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Now, before we get started, let me say that ALL of the opinions expressed throughout the AccuLock site are just that OPINIONS! Don't have your lawyers call me, send me letters, or in general try to influence what I say here. THIS IS MY OPINION AND NOTHING ELSE! I have provided links to the manufacturers websites on the left panel. Just click on the name, and you are on their site. The manufacturers have really done some cool stuff with their sites. so Check them out... I wonder if any of them have a link to my site from theirs... NO WAY! :) Just click that little "Read more..." below and you'll be taken to the rest of the page with the lists... How I arrive at my ratings.I am a Master Locksmith, Licensed in the State of Texas, and operating out of the DFW metroplex. Texas License # B13269 I am also a State of Texas Certified Recurrent Training Instructor for locksmith license requirements. I am a licensed Commercial Pilot in Airplanes AND helicopters, with a Flight Instructor Rating in both categories, with over 6000 logged hours of experience. I am a Certified SCUBA diver with over 250 logged dives. I hold certifications, or ratings from many different manufacturers, allowing me to install and service their electronic access control systems. I have personally installed literally TENS OF THOUSANDS of hotel locks in the past 15 years, and over 2000 common access door control systems, because of my locksmith background I look at these locks in a different way than most consumers. Therefore I have no axe to grind with any manufacturer, nor am I financially compensated by any manufacturer, and I try to give an objective rating of each lock.
With all that said, I base my criteria on several factors. First being construction and integrity of the lock, ease of installation / service on the lock, Software and its ease of use, and finally, support after the sale. SO... without further ramblings, I provide you the following list in order Miwa - AL5H Dual technology lock
No doubt, you may not be aware of some of these locks, and I am not including ALL I have tested. For example, The Yaletronics line is not listed because it is not offered anymore. nor is the Schlage Intellis system. Your brand may not be listed either, as I probably have not had any experience with your model, so I cannot make a legitimate conclusion if I don't know the product.
If you are a lock manufacturer, and would like to give me the opportunity to rate your lock, then please send me a mounted sample and an encoding unit so I can test your lock properly. |
