to make sure your netbook actually has a Kensington-style security slot.
1 Star bad instructions
I think in the interest of having IKEA-style no-words instructions, they have undermined their product. Here’s what I think happened when I tried to reset the code: I put the combo at the preset 0000, then inserted & turned the special reset tool, then put in my new code, then turned the tool back. Then I tried to use the lock, and it didn’t work. Then I noticed that though I had thought I’d turned the tool “60 degrees” as the instructions say, I had maybe not turned it quite enough. So I put the tool in again and turned it just a hair more, and it clicked – at which point I believe the combo was reset to whatever number was in the combo window at that point – not the number I’d put in, nor the factory preset. Since I had been trying to make it work, I have no idea what numbers had ended up on the thing at that point. So now there’s no way to make it work, and no way to reset it.
All because, in the interest of “simplicity” they chose not to put in the instructions the words “Turn back 60 degrees until it clicks.”
So now I have a useless product that I need to return. Nice work, Kensington!
1 Star Poor quality
I too purchased the lock and had trouble scrambling the numbers. I finally was able to scramble 3 of the 4. Cheaply made, looks rather easy to break, action is very rough and stiff.
5 Stars laptop lock
Just what I was looking for to secure my new Mini. Didn’t want the item in red. Size is perfect. Secure, small and lightweight
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