Targus PA496U DEFCON VPKL - Video Port Key Lock

by Targus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 0.4 x 2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009EFQH
• Item model number: PA496U
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 28, 2006

Product Description

Style Name: Video Port Key Lock Cable

Amazon.com Product Description

Deter would-be computer thieves by attaching Targus' DEFCON video-port key lock (VPKL). The affordable and universal DEFCON VPKL locks onto any desktop or notebook computer with a video port and requires no screws or any kind of special base plate. A video-bypass cable allows continued access to a monitor or projector, ensuring you're outfitted with both security and convenience. One of the toughest and strongest security locking devices available, the PA496U uses a patented, 6.5-foot stainless-steel cable coated in vinyl.

What's in the Box
Locking cable with integrated PC video connector, a set of 2 keys, a data sheet, and warranty information.

Product Description

Targus PA496U DEFCON¿ VPKL - Video Port Key Lock

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

97 of 109 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Changing Combos, March 15, 2006

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Madame Butterfly (IN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Targus PA410U DEFCON CL Notebook Computer Cable Lock (Personal Computers)

I am a student living in a dorm situation and so wanted some basic protection for my lap top computer. I purchased the defcon cl because it was inexpensive, widely availible, and easy to use. Unfortunately, it has one major drawback, occasionally it decides to change the number combinationss which unlock it. I went to the company website and they suggested trying the numbers immediately around the combination and if that failed trying all the number combinations possible (there are 10,000). Several hours, one blister, and 1787 combinations later, I got frustrated and used a jewelers saw to cut through the connection to my computer (this solution took only five minutes). I would not suggest this lock to anyone who lacks the patience to try trial and error experimentation until they reach the correct combination, nor anyone attending a school with a metalsmithing program.

41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Combination mysteriously changed, April 30, 2006

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Sheetal Patel (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Targus PA410U DEFCON CL Notebook Computer Cable Lock (Personal Computers)

I had been using the lock for my laptop for the past 4 months without any trouble. All of a sudden, today, as I went to pick up the lock, which had been left untouched in the open position overnight with my combination in it, it decided to change combinations by itself. So it was in the locked position but the combination is still the one I had set. I tried so many combinations 'around' mine but obviously there are so many different possibilites. The fact that I even have to try to think of what combination my lock decided to change itself to today makes this a lock I can't rely on!

58 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lock changes combination by itself - Do not buy, September 2, 2006

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LGI (Dubai, UAE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Targus PA410U DEFCON CL Notebook Computer Cable Lock (Personal Computers)

I have been using this lock for a few months without changing the combination. Suddenly I could no longer open it as it appears that the lock has changed its combination by itself.

I called engineering in the hotel I was staying in to help me. It took them less than a minute to cut the cable with ordinary pliers.

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