Lojack For Laptops Standard - 3 Year

by Absolute Software

Product Features

• Tracks and recovers lost or stolen computers
• Backed by the Absolute Theft Recovery Team
• Recovers 3 out of 4 stolen computers
• Built in to the firmware (BIOS) of most laptops
• Works on desktop computers too

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001B5HCRW
• Item model number: LJS-RE-P5-WIN-36
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 16, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,299 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #21 in Software > Networking > Security

Product Description

Fact - Over 600000 laptops are stolen every year*; many are taken during a vehicle or home break-in lifted while unattended in coffee shops and stolen from school dorm rooms. Losing your puter and the files stored on it is frustrating and costlyWhat is Computrace LoJack for Laptops Standard?Computrace LoJack for Laptops Standard is a subscription-based puter theft recovery service. When a puter that is protected by the service is lost or stolen a stealthy agent hidden in the puter transmitsrmation to the Absolute Software Theft Recovery Team. Usingrmation sent from your puter the Theft Recovery Team investigates the theft tracks the puter and then sends local police to recover your puter and prosecute thieves.The Computrace Software Agent is undetectable nearly impossible to remove and powerful. No other puter security product teams cutting edge technology with a physical investigative team.How Computrace LoJack for Laptops Standard Works!Activate - Install Computrace LoJack for Laptops Standard on your puter and register on our website.Monitor - Computrace LoJack for Laptops Standard once activated works behind the scenes to silently and securely contact our Monitoring Center.Recover - If your puter is stolen our Recovery Team tracks its location and engages local law enforcement to recover and return your puter to you.Rest assured with our recovery teamThere are many products that can assist in providing a rough location for stolen puters. But what good is knowing that your stolen puter is somewhere near the corner of this street and that avenue without the ability to physically recover the puter and arrest thieves. Only Absolute Software s Computrace LoJack for Laptops is backed by a professional Theft Recovery Team.Staffed by former police officers and seasoned security professionals our Theft Recovery Team is a licensed private investigation agency. Usingrmation collected by Computrace LoJack for Laptops the team pletes a prehensive invest

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We got our laptop back, January 3, 2009

By 

Bill Staley (Santa Monica, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lojack For Laptops Standard - 3 Year (CD-ROM)

When the laptop was stolen (it was in a backpack in an unlocked car) we contacted Lojack. (Keeping the box is helpful to remind yourself that you have Lojack on the laptop, but all the info is on the website.) They told us to file a police report and to give them the report number. We did. We could contact Lojack for status reports. They put us in touch with the LAPD detective, who called us when he got a search warrant and then called to say he had the laptop. It took four weeks. We only got back the laptop, not the backpack with the peripherals and other stuff, but we were very happy to get the laptop back. I recommend Lojack for Laptops.

After you install it, you can go to the Lojack website to see whether Lojack for Laptops is operational on your laptop(s).

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does not work with "off-brand" laptops., December 9, 2010

By 

Charles Pint "Chuck" (Evanston, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lojack For Laptops Standard - 3 Year (CD-ROM)

I purchased this software to protect a very expensive laptop (over $3000). Months later I'm still fighting with Absolute Software about this. It seems that unless you buy a "name" brand, it will not run. This laptop is based on a Clevo motherboard. You may not recognize it, but they are the largest laptop motherboard manufacturer for custom laptops. In any case, LoJack will not work with Clevo's laptop motherboards. Nowhere on the package or Absolute Software's website does it say that it only works with certain motherboards. It does say on the website that only certain motherboards have their persistence driver in the BIOS, but goes on to say that the software will work on computers that do not have the BIOS persistence. It other words, they do not acknowledge anywhere that their software will not work on all machines. BTW, their tech support is very slow. I've had to wait a week between every time I respond to them with a new email for a response. That's even when I'm responding to their questions.

Bottom line: Unless your machine is listed on their website, don't buy this software.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lojack for Laptops, August 2, 2010

By 

blueagle1972 - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Lojack For Laptops Standard - 3 Year (CD-ROM)

Excellent product. My daughter had this software on her laptop when it was stolen. The quick response from Lojack lead to the recovery of her laptop in a very timely manner. Recovery would not have been possible without Lojack being installed on her computer. Outstanding Service was provided by the company. This is why I purchased the program for my laptop - Better Safe Than Sorry!