Why was the Kensington lock slot eliminated?

[ed94578]

I don't understand why the Kensington lock slot was eliminated from the Retina MacBook Pro. Is it so we will keep buying them after they are stolen?

 

[Adamantoise]

So you can buy another one when your laptop gets stolen at Starbucks.

 

[Mal]

It's because it takes a rather significant amount of body strength to put it in, which requires a certain amount of thickness and takes up space that could be used for other components and cooling. They also provide only very minimal security, as anyone with a pair of easily concealable wire cutters can get past one in less than a second.

jW

 

[GGJstudios]

No Kensington Lock on Retina Mac Book Pro's
no kensington lock on new MBP?
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