Review on 🔒 Ultimate Notebook Security: Kensington 64050 ComboSaver Lock and Cable for PC/Mac by Elton Luo

Well, first of all I don't understand how this lock gets 2.8 stars out of 5 on Revain (on the day of writing this review, February 9, 2016), when 71% of reviewers gave it 1 or 2 stars and only 29% of reviewers gave it 3 stars or more. If you look at the three stars out of five in Revain's summary, you might think it's a decent product, when in fact over two-thirds of buyers think it sucks (myself included). one of those indestructible molded plastic hanging gizmos that will cut your hand if you try to open it, with or without scissors. Then the instructions don't really explain how the mechanism should work. Then it's very easy to attach the lock to the laptop so that the numbers are reversed, making them difficult to read when it's time to take them off. There's also a rubber washer on the locking mechanism that's guaranteed to disengage and disappear within five minutes, and I have no idea if that affects functionality or if the Kensington designers put it there just for fun. Then, even when you attach the lock, it feels incredibly loose and flimsy. Then, as others have pointed out, there is a significant risk that the lock will forget its combination, which means I leave it on default, which is obviously not good security practice. (It's like using "password" as a password. ) I bought a Kensington lock thinking it was decent quality. I could go to a popular auction site and buy a similar combination lock with FOUR combinations instead of three for about a quarter of the price (shipping included) I paid Revain for the Kensington block. Cheap lock, probably junk. but so is Kensington Castle. So why pay four times as much? This is just a tiny example of what seems to be a huge problem in the US: companies selling mediocre designs, poor instructions, indifferent quality control and no support, and then wondering why their market share is dwindling. Will I EVER pay more for a Kensington product? I doubt it. It is not so, that this lock is so bad. The fact is, there's nothing quite like a once-respected brand that would justify overpaying for it. I paid Revain for the Kensington block. Cheap lock, probably junk. but so is Kensington Castle. So why pay four times as much? This is just a tiny example of what seems to be a huge problem in the US: companies selling mediocre designs, poor instructions, indifferent quality control and no support, and then wondering why their market share is dwindling. Will I EVER pay more for a Kensington product? I doubt it. It's not that this lock is that bad. The fact is, there's nothing quite like a once-respected brand that would justify overpaying for it. I paid Revain for the Kensington block. Cheap lock, probably junk. but so is Kensington Castle. So why pay four times as much? This is just a tiny example of what seems to be a huge problem in the US: companies selling mediocre designs, poor instructions, indifferent quality control and no support, and then wondering why their market share is dwindling. Will I EVER pay more for a Kensington product? I doubt it. It's not that this lock is that bad. The fact is, there's nothing quite like a once-respected brand that would justify overpaying for it. What seems like a huge problem in the US: companies selling mediocre designs, poor instructions, indifferent quality control and no support, and then wonder why their market share is shrinking. Will I EVER pay more for a Kensington product? I doubt it. It's not that this lock is that bad. The fact is, there's nothing quite like a once-respected brand that would justify overpaying for it. What seems like a huge problem in the US: companies sell mediocre designs, poor instructions, indifferent quality control and no support, and then wonder why their market share is dwindling. Will I EVER pay more for a Kensington product? I doubt it. It's not that this lock is that bad. The fact is, there's nothing quite like a once-respected brand that would justify overpaying for it.