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Lock Adapter to Secure Mac Studio Coming Soon

Enlightened Doggo said:
You've been lured into a false sense of security. A small cable is going to be just as ineffective at securing a $5000 computer as it is at securing $5000 bicycles. It's not wrong to think you need physical security. The issue is the protection cable locks provide are far below what's required to secure high value goods. These are the kind of locks you use to secure $100 bicycles.
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You are mistakenly lumping all kinds of theft together. A cable lock deters crimes of opportunity; namely someone who comes across an unsecured computer and decides to try a grab and go.
 
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MacMeHappy said:
I won't be happy until they make an Apple Desk which comes as an option for your Apple Mac. The Mac will come factory fitted to the Apple Desk, which a certified Apple technician will bolt to the floor for you. Both will obviously come with fluid spill sensors, in case you invalidate your AppleCare warranty by spilling coffee on the Apple Desk.

The standard Apple Desk will not be height adjustable but there will be a paid for option for a height adjustable Apple Desk. There are rumours of an option for tasteful RGB lighting in any colour you like as long as it's white.
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It won’t just be a desk. It will be a whole office pod.
 
Enlightened Doggo said:
You've been lured into a false sense of security. A small cable is going to be just as ineffective at securing a $5000 computer as it is at securing $5000 bicycles. It's not wrong to think you need physical security. The issue is the protection cable locks provide are far below what's required to secure high value goods. These are the kind of locks you use to secure $100 bicycles.
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Pretty much to deter just the “honest” thief which will go for an easier target instead. Anyone with the time to do it can easily break through the locks.
 
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darngooddesign said:
You are mistakenly lumping all kinds of theft together. A cable lock deters crimes of opportunity; namely someone who comes across an unsecured computer and decides to try a grab and go.
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You're mistakenly believing that people will not just come back with something to cut the wires after casing the area. This is a high-value good which means criminals will be willing expend more effort and take bigger risks to steal it. Random people shouldn't be able to casually waltz up to it at a bare minimum. Remember that iMac theft I spoke of earlier? Someone knew exactly when people would be gone and they stole various goods from that office on multiple occasions. They should have had a camera in the hallway and they should have had an automatically locking front door.
 
Enlightened Doggo said:
You're mistakenly believing that people will not just come back with something to cut the wires after casing the area.
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If they are casing an area for returning later, it is by definition not a "crime of opportunity", it's a determined thief/different threat model.
 
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you can use the standard kensington lock when you drill holes in your tables ?
 
discuit said:
If they are casing an area for returning later, it is by definition not a "crime of opportunity", it's a determined thief/different threat model.
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If you want to base your physical security of a high-value good around the threat model of what to do with a $100 bicycle then be my guest. I can't help you.
 
w5jck said:
What a greedy company, they are rotten to the Apple core. I like their devices, but they are all overpriced and way overhyped. A bit of advice: Don't drink the apple juice if they offer it you, it won't end well!
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Please share your inside scoop on how this is overpriced and Apple is being greedy?

Since you have no Mac Studio, why complain?

That Ferrari is a complete ripoff! How dare they charge $3000 for a leather upgrade!!!
 
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bill38 said:
I think kensington locks are a great innovation that have stood the test of time; I am so curious how often they are used IRL.
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I used them for my old 2012 MBP (the last of the pre-rMBP generation), which came with a Kensington slot. I often backpacked around the world, taking my laptop with me, and used a Kensington cable lock to secure it to the bed in my hostel dorm room. The laptop would be inside my daypack, with only the cable protruding, and looping around the bed frame, and the whole thing hidden out of sight as best as I could covered in clothes etc. I have no idea if anyone ever rummaged through my stuff and found it, but it would have taken more than a casual opportunistic thief (which most backpacker thieves are) to steal it, and no one ever did. It certainly did give me peace of mind to happily enjoy travelling with a MBP in tow.

One of the biggest features I miss in every MBP since 2012. Sure, it needs to be thick enough for the slot in order to put it in the side, and the newer ones were too thin, but they could have come up with an alternative, even putting a slot underneath would do.
 
Enlightened Doggo said:
Digital security is different from physical security. Cable locks provide no meaningful security of either variety. Bolt cutters strong enough to cut these tiny cables fit in a backpack. I once had a bike stolen that was locked with half inch steel chain. Could tell from looking at it lying on the ground that they were able to snip straight through it. Physical security could involve putting computers in a highly visible area, key card access, security cameras, having find my device turned on, and training.

I will say though, retail locations are probably the one type of location that needs cable locks, just because the incidence rate for thefts is so high.
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Cable locks provide genuine protection against casual opportunistic thieves, who can't resist the temptation of something valuable left unguarded. I'd guess that most theft is of this kind.
 
It really astounds me that they've added this to the desktop Mac Studio, but not to the laptops. Sure, it needs to be thick enough for the slot in order to put it in the side, and all the post-2012 models ones are too thin (except possibly the 16" M1 MBP?), but they could have come up with an alternative, even putting a slot underneath would do.
 
zarmanto said:
Which is to say, until iFixit proves otherwise, I am still convinced that the primary use of this hole is as an access port for Apple repair techs, and using it to accommodate a security cable as well was an afterthought.
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There's a tear down video in the Studio forum. It's not an access hole, the rubber ring around the bottom covers screws. (P3)
 
w5jck said:
What a greedy company, they are rotten to the Apple core. I like their devices, but they are all overpriced and way overhyped. A bit of advice: Don't drink the apple juice if they offer it you, it won't end well!
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What a wonderfully generic piece of criticism which looks like it could be applied to basically any product which Apple makes.
 
darngooddesign said:
You are mistakenly lumping all kinds of theft together. A cable lock deters crimes of opportunity; namely someone who comes across an unsecured computer and decides to try a grab and go.
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Not only that, but there's typically no way to remove a cable lock without also damaging the computer it's attached to, which would affect its resale value (because it would be clear to the buyer that it's potentially a stolen item).
 
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madmin said:
I ❤️ this thread, so many chuckles, thanks ?
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I had just the opposite reaction - - this type of thread and its responses is the reason I rarely visit MacRumors and the MacRumors forums anymore. If I want to read serious and informed commentary on Apple products I now read the reviews and commentary on Ars Technica.
 
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Now there's an interesting idea, just steal a Mac Studio from an unsuspecting local graphic designer...
 
Rudy69 said:
The real question is why not just put it at the back like everything else? Including older macs
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I know your question was rhetorical (since we all already know why). But the answer is because this way Apple can sell you a proprietary locking dock - previous third party accessories will not work by design.

Not hating, I actually do not really care, but seriously the criticisms of Apple are real.
 
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