Yale YLC/200/DB1 Laptop Alarmed Value Safe, 130 db built
Yale YLC/200/DB1 Laptop Alarmed Value Safe, 130 db built in Alarm, Steel Construction, Steel Locking Bolts, Emergency Overide Key, Wall and Floor Fixings, Black, 24 Litre Capacity 20 x 43 x 35 cm
130dB Built-in Alarm
Alarm is triggered if tampered or after 3 incorrect code attempts.
Electronic Lock
100,000+ combinations, 3 to 8 digit code. User code can be numbers or letters e.g. a memorable name or word.
Locking Mechanism
Anti-bump Solenoid. Two steel locking bolts (16mm).
Mechanical Over-Ride
x2 radial keys.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Keypad | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Screen | LCD | LCD | Touch | ||
| Fire Rating | 1hr | ||||
| Sold Secure Rating | Silver | ||||
| Key Back-Up | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Motorised Lock | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Locking Bolts | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Wall/Floor Fixing | Wall & Floor | Wall & Floor | Wall & Floor | Floor | Wall & Floor |
| Master Code/2nd User Function | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Alarm | ✓ |
| Weight: | 7.5 kg |
| Dimensions: | 20 x 43 x 35 cm; 7.5 Kilograms |
| Model: | YLC/200/DB1 |
| Part: | YLC/200/DB1 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | Yes |
| Batteries Included: | Alkaline |
| Manufacture: | Yale |
| Dimensions: | 20 x 43 x 35 cm; 7.5 Kilograms |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Great safe but damaged in transit.. No way to contact amazon to sort something out as supposed to be as new.
Incredible beyond words
Bein honest cocker, I didn’t really know what I were letting meself in for. I placed order with a feeling of disbelief. How could somat so small un flat produce power? To me, the very idea of it were astoundin.
But! Even tho I were confident it were some kind of modern day scam to pry from me my ard earned four pounds and ninety five pence, the intrigue were too much to bare. So I ordered.
Now I feel a sense of elation that any man would be appy to feel but once in his life time.
For me tis yet more proof of existence an human usage of alien technology. I’m sure t’Pentagon will investigate and no doubt, cover up.
The sheer wizardry of these things, incredible beyond words.
Arthu
A good sized unit all way round. Easy enough instructions to understand.
I wanted a safe for my van so I can do paperwork on the go or at site, depending on where we are I occasionally have to leave the back van doors open/unlocked and I can relax more knowing my laptop and tablet are secure in this safe.
It does what it says on the tin. Fine product easy to install and set up.
This a great safe good value easy to set up and use
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All good, seems secure and alarm is a useful additional deterre
Good quality, easy to use, hard to break into – exactly as described.
I think of this as a secure place to keep passports, etc which means that I know where they are and that they are protected from fire, grandchildren, and other natural disasters. I have few illusions that it is totally impregnable.
It is small but will store quite a few things and it is reasonably heavy and robust – but you can get into anything given time. You are going to need to use the heavy duty screws to secure this to the floor as otherwise it is way too portable and being taken off the premises then anyone will have time enough to force their way in – the first thing they will probably do is to remove the lock mechanism with the alarm (the alarm will not really scare anyone off if they come with evil intent and no one is around but it will frighten the life out of young children who fiddle).
I am glad to have it though.
This is a decent home safe for things you want to keep secured away from prying eyes however its main drawback is that it is itself a tempting thing to steal.
The presence of a safe implies that the contents are worth taking for a thief and this safe is portable enough that it could be stolen itself to be opened later (grinding through the sides perhaps as they dont seem to be super heavy duty).
This can be mitigated somewhat by affixing it to a wall or such and there are parts provided to do this though if your walls are plasterboard that wont stop a determined thief while you are out.
Other than its portability this is a decent cash box/laptop safe or a place to keep things that you dont want your kids getting hold of and messing with (important documents perhaps like birth certificates and such)
I’m very impressed by this Yale Safe. The first thing to say is the product is large so make sure you check the dimensions before purchasing. It has been designed specifically for the purpose of storing a laptop although of course can be used for whatever you desire.
