Apple Begins Selling Kensington's Mac Studio Locking Kit

[coolfactor]

My take is that, because the hole is on the bottom, the adapter brings the cord out the back. What I can't understand is why Apple put the slot on the bottom and not the back. Probably a space thing.

They added it so that they can say "We added a Kensington slot!". They know it will be rarely used, so they put it into an inconspicuous spot. *Shakes head*

 

[obviouslogic]

"Locks are for honest people".

Physical security is all about deterrence, time, and inconvenience.


Detering crimes of opportunity. "hey, look at that snazzy new Mac Studio, I think I will take that". Not everyone carries wire cutters around.

Keeping something secure with sufficient time for someone responsible to respond. Along the lines of a safe or a home alarm system. IE, I have a safe in my basement. It would take someone probably about 4 hours to break into it without the help of the best safe cracking tools like a torch or a plasma cutter. Plus, after you got in my house, the alarm would be going off and the local cops are on the way. Hey, if what's in MY safe is worth that much effort, I got bad news for you. It's insured and your efforts were best spent elsewhere.

Inconvenience. Making it a pain in the but to swipe something. Keeping it locked (like with something like this) and being able to use Apple's "find my" tools to remote wipe or lock the device if stolen makes it less likely to be stolen.


The final unmentioned leg of all of this is GOOD INSURANCE. I try and tell people this, and a lot of time they don't listen. Anything of value can be stolen. Even if the thief is caught and prosecuted your chances of getting restitution is literally zero MINUS zero. You're not getting restitution. I deal with the back end of this as part of my career and I'm letting you all know you should never expect to get restitution in a theft case against a natural person.

So if you have good insurance, either through your homeowner's /renter's insurance, your credit card, or other insurance all you're ever out is your deductible. An amount you can budget for and control. Let the insurance company go after the restitution.

I can't emphasize this enough when it comes to theft cases. You should expect you will never be made "whole" by the legal system. This is what insurance is for.

Sorry for the long form post.

You should be sorry for being reasonable, logical and articulate in this forum.

 

[obviouslogic]

They added it so that they can say "We added a Kensington slot!". They know it will be rarely used, so they put it into an inconspicuous spot. *Shakes head*

First of all, Apple has a long history of adding these slots to their computers... because the people who can use and need something like this are happy that they have the option.

And then there's people like you. Who, for some reason, have an issue with an out of the way, inconspicuous slot they would never use on a system they probably would never own. *Shakes head*

 

[Gudi]

You can keep the Mac Studio, I'd only take the Pro Display XDR. The Stand alone is worth a grand.

 

[anakin44011]

Kensington and has some weird Photoshop-work with crazy misaligned perspectives there. I mean, look at it -.-

They probably just asked ChatGPT to do the work for them.😜

 

[KaliYoni]

I'm pleased that Apple has given back users the option to use a security cable with an integrated slot. When Apple removed the slot from a lot of its Mac models, anybody who wanted to prevent opportunistic thefts had to rely on kludgy workarounds...all in the name of Ive's obsession with thinness (and possibly Cook's obsession with costs).

 

[usagora]

This would only work on a desk bolted to the ground no? Otherwise you could just lift the desk leg and slide the cable down.... How many people actually have desks bolted to the ground? maybe in offices but def not for home use.

Some desks are extremely heavy and you can always just loop it through a cable hole in the desktop or other secure anchoring point (even if you have to install one).

 

[JSteele]

I feel like you could just lift the leg up on that desk and slide the chain out the bottom and walk away with it. Bonus you get a free lock with your new Mac Studio.

 

[Sun Baked]

Just in time for delivery by April Fool's Day, helps you destroy the feng shui of any modern office with a Mac Studio, locking it in place on your coworker's desk until they have a panic attack.

 

[usagora]

I feel like you could just lift the leg up on that desk and slide the chain out the bottom and walk away with it. Bonus you get a free lock with your new Mac Studio.

See my comment right above yours. It's really not rocket science, lol!

 

[Shelll]

just for office, thats all

 

[dwaltwhit]

Honest question to those that are critical of this: what would a sufficient lock be?

 

[subjonas]

Nice try but if anyone really wants a Mac Studio badly enough they will take the 2 seconds it would take cut through this to snatch one up.

