October 29, 2007
Laptop Safes and Car Safes
Laptop safes and car safes are fast becoming a necessity in the fight to protect against identity theft. Recent studies show that even though consumers are becoming more aware of how to protect themselves from online identity theft and fraud, offline theft is still the biggest source of data and personal information loss in America. Anywhere from 600,000 to 1.5 million laptops are stolen or lost each year in the United States, according to law-enforcement and private estimates. The FBI reports that 97% of these stolen laptops are never recovered. Car safes and laptop safes can offer invaluable security to help prevent the theft of this personal information. These safes are available in a range of sizes to suit your needs and most are constructed of heavy gauge steel. Some can be bolted to floors and come with additional options of steel cable which can be attached to spare wheel brackets, seat brackets or if used in a room such as a dorm room, attached structural components. Utilizing these cable attachments can make it very easy to transfer the car safe from one vehicle to another, or from home to the office, without having to remove bolts. Electronic combination locks can eliminate the need to have to carry around additional keys. With identity theft growing at alarming rates, locking your laptop in a home safe or laptop safe is one of the best methods to protect your personal information.
October 29th, 2007 at 12:00 am
The gun safes I have seen also have protection against fire. For those of us who don’t have kids, we are more concerned about making sure our guns are safe from a fire. I once knew a guy that lost all his guns in a house fire and his insurance company gave him half of what his guns were really worth. Some of the guns were given to him by his grandpa and there just isn’t anything you can do about replacing something like that.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:34 am
If the guns hold sentimental value, the best bet is to make sure that you buy a gun safe has at least a one hour fire rating. The fire rated safes are fire resistant, not fire proof so the higher the fire rating, the better chance you have of saving your guns. As far as your friend only getting half of the value of his guns, the amount that the guns can be insured for depends upon the U.L. fire rating as well. The higher the U.L. fire rating, the more you can insure your guns and valuables. AMSEC and Mutual are both two very good gun safe manufacturers.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
You should check out the Mutual MS-6030. Its a great value in a gun safe. It offers the best of both worlds. Outstanding burglary protection and a 1 hour fire rating!