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I have been using it for 3 years and today I entered my combination and found that it would not unlock. Then it finally unlocked and I will never buy another Targus product again. Like most other reviewers here, my Defcon CL reset itself. Luckily, the internet revealed many reviews that confirmed that I wasn't crazy, the lock actually resets itself.I discovered the new random combination using a slice of an aluminum can (search google).
this is an expensive bad product- i would suggest buying a combo lock which you can reset yourself with a key. that way you don't have to take a hacksaw to it when you forget the combo, or the lock forgets it's own combo or whatever.oh yeah and I cut through the cable like butter with bolt cutters (like it did to me) the older ones with the black plastic are apparently easy to pick. they jiggle the wrong way and reset- which especially sucks if it happens while it is attached to your laptop. I have seen two of them mysteriously reset their own combo somehow. boss bought several of these. i think it just comes down to cheap construction. the new ones with the red plastic casing seem impossible to pick.
It's not the best lock I've ever seen, but it does the job. I work at a school and want to make sure my laptop doesn't "grow legs". My laptop is always here when I come back to my desk.
I don't see why I would ever buy another Targus product ever again. Targus really got away with duping the consumers when it comes to this lock. I switched to this lock from a lock which required that I carry around a key, and now I am really regretting that decision.Within a few weeks of using this lock, it appears that I am experiencing the same issue that so many other people have reported experiencing. The lock suddenly will not open despite the correct combination being selected.I have to agree with another reviewer in that this product lives up to the word "defective" in every respect. If they had the proper business sense, they would issue a recall or at least replace the ones that are defective -- such as the one I am in possession of now.
Short of trying all 10000 possible combinations, she's stuck - we're cutting it off with a bolt cutter and then I'll work on getting rid of the combination dingleberry when she gets it home. My daughter got one for her notebook, which she took to college; within a week, the lock decided to change the combo on it's own. There may be good combination locks for notebooks, but this Targus one isn't it. Save your money. This lock is completely worthless. My son purchased a lock which used a key several years ago - and had no problems.
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