Kensington ComboSaver Combination Notebook Lock K64517US

by Kensington

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 1.4 x 7.1 inches ; 8.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000QJ3I72
• Item model number: K64517US
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #81 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Cable Security Devices
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 9, 2006

Product Description

You've probably read that laptop computer theft is on the rise. Protect your equipment, and even more importantly, your data. Lock it and leave it safe. Protect your notebook and personal information from theft. Lock it with this easy-to-use, keyless, 4 wheel combination lock from Kensington, the leader in notebook security. And, best of all, Kensington provides for online registration that makes it easy for you to retrieve a lost combination. Fits into the Kensington security slot found in 99% of notebook computers. Kensington Lifetime Warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This lock works!!!, October 31, 2007

By 

Sudhir Rao (Gainesville, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington ComboSaver Combination Notebook Lock K64517US (Personal Computers)

I recently purchased this lock for my IBM thinkpad T61. My first impression of this lock was well above my expectation. The lock looks professional and sturdy. Of course what matters is not just how good you make a product but also how well you explain it to the customers. Kensington fails poorly in doing this second part. That's the only reason I gave 4/5.

I had a tough time understanding this piece for few minutes. But I could figure it out myself soon. To avoid this pain for others, here are the details.

Testing the lock at the onset:
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1) Set the lock to default code 0000. The T bar should go all the way in.
2) Insert just the front end of the bar inside the slot ( the back end of the bar will not go into the slot. Do not force in!!).
3) Rotate the lock 90 degrees (either way) when the front end of the bar is orthogonal to the slot.
4) Gently push the lock all the way in till the rubber grove touches your computer.
5) Keeping in this position, change the lock numbers.

The computer is now locked. There should not be any separation between the lock and the computer case. The lock is slightly loose and rotates to adjust to changes in laptop orientation etc. This 4th instruction is missing in the manual and people end up with a big gap between their computer and the case. Actually you can remove the lock easily if you do not perform step 4.

Setting the secret combination
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1) Bring the number lock to the old combination. In my case it was default 0000.
2) This is important. The subsystems of this lock move and rotate independently. So it important to hold the T-bar tight while making this change.
3) Rotate the groove using a coin in CLOCKWISE direction. The instruction manual says anticlockwise. It should be fairly easy to rotate this groove. If its not happening, then you are doing it wrong.
4) This is the most important. The instruction manual says that you rotate 90 degrees till red dot appears. This is really confusing. First of all the yellow line (along which the number is aligned) will not disappear and turn into red. As you rotate 90 degrees the red dot will ALIGN with the yellow line. The red portion appears in the small cut near the yellow line.
5) Select your new number and turn back the groove 90 degrees in opposite direction.

For the first time user, it is really difficult to understand this system if not explained properly. The manual provides 3 points or few pics to do this which totally confuses the user. I hope Kensington improves this quickly. Once you figure out how the lock works, its just amazing. I hope this review helps.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Finally Gave Up Trying to Get it to Work, February 1, 2008

By 

K. Nichols "xk8grrl" (Sausalito, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington ComboSaver Combination Notebook Lock K64517US (Personal Computers)

This is quite possibly the worst-designed item ever invented. I spent an hour and a half trying to get it to work. No luck. I was close to tears I was so frustrated. My husband took over with the same result. It is a useless piece of junk. I'm no stranger to computer locks, so it wasn't as if I wasn't clear on the concept. Even if we had been able to get it to function, the design necessitates that your hands twist into a really funky, retarded angle against the computer case, and the tumblers can be nearly impossible to turn.

Note that, before I ordered this lock I read the reviews, and full of hubris, I assumed that the other reviewers just weren't reading the instructions correctly, or that they didn't understand how laptop locks work. Boy was I wrong. Heed the reviews!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to turn the combination wheels, August 31, 2007

By 

ibldsw (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kensington ComboSaver Combination Notebook Lock K64517US (Personal Computers)

I bought this over keyed lock models from my positive experience with combination locks for bikes. I found aligning the combination wheels is not as easy as it should be. When it locked, the wheels are under spring-loaded, and that makes the turning the wheels a chore. To make it worse, the spring makes the wheels stick to each other, and as you turn a wheel adjacent wheels follow. I had to re-adjust each wheel multiple times to set the correct combination. Also when in locked position, the align notch is at the horizontal position. It should be on the top when locked for each viewing and unlock.
Overall, cute-looking but difficult to set the combination.