First Alert 2072F Anti-Theft Safe with Digital Lock, 1.00 Cubic Foot, Gray
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of First Alert 2072F Anti-Theft Safe with Digital Lock, 1.00 Cubic Foot, Gray
Customer Review: Tremendous value
Summary: 5 Stars
What I like best about this safe is the flexibility of the locking system. In its most secure form it requires both entering a code on the keypad to release the lock and the use of a key to open the door. Used in this manner you have something I like to call two factor authentication. I base my two factor authentication scheme on something you know (the code) and something you have (the key). If someone watches over your shoulder and learns the code it will be useless w/o the key. If someone picks your pocket and gets the key it will be useless without the code. (if those two people ever hook up then you're in trouble)
But let's say you don't want to be bothered with the key or the additional security it provides. All you have to do is leave it in the lock. Now the safe works just like the ones in hotel rooms; you enter the code and turn the knob (which in this case looks just like a key) and you're in.
Aside from that, the thing is reasonably well constructed. You can bolt it down or just load it with heavy stuff. You also get a special key that will open the door without the code. It's for when the battery on the keypad dies. Best to put that special key someplace safe (but not in it). There's even a little light on the inside of the door that's almost useful!
For $75 it can't be beat.
Customer Review: Useless Redundancy
Summary: 2 Stars
I got this safe because of the feature of having both a keypad lock and a key. However, the keypad malfunctions all the time. Batteries (several types were tried) never last for more than a day. Essentially it is only a key safe with the override key. If the second lock was mechanical, simply a combination, it would be a good safe. As is the electronics are no good. Get a different safe or save some money and just get a safe that operates with one key since that is all this one does.Customer Review: What we wanted
Summary: 5 Stars
This safe is what we were looking for. It's the right size for us and has a shelf for a price I was willing to pay for an anti-theft safe. It is not a fire safe.
Arrived safely with no damage. Keys were where they should be and we had absolutely no trouble getting it open, installing the batteries for the keypad or setting a digital combination.
There is a master key that you can use to open the safe if you forget your key-code or if the keypad batteries die. So, it is very important that you put this master key in a place that is secure that you will remember. (Not in the safe! ha!)
It also comes with 2 'regular' keys, one of which is to be used in conjunction with the key-code to open the safe.
After setting the key-code the first time, thereafter to open the safe, you must enter the key-code, make sure the key-code is accepted (beep!) and use a 'regular' key to physically turn the bolts within a time limit.
There are 4 holes on the back (and I can't remember now, but I think there are ones on the bottom) to allow you to bolt it to a wall or the floor.
It is small enough that having it door-forward on the floor makes it tricky to get your head low enough to see what's inside. I plan to bolt it to a wall once I find a good spot in our house, mainly to get it off the ground so I can see into it.
There is a tiny light on the edge of the door that you can turn on when the door is open to shine into the safe. Might be useful in a totally dark room, but I haven't used it.
All-in-all, we've been happy with it. Have had it since 3/2007.
Manufacturer web site it http://www.honeywellsafes.com aka SISCOproducts.
Customer Review: best 75 dollar safe!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very safe safe. The interior light is nice. Bolt's down easily. Haven't had a problem with it yet.Customer Review: do not work at all
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this in octouber 2009 but install it just some days ago. When i wat changing my code the key did not come out. I called them and the only way would be send the unit to be changed. This would const more than a new one. So I will have to put this new unit on the trash and buy another one.
This brand never more
Andre Novak