Kensington 64050 ComboSaver Notebook Lock and Security Cable (PC/Mac)
by Kensington
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Kensington 64050 ComboSaver Notebook Lock and Security Cable (PC/Mac)
Customer Review: Painful to use
Summary: 1 Stars
* Took me 10 mins to figure out how it works. Not a very good design.* It is easy to lock it so that the combination indicator/arrow points downwards - which means you cannot see the combination to set to so that you can unlock it. If you land up in this situation, the only way is to lift the laptop along with the lock and set the combination to unlock the lock - while you are lifting the laptop.
I know - my second observation is hard to understand unless you actually experience it.
Dump this Kensington lock. Instead, go with the Targus DEFCON CL Cable Combination Lock.
Customer Review: How to remove a stuck 64050 lock
Summary: 1 Stars
My son's 64050 lock also jammed the second time he used it. It was surprisingly easy to remove. I used a pair of scissors to remove the rubber washer between the lock and the computer. Then I could bend the lock away from the computer enough to reach in with a pair of thin wire cutters (from Sears) and snip off the two pins that stick into the slot on the computer. The pins were very soft and easy to cut. With the pins cut the lock rotated 90 degrees and popped off. Total time about 2 minutes. Do not waste your money on this lock.Customer Review: Bad lock
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this lock for my laptop at school. After locking it to my desk, it would not unlock. I couldn't figure out the new combination so I contacted Kensington, who said that they would reimburse me for a locksmith. I ended up opening the part of the lock that stores the cable with a pair of scissors. Once that part was opened I was able to easily remove the cable and unattach the laptop from my desk. If I could do this, any idiot with a pair of scissors and five minutes would have been able to as well.Customer Review: Poor design
Summary: 1 Stars
Very difficult to lock and unlock--I have to hold my MacBook Pro on edge to get a grip on the lock while I spin the wheels. Also the mechanism used to set new combinations is a lever that flips very easily. In locking or unlocking the lock, it is all too easy to inadvertently set a new combination.
I have no gripes with the security the device provides, but it is basically unusable. Very frustrating.
Customer Review: DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT
Summary: 1 Stars
As has been mentioned in several of the reviews for this product, the lock has a tendency to "forget" the combination you have set. On THREE occasions, I had to start at 000 and try each combination one by one until I reached the new "mystery" combination that the lock had set by itself.
If the manufacturer has already admitted this defect, Amazon should not carry this product.