The safe includes four screws and these can be installed at the back or bottom of the product (or as I have done a combination of both). Once screwed in this safe is going nowhere without a hell of a lot of effort.
You can input a code of up to 8 digits. Helpfully letters are included on the number combo so if you’d prefer to use a word to aid memory that’s possible. The visual instructions for setting the code aren’t the clearest but I worked it out after 10 mins.
The product requires batteries to operate (included). There are two override keys so ensure these are well hidden or stored in another property so as not to negate the purpose of the safe.
The safe is fitted with a 130db alarm – this will be triggered if an incorrect code is entered three times or if the safe is tampered with. To put the volume into context, an airplane taking off is 140db so this is a real deterrent for anybody who wants to access the safe who shouldn’t be.
Overall I’m impressed by this safe and feel that my goods stored inside are very secure.
Built by Yale, this is evidently a quality and – most importantly – guaranteed secure product that you can trust (the brand name relies on it!). That much is obvious from the build and weight of the safe. On its own however, the safe only offers so much protection, but with a few extra steps to bolt it down somewhere safe, it’s definitely a good security measure that will give extra security and peace of mind if you have any valuables you can’t afford to lose to an opportunist thief.
Unless you bolt this to a wall or a floor however, all you’re doing is telling any potential thieves that there are things here that are worth carrying off. It’s heavy but it’s not that heavy. The model is a decent size, as most valuable tend to be small, but if you have some larger documents or even a small laptop, they should fit in here with no difficulty.
It has an alarm fitted and there are instructions on how to set the digital code. You’ve probably seen similar devices fitted into hotel wardrobes and know how to work that, and this safe feels rather more solid than those. The password key is easy to set up as long as you are careful. Three mistakes and you’ll set off an alarm, which is a good deterrent for anyone tempted to try easy password key combinations. You also have backup keys that you can keep off-site, just in case something fails.
It’s obviously not totally secure, and an experience thief would have little problem breaking into one of these home safes, but securely fitted, it will definitely deter a casual opportuist thief, who isn’t going to waste time trying to break into this or risk setting off an alarm. Worth it for that much extra security over the loss of small irreplaceable valuables
We need to get something straight, my brother in law who works for the police has a saying, “All you can do is deter a thief long enough for us to appear”. For me, this is what this safe is all about. I notice others rating this product at 3 stars as they don’t consider it to be strong enough. I am happy to agree that this box will act more as a deterrent and less of a strong room type of safe. It is well made, strong and the locking mechanism is great. We had an accident with it whilst installing it. I picked up the box and the safe fell through the box onto the concrete. The concrete came off worse than this safe, which was not even dinted. We followed the instructions and secured it in the way the manufacturer suggested. We put our important papers in the box, as our valuables are elsewhere and not in the house. I am happy that it will withstand a crowbar. If you do open it, without disabling the alarm system, it gives off a very loud alarm.
Nothing is going to withstand a very determined thief. The best you can do is to slow them down and hopefully, the house alarm or the safe alarm will deter them. This safe is very strong and if secured properly, will protect your valuables as much as any home safe can. The keypad can be overridden by a key and I would suggest you hide the key in a very secure place.
Whilst this is not up to commercial standards, it is still very good and strong. As such I am happy to recommend it.
With this safe you can lock it with keys and a code.
Fox those nasty burglars.
The safe itself is large enough to hold cash and other valuables, wills etc.
The safe comes with a spare set on keys, instructions and fixing bolts. Everything you need to keep you safe. Safe! Gettit.
Its very duty steel so installing it might require two arms.
Never keep the spare keys in the safe, seriously.
I’ve never owned (or felt inclined to own) a safe before, but this one feels on a par with the kind of thing you might find in a hotel room. It’s fairly sturdy and can be attached to walls/floors, but in most modern houses the wall or floor won’t be substantial enough to offer any real resistance to a determined thief.
