Come on, at the base price this computer should have included the lock receptacle in the first place 
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Apple Launches $49 Mac Pro Security Lock Adapter in Online Store
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My retina MacBook Pro doesn't. It seems Apple has dropped the Kensington port from recent designs.
It may only be a deterrent, but that is enough to put off casual theft.
while I generally agree with the direction Apple has taken. The form over function echo chamber is getting kind of ludicrous.
I can easily imagine a design reconciliation meeting where they decided not to include a lock slot for some idiotic reason. such as it making the rear port arrangement too asymmetric or requiring a redesign of certain internals to accommodate.
That and the moronic location of the power button on the rear, beneath the cables are my only beefs with my Mac pro.
I can easily imagine a design reconciliation meeting where they decided not to include a lock slot for some idiotic reason. such as it making the rear port arrangement too asymmetric or requiring a redesign of certain internals to accommodate.
That and the moronic location of the power button on the rear, beneath the cables are my only beefs with my Mac pro.
They are also a mechanism for convincing your insurance company that you were not negligent.
Where I work, the insurance will only pay out for a new mac if a thief cuts through / rips out a security cable to steal it.
What exactly are you buying for $49?
The photo is hugely misleading. This is only a bracket, right? It says it's designed so that "With a third-party lock attached, prevents Mac Pro from being opened, protecting internal components", and "Compatible with most standard Kensington or similar lock products".
So the bracket in and of itself does nothing to secure the Mac Pro. I'm amazed that Apple would design the Mac Pro case without a built-in Kensington slot.
The photo is hugely misleading. This is only a bracket, right? It says it's designed so that "With a third-party lock attached, prevents Mac Pro from being opened, protecting internal components", and "Compatible with most standard Kensington or similar lock products".
So the bracket in and of itself does nothing to secure the Mac Pro. I'm amazed that Apple would design the Mac Pro case without a built-in Kensington slot.
Why are folk mumping about this? Sure, it won't prevent theft, but it'll make it a lot more difficult, just like locking your front door.
Someone can't just nip into an office, unplug a Mac Pro then walk out again. They have to cut a cable (so need a tool). Then, they'll have a bit of a nightmare trying to get the bracket actually off the Mac Pro.
It's enough to prevent those looking for a 'quick steal', which is only a good thing. Those looking to secure it better can lock it in a ventilated cabinet.
It seals the case shut, and it locks it to a cable.
Someone can't just nip into an office, unplug a Mac Pro then walk out again. They have to cut a cable (so need a tool). Then, they'll have a bit of a nightmare trying to get the bracket actually off the Mac Pro.
It's enough to prevent those looking for a 'quick steal', which is only a good thing. Those looking to secure it better can lock it in a ventilated cabinet.
It seals the case shut, and it locks it to a cable.
It looks like you are right. It is ONLY the adapter that connects to the Mac Pro. You still have to buy a kensington lock (or something similar) in order for it to work. That will surely add another 40 or 50 bucks to the price tag. But honestly, for a machine that people can pay about 10 grand for with all the upgrades, it's still a small price to pay for a little added security.
Consider how expensive the Mac Pro is, and how much attention was paid to every other detail, I found it weird that it didn't ship with a lock slot.
All they needed to do was make the hole for the I/O panel go a bit further down, and put the lock slot on the inner case. Once a cable is fitted the outer case then wouldn't be able to lift off (it might go a few millimetres but it'd then be stopped by the cable.
That said I would have preferred some kind of latch, the rotating "feature" is pure gimmick and serves no function at all once you've connected a couple of peripherals and the power cable. A sliding latch that fully locked the case, and could be prevented from unlock by adding a security cable, would have been perfect.
The other thing that surprised me was the lack of cable management; some kind of curved bracket to tuck cables through would have gone a long way to making it easier to keep your Mac Pro cables tidy. I can understand why a Mac Mini doesn't have anything because it's flat, meanwhile the iMacs have that great integrated cable tidy through the stand that is just so simple and elegant.
