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| Brand: Targus
Category: CE
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $7.00
You Save: $42.99 (86%)
New (49) Used (2) from $7.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7 x 10.8 x 1.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: PA400U
Model: PA400U
UPC: 092636988074
EAN: 0092636988074
ASIN: B00000J3UJ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Open box with original packaging and user manual.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Lock jammed, so I had to break it off June 2, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just finished breaking this lock off my laptop because it somehow jammed. My laptop was securely locked in my hotel room, keeping even a person with the combination from removing it. After a couple of quick blows with a ratchet handle, the lock itself broke apart. Once I took the end off the lock, it popped right off the laptop. See my photos above of the smashed lock.
When I bought this, I joked to my buddy that it would now take a thief 30 seconds longer to steal my laptop. If only I had realized how right I was. The only reason I spent half an hour trying to remove it was because I was trying to save the lock. I'll call the manufacturer to ask for a refund tomorrow. If they don't give me one, I'll take it back to Staples, where I bought this just six weeks ago.
 Has anyone tried to simply break it off ?? May 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought a SIMILAR lock about 2 years ago. (It MAY have been this exact lock... it had 4 digit combo... and the name is very familiar... i just cannot say for sure) I was curious about whether a thief attempting to break it would succeed and also damage the slot. I gave it a quick twisting/bending motion with, i would say, less than 75% of my strength. I broke right off without damaging the slot !! It took 1 second. I M fairly strong... but c'mon! I am desperate for a real security solution but now have no confidence in this type of lock... unless someone can enlighten me as to how strong this item really is. Furthermore, most people (except the ones who actually cut the lock or the cable) here merely speculate that it's strong. I was in a hardware store looking at a (much thicker) 3/16th" galvanized twisted steel security cable. The workers there seemed to disagree on how EZ it would be to cut the cable with a simple pliers-like tool. The opinions ranged from "very easy" to fairly difficult. Not one thought very difficult.
Missing Features that are present in cheaper locks April 4, 2008
I'm using the cable for about a month now and haven't encountered (yet?) the dreaded "sudden change of lock combination" so many people here encountered. Yet, I am missing a feature that I had in a cheap clone lock looking almost similar to the Targus Defcon CL. See the black bulk that closes the cable loop ? On the clone it was actually a metalic disk with a hole (similar to the one you find in the laptop). This allows you to lock the cable to itself when going away with the laptop. You might think noone would steal a lock cable because they don't know the combination and would be useless, but it happens (especially because they get a better chance to steal your laptop later on). This forces you every time you need to walk away with your own laptop to have to carry the cable lock with you.
Heed the warnings! March 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I set the new combination. It worked fine twice. The third time it got stuck in my ibook. I had to cut it off. Do not buy this lock.
Do Not Buy! March 14, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Heed the warnings from the reviewers that indicated "mysterious combination changes", especially if you own an Apple laptop! I bought this for my son to use in college and after one week of use he called to tell me that the combination no longer worked!!!!
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