The alarm is seriously loud, particularly if you aren’t expecting it, but I’m sure could easily be circumvented by anybody that knows what they’re doing. Which leaves this safe as a deterrent for an opportunist that sees an open door, but if it can be easily delivered by Amazon then it can also easily be carried away by a thief to open at another site. If I wanted to get the most out of this safe I’d install it into a hole carved into a wall, or hide somewhere well out of sight.
I ordered this to put in our guest room so there was a safe place for guests to store valuables. The safe is superficially good for this, with four fixing holes on the base (two at the front and two about a fifth of the way from the back)and two on the back. Yale supply four expanding bolts, clearly assuming it will be installed in a stone floor or wall, but this sort of safe is more likely to be installed in a wardrobe so I think they ought to also supply some wood screws so it’s possible to wall mount and then screw down.
It’s easy enough to operate, but it’s really let down for my intended use by the fact the code-reset button is inside the battery compartment rather than visible as it is in other Yales safes I’ve installed. That means the guest will have trouble finding it to set their own code, and the battery compartment door will risk getting broken (it’s not very sturdy).
If your application does not involve changing the code, you’ll probably find this OK.
This is a really sturdy small personal safe. It will take a 15inch laptop and other electronics and high cost items that you might wish to store securely.
The safe comes with expanding bolts for fixing and can be fixed through the bottom or the back for floor or wall mounting.
The door is opened either by passcode or key.
Batteries are supplied as well.
The alarm should you get the code wrong is LOUD.
All good.
I use it mostly for passports and certificates that would be difficult and expensive to replace.
I also find the key the better option.
This is about the same size as one of those safes that you find in the wardrobe of hotel rooms. It needs a 8 digit pin to lock and unlock and comes with fairly simple to follow instructions on how to lock and unlock it. It will comfortably hold a couple of laptops and all your valuables and can be configured to sound an alarm if tampered with or its moved once primed.
It is quite heavy and I tried to fix it to the wall, but the wall bolts fittings pushed right through the wall when I tried so I will need to get some other ones.
All in all a discrete little safe that will keep your valuables tucked out the way. I’m sure it would deter all but the most determined thieves.
I work away a lot, and I don’t like leaving things alone where I live, mostly the laptop but also hard drives and a camera. It all fits in – the height isn’t much so getting the camera in as well as the laptop is a struggle, but it fits a laptop, some small jewellery, some cash, that sort of thing.
I think it has been well thought of for the user. Batteries included, keys included, locking bolts also. It’s ready to go out the box essentially, or at least it gives you all the tools you need to use it as you wish. The key lock is cleverly hidden behind the Yale logo, and my favourite feature about it – it’s height fits under a bed.
I prefer key locks generally over code locks, as whilst a key is a physical object to steal, and more likely one to be stolen – a code has less traceability. 4-digit codes are remarkably easy to guess if you know a person well enough, as psychologically people pick ones attached to things – birthdays, pre-existing pin numbers, area codes, easy keypad runs…and it’s harder to trace who knows your code over who’s physically stolen the key.
If you’re in and out of it a lot, the keypad will start to show code wear. It can get a bit jammy where you miss out a number if you don’t press hard enough. Not a problem, just a bit annoying.
Overall, a great safe, one of the best ones in terms of build and construction i’ve ever used – flimsy is not a word to attach to this. If you don’t have access via the code, there’s no way anyone is getting in.
This safe is very easy to set upi and use. The gauge of the metal isn’t as thick as other budget safes I’ve used, but it’s certainly strong enough to deter all but a thief armed with a grinder.
It comes with two emergency keys – which is great if you forget the code or the batteries die. Setting the code and using the safe is very simple, and will be familiar to anyone who’s ever used a hotel room safe.
Just watch the dimensions – although it says the interior is 420mm x 300mm – the door aperture will only really accommodate a laptop measuring around 350-360mm wide because of the rim around the door and the door itself.
There’s the obligatory bit of carpet inside to prevent scratching, and there are holes drilled to allow you to fasten it to something solid.
