News - Kensington launches the ClickSafe laptop lock

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Reckons ease of use will encourage users to give that often-overlooked lock slot another chance.

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[MrRobin]

No wonder noone uses them, £50 is a bit excessive! It's just a bit of steel cable!

£20 is more realistic.

[aeonf242]

No wonder noone uses them, £50 is a bit of a bloody piss-take! It's just a bit of steel cable!

It's hardly just a bit of steel cable...otherwise everyone would be down B&Q buying a length...the cost is normally associated with IP, research and marketing costs....
As ever, if you don't like the price buy a cheap fiddly one from ebay...

[chrestomanci]

I rarely take my laptop out of my home, but I think I prefer the old design.

With the new design, they want to you to fit an extra bit of metal to your laptop, so that there is something else to snag on your bag, and it makes it harder to use the lock on multiple devices.

One the extra nob is on the laptop, the lock clicks onto it without using the key. (it is not a deadlock). I think this is risky, as you may end up locking your laptop to an immovable object, and only afterwards find you have left the key at home.

Also the price is a complete rip-off. For example see this generic lock and cable, £2.59 @ scan:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Newli...Security-Cable

[norm]

lol, what's stopping you removing the slack from the cable and passing it over the legs of the table?

fail.

[TheAnimus]

It's hardly just a bit of steel cable...otherwise everyone would be down B&Q buying a length...the cost is normally associated with IP, research and marketing costs....
As ever, if you don't like the price buy a cheap fiddly one from ebay...

You work for them or something?

A pair of tinsnips would get through it, no need for bolt cutters, its hardly secure.

Why can I buy something much better for my bicycle for less?

[chrestomanci]

lol, what's stopping you removing the slack from the cable and passing it over the legs of the table?

The time it would take to do that. Same as it would take a few moments to cut the cable with wire cutters.

The point of these security devices, is not to prevent a professional thief who has time on his side, but instead to stop a distraction or quick grab theft, who might snatch your laptop from in front of you at an outdoor coffee shop or airport waiting lounge.