Prevent Laptop Theft - Page 2 - MacInsiders - Student-run McMaster University Help Forum

kanishka · 07-05-2009 at 04:14 PM

i personally agree with Ownaginatios...it reduces the value of your laptop and you can't think of using it if you have a macbook!! its best to take care of you laptop and never leave it unattended!!

~*Sara*~ · 07-05-2009 at 04:27 PM

Not everyone would believe that it reduces its value.. I think most people would actually believe it would increase its value. Yes, sure it might ruin the outside cover.. well not ruin.. just change? I guess. But again.. it's better to have it on than seeing your laptop walk away.. and never seeing it again!

kanishka · 07-05-2009 at 04:30 PM

but why let tht situation arrive?if u take care of it then it won't happen!!anyways everyone has their own point of view...so...

jhan523 · 07-05-2009 at 04:39 PM

I agree, I would never attach anything to my laptop. If you take care of your laptop then you should never encounter this problem.

kanishka · 07-05-2009 at 04:42 PM

but yeah i have one question in mind...what if the laptop gets stolen from ur room? i mean even if i lock the room but later my room-mate forgets to lock the room and it gets stolen??!! will a normal laptop lock suffice for tht kinda situation or again do we have to get this one....coz laptop getting stolen from the room cannot be helped!!

kanishka · 07-05-2009 at 04:43 PM

by the way have any of you guys had any experience of laptop theft?

~*Sara*~ · 07-05-2009 at 04:44 PM

I agree that you have to take care in the first place.. but, forgetting that point, I'd rather have the plate on my laptop, then no laptop at all... And sometimes things happen.. so you can never be too sure about the safety of your laptop....

~*Sara*~ · 07-05-2009 at 04:46 PM

goelk- if you read the entire article, it states that once you get the lock it registers your name under that specific lock. SO basically using that number, you can find that that lock.. attched to the laptop.. belongs to you. So it can work to protect theft from your room too.. ANd that's avoidable too.. There's all kinda of security cables and locks and such.

kanishka · 07-05-2009 at 04:52 PM

yeah...i was kinda asking abt the security cables only....coz there is no way i'm gonna get this anti theft lock....so i guess i'll have to go for such security cables itself..

~*Sara*~ · 07-05-2009 at 05:08 PM

I would focus more on finding the laptop first though

And then security cables/locks come later

kanishka · 07-05-2009 at 05:09 PM

lol...yeah...

~*Sara*~ · 07-05-2009 at 05:12 PM

The Internet is very useful.. well I'm finding it useful anyway

.. Until I plan my shopping to whichever store I'll get it from