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Easy to set-up. Bought this for my daughter's laptop at college. It works well and she loves it.
The only solution Targus gives is to "try every possible combination." There are 10,000 possible combos. Both of us have now had to saw this lock off our computers because it has suddenly changed the combination and became locked on my computer, keeping me from taking it anywhere. This is an extremely terrible product, do not buy it. I am a college student and recently bought this lock for computer security. My sister, who is also in college, bought one as well.
I owned it for less than one month before the cable lock got stuck in my notebook computer; the lock is still stuck in there now.Just so there will be no confusion on the product. I purchased this product (from a different retailer) in June 2008. In the lower left corner is the model number PA410U. Here is some information from the original packaging: "NOTEBOOK SECURITY Defcon CL combo cable lock"."Targus". The combination that I set worked fine a few times and then suddenly stopped being recognized by the lock. I was able to use the lock less than ten times before it failed.
This product should be taken off the market. In the process damaging my computer. This lock is the worst lock ever made, the lock resets itself so you cannot unlock it. To remove the lock you have to cut the wire (super easy) and saw the lock off.
Unfortunately, I am out $10 for the hacksaw and $30 for the lock. After stabilizing the tail of the DEFCON CL in a vise, saw through the head.
After sawing all the way through, you will be able to take apart DEFCON CL and remove it from the notebook. Do not try to saw the teeth of the DEFCON CL, it is much easier to begin sawing at the gap next to the cable attachment ring.
I had the same problem - lock "magically" reset itself and the combination I had been using for 1 year no longer worked. Make sure that it has a high-speed metal cutting blade.
This should take an average of 10 minutes. Fortunately, I was able to cut it off in 3 minutes with a hacksaw.
Here are the instructions for cutting the lock off that Targus doesn't post on the website, but will email to you:Obtain a hacksaw from a hardware store or similar location.
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