no security slot. arrgh!

zendog · Apr 8, 2008, 04:27 PM

no security slot is standing between me and an mba. is there a solution short of a bicycle lock? will they rectify this next version? I always cable lock my pro in a coffee shop. As Kissinger said, even paranoids have real thieves
waiting to snatch their laptops.

n0de · 03:29 PM

You could try something like this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/51286 but you would have to attach it to the lid....

I have designed an attachment that would allow for a Kensington lock to be used on the side of the machine and have sent the specs to a milling company to price one out.

For anyone who would buy one, what do you think a fair retail price would be? It will obviously be matte finished aluminum. Basically a plate that attaches under the Air with the slot attachment sticking out of the side a little.

zendog · Apr 11, 2008, 02:37 PM

I'm kind of an aesthetic purist. I wouldn't want to attach something to the book.
And I think most mac users are too.

thanks for the thought

Apr 8, 2008, 04:27 PM	#1
zendog macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008	no security slot. arrgh! no security slot is standing between me and an mba. is there a solution short of a bicycle lock? will they rectify this next version? I always cable lock my pro in a coffee shop. As Kissinger said, even paranoids have real thieves waiting to snatch their laptops.
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Apr 10, 2008, 10:53 AM	#2
n0de macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2005	You could try something like this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/51286 but you would have to attach it to the lid.... I have designed an attachment that would allow for a Kensington lock to be used on the side of the machine and have sent the specs to a milling company to price one out. For anyone who would buy one, what do you think a fair retail price would be? It will obviously be matte finished aluminum. Basically a plate that attaches under the Air with the slot attachment sticking out of the side a little. Last edited by n0de; Apr 10, 2008 at 03:29 PM.
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Apr 11, 2008, 02:37 PM	#3
zendog Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008	security slot misssing I'm kind of an aesthetic purist. I wouldn't want to attach something to the book. And I think most mac users are too. thanks for the thought
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