<p>Apparently, Mac locks are just a bit harder to find then one would think. The locks for sale through the Apple website (not made by Apple) have poor reviews. Ditto with the ones on the Amazon website. </p>
<p>I realize that the locks are just deterrents but after forking over big bucks for the macbook, we want to do whatever it takes deter. Suggestions?</p>
<p>My D tells me almost no one locks their laptops at her school. I would suggest going to the college cc site and asking if theft is a problem and if and what students use before shelling out money for a lock.</p>
<p>My daughter is going to China with her precious laptop for a year - she’s a recent college grad. The reason she wants a lock is that she knew a couple of people at her college that had their laptops stolen and her college is not known for thefts. The cost of a lock is miniscule compared to what it would cost to replace the laptop once she gets it loaded with her music, pictures and files.</p>
<p>When I travelled, I got a Targus lock with the flexible “cord” (as long as I could get). I kept my computer in its computer bag. I threaded the cord through the zipper pulls, which locked them together so that the case couldn’t open, threaded the cord around the feet of the bed, locked it and stowed the case under the bed. If the bed were a platform, I’d thread the lock around the desk leg. And once, I even locked it around the toilet platform! The computer itself wasn’t locked, just the case.</p>
<p>The other thing you might want to do is spend $70 for Mac.com. That’s a server that Apple developed to back up everything on your Mac. You have access to it for a year. She can back it up every time she’s on the Net. That way, even if her laptop is stolen, she can get back almost everything on her machine.</p>
<p>Thanks Chedva. She did get the mac.com thing. She decided that was less expensive then getting a larger memory. I assume though, that like most people she won’t be updating every day or week. We have a computer that is probably going to take it’s final crash within the next year and have we been backing up our files? Certainly should be!</p>
<p>Do you happen to know which Targus lock you got? The reviews of the combination model mention that it might accidentally change the combination on it’s own. Here’s one review, “I am a student living in a dorm situation and so wanted some basic protection for my lap top computer. I purchased the defcon cl because it was inexpensive, widely availible, and easy to use. Unfortunately, it has one major drawback, occasionally it decides to change the number combinationss which unlock it. I went to the company website and they suggested trying the numbers immediately around the combination and if that failed trying all the number combinations possible (there are 10,000). Several hours, one blister, and 1787 combinations later, I got frustrated and used a jewelers saw to cut through the connection to my computer (this solution took only five minutes). I would not suggest this lock to anyone who lacks the patience to try trial and error experimentation until they reach the correct combination, nor anyone attending a school with a metalsmithing program.”</p>
<p>However, on the newegg site the reviews are all good! It seems that Apple would take time to come up with it’s own lock and offer it as yet another must have accessory.</p>
<p>Laptop locks are universal. Both PC and Mac laptops have the same locking port. Buy a lock with a good review.</p>
<p>I have the Targus Defcon Ultra. Works well for me; never changed the combination. I’ll check later whether it fits on a MacBook; my d’s is coming today!</p>