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Does anyone have experience with Lojack vs. gadgettrak to help recover a stolen laptop?
We bought a laptop for our son to use at college. I would like to protect it a bit more so we have a decent chance to recover it if it's stolen. Has anyone used Lojack or Gadgettrak before? Was your laptop stolen? Did you get it back? How long did it take? Any think you can tell me about these would be appreciated!
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Both are software trackers. Both require the computer to be hooked to the Internet to allow it to be tracker.
Pros: Most people who steal computers will take them home and go online or sell them and the new user will go online.
Cons
If the computer is not hooked to the Internet it can't be tracked.
If the hard drive is removed or reformatted, the software is useless.
If you password protect your computer and someone can't bypass it, they won't be able to get online.
- 1 decade ago
I'm guessing it won't be that easy to keep, as if they're smart they'll reformat it and it'll be useless. keep it with a magnetic key lock (Kessington is a brand) and make sure your son keeps his door locked at all times.
I believe lojack uses an internet connection to detect where it is after it's been marked "stolen" but those are hard to track especially if you're potential theif uses wireless (only tracks to where the modem / router is)
They may replace the whole thing for you, I'm not sure if that is a feature.
