Strictly speaking isn't that still prevention, albeit limited? If I don't have a tool to cut through it I'm prevented from stealing it right now. Yeah, I could come back with cutters, and it wouldn't prevent me then, but it did prevent me the first time.
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Apple Launches $49 Mac Pro Security Lock Adapter in Online Store
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Strictly speaking isn't that still prevention, albeit limited? If I don't have a tool to cut through it I'm prevented from stealing it right now. Yeah, I could come back with cutters, and it wouldn't prevent me then, but it did prevent me the first time.
It'll prevent a thief who happens to be walking by from taking it. Also, if anyone sees someone cutting a cable, he'll know it's a theft.
Cable is the weak point
When I found out about the new Mac Pro not having a lock hole I saw opportunity and figured out a way to retrofit the enclosure with a lock hole for cable locks only $29 ( http://macprolock.com ) This should have really been included in the original design so I found a way to make it work.
I still think that the cable itself is the weak point of the design as it can be cut with lock cutters. I've been working on a version which can mount to a table-top w/o the need of a cable.
When I found out about the new Mac Pro not having a lock hole I saw opportunity and figured out a way to retrofit the enclosure with a lock hole for cable locks only $29 ( http://macprolock.com ) This should have really been included in the original design so I found a way to make it work.
I still think that the cable itself is the weak point of the design as it can be cut with lock cutters. I've been working on a version which can mount to a table-top w/o the need of a cable.
a felony if the lock burst out a little electric discharge?....LOL.....
And fry your Mac Pro in the process?
That would definitely be a theft deterrent!
(Well deterrent if they want a paperweight or not!
)Ridiculous
I have seen a lot of ****** things in my day, but charging 50 dollars for a lock that you sell for your system that cost 3000 dollars already is ridiculous. I would say at the very least sell a locking case that has it built in not some metal piece on the back. Just straight up ******...
I have seen a lot of ****** things in my day, but charging 50 dollars for a lock that you sell for your system that cost 3000 dollars already is ridiculous. I would say at the very least sell a locking case that has it built in not some metal piece on the back. Just straight up ******...
I understand the Mac Pro has never been for poor people - but $50 for a metal bracket? That's bad.
There's easier ways to protect your $3000+ black cylindrical device..
http://www.amazon.com/Doggy-Dare-Ga...qid=1404679801&sr=8-5&keywords=trash+can+lock
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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!
For a "professional" you don't have much insight or reading comprehension.
Apple should have included a Kensington security slot, so users could add a lock. You know, the kind of slot that has been standard on nearly every Apple desktop since inception? You wouldn't have any locks to throw away.
Believe it or not some professionals work from their own small office and some Pro machines are actual desktops used in public spaces. In those cases having a machine chained to a desk prevents a thief from just picking it up and running away. Casual thieves don't usually come prepared with bolt cutters.