I love the internals and overall design and features of the machine, but I would have thought Apple could have covered these two things.
All they needed to do was make the hole for the I/O panel go a bit further down, and put the lock slot on the inner case. Once a cable is fitted the outer case then wouldn't be able to lift off (it might go a few millimetres but it'd then be stopped by the cable.
That said I would have preferred some kind of latch, the rotating "feature" is pure gimmick and serves no function at all once you've connected a couple of peripherals and the power cable. A sliding latch that fully locked the case, and could be prevented from unlock by adding a security cable, would have been perfect.
The other thing that surprised me was the lack of cable management; some kind of curved bracket to tuck cables through would have gone a long way to making it easier to keep your Mac Pro cables tidy. I can understand why a Mac Mini doesn't have anything because it's flat, meanwhile the iMacs have that great integrated cable tidy through the stand that is just so simple and elegant.
I love the internals and overall design and features of the machine, but I would have thought Apple could have covered these two things.
Everybody is complaining Apple should have included the locks? This is a professional focused machine! We have 4 models and the locks would end up in a box in the closet! Not everybody needs them! We have ours in environmental climate control cases that are locked! ADT is a norm!
I have a feeling you haven't read the small print on your insurance policy. Your excess (or deductible) may be a lot more than $50.
No - everybody is complaining they should have included a slot for a "Kensington" lock so that people who did need locks could attach them. Suitably placed, it could probably have prevented the cover from being removed too. Now they're charging $50 for a bracket that still doesn't include a lock.
True. Also, they are a line in the sand: if you have to break a lock or cut a cable to steal something, its hard for either you or the insurance company to claim that it was taken with the owner's permission.
Everybody is complaining Apple should have included the locks? This is a professional focused machine! We have 4 models and the locks would end up in a box in the closet! Not everybody needs them! We have ours in environmental climate control cases that are locked! ADT is a norm!
Think of it the other way, you have a small amount of metal filling what could have been a very useful hole. You've paid for something you don't really need and many people wish it wasn't there at all.
My mid-2011 Air doesn't have one either so the omission goes back a while - or have the Airs always been the exception?
Am I missing something? I thought it was common knowledge that those barrel type locks were piss-easy to pick with a pen casing? Did Kensington change the design? Because it doesn't look like it.
This one with rolled up cardboard is VERY fast.
More here.
What is pictured isn't the only style lock produced for these type of lock slots.
Kensington offers up combination locks now, but it looks like they have moved to disk-style tumbler locks for some of their cables now which should be better.
Airs have always been the exception, until now.
Previous Mac laptops had a slot that was very well designed, with a lever to block the battery hatch when engaged, and metal reinforced on the inside on polycarbonate models.
The ditched security in the name of thinness.
I thought I was the only one that caught that.
Apple's designs were always made for looks over functionality. I am more shocked at how Apple actually got a working . . . . workstation class machine into such a tiny enclosure, but then again, I am reminded that this thing doesn't have even a single PCIe slot.
As for the lock, a tiny Kensington slot somewhere on the internal case would have been good enough.
No thief is going to open up the machine and spend time unscrewing all of the components in any of the environments that I'd deploy this in.
It's nice to know it available, but it's still rather awkward to have to add another $50 to the already $2000+ to get this Mac Pro into full bore, heavy metal, big iron workstation territory.
That, and at times insurance policies for small-medium businesses want to know what you're doing to prevent theft. Auditors frequented some of the shops I helped set up to appraise the theft deterrent situation before letting the owners know if they were going to insure the company and its assets or not.
Nice to see MacRumors advertising products that have nothing to do with rumors for free. Apple will appreciate, I'm sure.
No. It will come in all the colors iPhone 5C is available in.Does it come in black?
Seriously Apple??
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Why, yes it does Mr. Wayne, but you still have to pay for it.
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Does it come in black?
Why, yes it does Mr. Wayne, but you still have to pay for it.