Not hugely keen on the somewhat cheesy plastic ‘vault’ style handle on the front, but it’s functional. The alarm feature is a nice bonus to have.
Overall – a very functional safe which does what it should, and is easy to use and secure.
A little more expensive than safes not having an alarm feature. Just decide whether that’s important to you.
This is a home safe, similar to the ones many will have seen in use in hotels the world over. It arrived promptly and very well packaged, and the overall impression is that this is a very well made, very well priced safe, which should suit the home user, keen to store anything up to the size of a laptop (our 15″ one went in with space to spare).
The main features are the simple locking mechanism, for which you choose your own code (apparently 100,000+ combinations of 3 to 8 digit codes) and you also have a mechanical over-ride with keys, just in case. There are two LED light indicators, green to open, red for error or low battery and you get a kit to allow the safe to be fixed to a wall or floor – while we haven’t done that yet, it looks simple enough to do for a competent DIY e
If you’ve ever been abroad and had a safe in the bottom of the wardrobe in your room, then you’ll be familiar with this type of safe. It is very well made, quite heavy and bolts to the wall through the inside. The electronic lock allows you to set a passcode (using numbers or letters) and there is a key lock for emergencies such as the batteries going flat while it is locked, how unique the key is I don’t know. You can set a passcode between 3 and 8 characters long which you enter to lock and unlock the safe. They include four heavy duty bolts for fixing it to your wall (though it needs support under it as well) and they also include the required batteries to get you going. The bonus here is that it also includes a 130db alarm which should put most wannabe thieves off! There is a pictorial guide sheet that tells you how to install and use it. The fact that it is made by Yale gives me confidence in it’s quality and reliability.
If you are going to have a safe then you want something that makes you feel secure and Yale is a brand synonymous with security. This is a laptop sized safe and is surprisingly roomy inside — it will fit an average sized laptop but also is a decent size for papers, documents and small valuables etc.
The safe is easy to set up and comes with batteries for the alarm, two override keys and security bolts to attach to the wall or floor. The safe itself has a decent weight to it.
When it comes to the actual alarm I must admit I expected it to be more ear-splitting but it is a fair volume and overridden by keycode or override key.
This laptop safe is just what I was looking for. Needed a safe for three laptops at a community centre.
The safe arrived well packed and not as heavy as I had expected. Included were good simple but really well written instructions, the alarm safe, batteries, keys and bolts to fix the safe secure.
Safe was fixed to a ( extensive) wooden shelf. Batteries added and alarm code chosen. All done within 30 minutes. Most impressed. The safe comfortably holds three laptops, cables and more.
The safe is robust and very secure.
Highly recommended.
This is a perfectly sized, well made and robust safe for use at home or office. Access is by selecting and entering a personal code which is easy to do, and it’d be perfect for storing personal possessions.
My only concern is the relative lightweight of the safe. It’s lighter than I thought which makes it easier to transport but also easier to steal should the worst happen. You can bolt it to tire ground but that’s not an option for everyone. The locking mechanism is easy to use and secure. Overall I would recommend this safe – it ticks all the boxes you need
I have a caravan on a static site, and when we go away during the year, I am always worried about leaving valuables as the door and windows are not terribly secure. I ordered this safe so that it could bolted to the floor of the caravan, inside one of the storage cupboards.
A good fixing kit is included, containing everything you need to anchor the safe very securely. The safe is quite heavy duty, and comes with 2 keys to open the safe in the event of battery failure, a touchpad to input your combination (up to 8 numbers), and features a really piercing 130 Decibel alarm that activates if it sense tampering, or after 3 incorrect code input attempts. Believe me, it is loud enough to deter any would be sneak thief. I daresay a determined thief would be able to unbolt the safe from the floor and break it open, but lets face it most of them are opportunists, and would be put off by the noise that would create.
Although I intend to use mine in a caravan, this is equally well suited to home use. The safe features two LED lights, a green light to indicate safe is open, and a red LED to indicate input error or low battery (it takes 4 AA’s which are included in the box).
