Targus PA400U DEFCON 1 Ultra Notebook Computer Security System

Targus PA400U DEFCON 1 Ultra Notebook Computer Security System
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Targus PA400U DEFCON 1 Ultra Notebook Computer Security System
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Manufacturer: Targus
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: PA400U
Product features:
  • Easily Attaches to Your Carrying Case, Luggage, or Any Notebook with a Security Lock Slot
  • Retractable Steel Cable Retracts Into Plastic Housing At The Press of a Button
  • Re-Settable 4-Digit Combination Lock - Up to One of 10,000 Unique Combinations Available
  • Led Indicates Alarm Status
  • Alarm Is Activated When Cable Is Severed or When Motion Sensor Is Armed and Triggered
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Digital camera reviews of Targus PA400U DEFCON 1 Ultra Notebook Computer Security System

Digital camera Review: Good product, but...
Summary: 3 Stars

Let me start by saying what I like about this device: it is relatively light, and works flawlessly both as security against and as a deterrent to anyone trying to walk off with your notebook. With this device, I feel safe leaving my $3000+ Sony Vaio sitting in the library for an hour while I go grab lunch. It takes 20 seconds to lock, and 20 seconds to unlock, and has been compatible with every notebook I've tried it on.

That said, the device is not without its problems. Firstly, the device is HYPER-sensitive to motion. If one puts the device into motion-detection mode, it is very difficult to disarm (i.e. to rotate the combination dial) without setting off the alarm. What's worse yet is the 110db warning beep it lets out every time it detects even the slightest bit of motion, meaning that even if you are skilled enough not to set off the full alarm, you are going to have a rather embarassing time disarming it should be in any sort of quiet setting. In short, it is virtually impossible to use the motion detector feature in anywhere you might want it, like a library, since your neighbors will not likely be receptive to a series of 110db warning beeps. Another problem with the device is that there are only 1000 possible combinations. While this sounds like a petty complaint, it is significant -- if you plan to leave your notebook unattended for an hour or two, it is not difficult for your local sticky-fingers to run through all possible combinations before you get back. Let us hope no one is this daring, however. My final complaint about the device is a minor one -- I don't need a 110db beep to let me know the device is on.

Basically, Targus could fix most of the problems by having two volume levels for various warning beeps; instead, though, we have to suffer through these things at the same ear-piercing volume as the alarm.

Summary of Targus PA400U DEFCON 1 Ultra Notebook Computer Security System

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