These locking cables are really only a deterrent for people walking by. You can cut through them in seconds.

Yes, obviously there are many levels of theft deterrence and no deterrence is full proof. What’s your point?

 

[subjonas]

These fit nicely in a backpack. One handed use—

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Have you actually tried to cut through 4+mm cable with these with people around or cops on the way?

 

[saulinpa]

Nice. This adapter will make it easier to remove the lock without damaging the case after you steal it.

 

[bobmans]

Nice try but if anyone really wants a Mac Studio badly enough they will take the 2 seconds it would take cut through this to snatch one up.

Honestly, these locks are just for insurance that requires the device to be locked down. Nobody buys a kensington lock to not get their device stolen, they buy it so their insurance pays them back if it gets stolen.

 

[Robert.Walter]

Just slide it down the leg and lift the table.

Then take it home and figure out the lock combo.

Two for one heist!

 

[Enlightened Doggo]

Have you actually tried to cut through 4+mm cable with these with people around or cops on the way?

Way back in college someone cut the 1/4 inch steel chain I had on my bike in broad daylight in a wide open public space, and that was only worth $200 new. Cable locks like this can be instantly cut with a tools that will fit in a pants pocket.

 

[Enlightened Doggo]

Honest question to those that are critical of this: what would a sufficient lock be?

The same way you secure your other office equipment: Gated physical entry with a formal process for guests.

 

[Lampekap]

First of all, Apple has a long history of adding these slots to their computers... because the people who can use and need something like this are happy that they have the option.

And then there's people like you. Who, for some reason, have an issue with an out of the way, inconspicuous slot they would never use on a system they probably would never own. *Shakes head*

You dont get it, do you? The hole is on the bottom of the device. Every designer from every brand would have put this on the back of the device, so you can actually USE it WITHOUT an adapter.

 

[Crowbot]

They added it so that they can say "We added a Kensington slot!". They know it will be rarely used, so they put it into an inconspicuous spot. *Shakes head*

Apple may care what the back of their iMacs look like but I don't think they were worrying about what the back of a Mac Studio looks like.

 

[Crowbot]

You dont get it, do you? The hole is on the bottom of the device. Every designer from every brand would have put this on the back of the device, so you can actually USE it WITHOUT an adapter.

I can only think of two things. One, that there's just not any available space inside for the protrusion from the lock. Two, that they were somehow afraid that it would be mistaken for a Thunderbolt port. No idea if either are true.

 

[Crowbot]

A perfect example of Apple's form-over-function design team. Much like the charging port on the bottom of the Magic Mouse. What possesses Apple to make such strange decisions? Thankfully, these bizarro designs are rare.

It's a hole, Apple! If you don't want it to be as visible, put a retracting cover on the side for when it's not in use! It should be on the side of the Mac, not the bottom!

A bit off-topic but I've looked at the Magic Mouse and I don't see any place but the bottom to put the charging port. Maybe a MagSafe type adapter would have been better.

 

[subjonas]

Way back in college someone cut the 1/4 inch steel chain I had on my bike in broad daylight in a wide open public space, and that was only worth $200 new. Cable locks like this can be instantly cut with a tools that will fit in a pants pocket.

1. How do you know they used a tool that fit in a pants pocket to cut the chain? Again, I’m looking for first hand experience, not assumptions.
2. A bike on a sidewalk in public view is much more prone to theft than a computer in a private office or school. Thieves are free to patrol streets looking for bikes where there is no access restriction, it’s noisy, and no one takes notice of you or your equipment. In an office or school, none of that is true. You will be noticed much more easily for any out of ordinary behavior, or for holding or using a tool, or for simply for not belonging there. Therefore the requirement of any tool use (especially bigger tools) is a much bigger barrier than on the street.
3. There are also stories of thieves breaking into offices and stealing unsecured laptops but leaving those secured with Kensington locks.

These serve a worthwhile purpose. Not the purpose some here are unreasonably assuming is the only worthwhile purpose.

 

[IT Troll]

$65 for an adapter rather than just putting the slot in a sensible location to begin with. We needed a solution 10 months a go and so had to seek a third party solution.