I found my safe very easy to fit, and large enough to take a couple of laptops, phones, tablets, camera, car keys, wallets etc. Speaking of car keys, the safe also seems to shield the signal for keyless entry cars very effectively, so your vehicle is secure as well!!
Pricewise this safe is excellent value, and coming from Yale you know that it is going to be good quality, and as secure as possible. I am really pleased with it, and can highly recommend
If you’re after something to deter the average thief who wants to be in and out of your property as quickly as possible, then I reckon this should help.
So, looking much like your average hotel room safe only slightly larger, this unit weighs in at a little over 10Kg which with the added weight of a couple of laptops would make it around 12-13Kg in total. It’s finished in a sort of Hammerite black finish that looks reasonably robust (not that a scratch or two would interfere with how it functions) and hidden in the back of a cupboard behind some odds and ends, it shouldn’t stick out. Construction seems decent there is the handle to the left of the door, a Yale badge concealing the override keyhole next to it, then the electronic keypad with keys 0-9 plus an Enter and Lock key. Also included is a one page set of instructions, four AA batteries, two override keys, four security bolts and a felt base to line the bottom of the safe compartment to avoid scratching your valuables.
Setup is as simple as unlocking the safe with the supplied override key, inserting the batteries into the holder in the back of the door, pressing a red button which gives two beeps, then pressing your chosen eight digit password and finally pressing the Enter key. This is also the same sequence for resetting the combination in the future should you wish to do so. You’re all set now and can place items in the safe and then lock it with the handle. Opening the safe is then just a case of re-entering your 8 digit code after which you’re rewarded with some beeps and the door unlocks. When locked there’s a fair bit of play in the handle but twisting it quite firmly didn’t result in the door opening. Both the back and base of the safe have pre-drilled holes so that you can fix it to a wall or floor to further frustrate a casual thief.
Locked and secured to the floor in the back of a cupboard, this would probably do a good job of keeping your laptops and/or other valuables safe from a casual thief who doesn’t want to spend too much time in your home. I was able to fit tow 13″ MacBook Pros plus various documents into the safe with ease, and doing so would give me a degree of comfort while away from the house. Even without securing it to the floor the weight of the thing would deter some thieves from carrying it very far. The safe does feature an audible alarm, but it doesn’t say anywhere in the instructions how this is triggered.
Now it’s important to realise that this unit would probably not deter a determined thief who wants to see what’s inside it and to be fair that’s reflected in the price. The metal chassis looks like it’ll resist hammers and sharp objects, but an angle grinder would be a different story. Also whilst the door is quite a good fit with the hinge fitted internally to prevent the hinge spindle being hammered out, there is still enough of a gap to get a crowbar tip into. Also, I have seen videos of lock pickers defeating the barrel/radial lock in Yale safes in around 10-15 seconds, but hopefully you won’t encounter these sorts of people.
So, not the ultimate in valuables security but a useful deterrent nonetheless.
This is an excellent little safe for the money. It’s heavier than I had expected, too. The right number combination was easy to set up, even for me, I’m not the most technical of people. The alarm is good as well. All that’s needed now is for hubby to bolt it to the floor or wall. I don’t have a lot of previous things, this was more for important papers than for jewels and so on, but I’m glad I have it. I’m now questioning why I didn’t get a safe before.
the safe comes complete with instructions and batteries for the digital lock.
The digital lock is reasonably easy to set up once you have installed the batteries and have chosen a combination number (You can have up to eight numbers!)
Although the safe is pretty heavy at 10.2 Kg most of the weight is in the locking system and though the safe construction is pretty sturdy I suspect that a really determined attack with either hammer and cold chisel or power tools would gain entry pretty easily. Of course, this probably would never happen as the noise (Not to mention the alarm) would alert the owners or their neighbours.
However, as a home safe and assuming that you will not be keeping your life savings and the Crown jewels in it, this is an ideal little safe for your house at a price that won’t beat the bank!
Oh and yes both mine and my wifes laptops fit inside it!