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35 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good value fire protection, December 9, 2005
Sentry Insulated Chest
In my opinion, every household should have some method of protecting things like birth certificates, deeds, wills, stocks, bonds, and other valuables.
Pros:
- Inexpensive box helps keeps your valuables relatively "safe" from fire, kids, and nosey adults.
- Attractive; has nice handle; no sharp edges.
- Excellent value for the money.
Cons:
- Flat key model (SEN1100) has a rather cheap-looking lock mechanism.
- It weighs nearly 20 pounds, but that's because the walls are 1" thick and fire-resistant material isn't light.
- Calling this thing a "safe" is a stretch. A "chest" or "fire-resistant box" is more accurate.
Go to sentrysafe dot com to view all the Sentry offerings.
My advice is to consider the Sentry model 2100 rather than this model (SEN1100). The 2100 has a better (tubular key) lock, but only costs a few dollars more. (Staples dot com sells the 2100.) Sentry rates these boxes as follows:
1100 - UL classified - 30 minute fire protection
2100 - ETL verified for 30 minute fire protection of CDs and DVDs up to 1550 degrees F
No small fire-box is particularly theft resistant. Even if bolted down, a lid could be quickly forced opened with a pry-bar or large screw driver. In addition, although the 2100's fire rating is higher than the 1100, many non-portable safes superior fire ratings. They are also larger and far more expensive. For better protection, you'd need to spend more money, but a Sentry chest is much better than doing nothing.
I use mine to store DVD backups of computer files. The Sentry chest is kept inside a large, fire-resistant safe. Hopefully, this double protection will do the job if there is ever a fire. DVD and other computer media would be destroyed at much lower temperatures than paper.
I'm a retired Federal employee and have no connection whatever to any manufacturer or retailer.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good value fire protection, December 9, 2005
Sentry Insulated Chest
Every household should have some method of protecting things like birth certificates, deeds, wills, stocks, bonds, and other valuables.
Pros:
- Inexpensive box helps keeps your valuables "safe" from fire, kids, and nosey adults.
- Attractive; has nice handle; no sharp edges.
- Excellent value for the money.
Cons:
- Flat key model (SEN1100) has a rather cheap-looking lock mechanism.
- It weighs nearly 20 pounds, but that's because the walls are 1" thick and fire-resistant material isn't light.
Go to sentrysafe dot com to view all the Sentry offerings.
My advice is to buy the Sentry model 2100 rather than this model (SEN1100). The 2100 has a better (tubular key) lock, but only costs a few dollars more. (Staples dot com sells the 2100.) Sentry rates these boxes as follows:
1100 - UL classified - 30 minute fire protection
2100 - ETL verified for 30 minute fire protection of CDs and DVDs up to 1550 degrees F
No small fire-box is particularly theft resistant. Even if bolted down, a lid could be forced opened with tools. In addition, although the 2100's fire rating is higher than the 1100, many non-portable safes offer better fire ratings. They are also larger and far more expensive. For better protection, you'd need to spend more money, but a Sentry chest is much better than doing nothing.
I use mine to store DVD backups of computer files. The Sentry chest is kept inside a large, fire-resistant safe. Hopefully, this double protection will do the job if there is ever a fire. DVD and other computer media will be destroyed at much lower temperatures than paper.
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17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not a secure product, June 15, 2005
I purchased this as a safe to lock things in, very inexpensive to say the least.
Be aware, you get what you pay for. I think it's important to understand that this unit is designed to protect against FIRES... it is NOT a safe.
I found this out one day when I picked it up to open and put something in, accidently dropped it, and it just opened up easily... If you own one, hold the handle, then lift the unit up lengthwise, then tap it on the floor with a slight force angled a little on the smaller/top side of the unit, it will open easily everytime... this scares me... also, every unit uses the same key...
So if you need to protect against fires, this is probably a good device, for security, buy something better.
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