Mechanical Theft Protections
Cable Locks
The most popular and cheap mechanical protections against theft are cable
locks. They basically look like cable locks used to lock bikes. You
need only Universal Security Slot (USS), which is simply a little oval
hole in your laptop casing. The majority of today's laptops contain USS. Wrap the
cable around some immovable object and attach second end to your laptop's
USS. Of course such lock is vulnerable in the same way as bike locks are -
they are breakable with bolt cutters. Anyway, it is very good protection
against thieves. Your laptop might be stolen from your office while you
are out to toilet. Closing all applications, turning off the laptop and hiding it
into cabinet every time you want to go out for few minutes is not really
comfortable. With cable lock you don't have to worry so much about it.
Prices of cable locks vary from $20 to even $60 depending on quality of
product.
Alarms
Another protection against thefts is an alarm. There are few types of alarms.
Some react on movement. If somebody moves your laptop or a laptop bag, a loud
alarm will sound focusing everybody's attention on thief. Another consists of
two parts, one attached to laptop or laptop bag and second to keep with you.
If the distance between both parts will rise above allowed level, the alarm
will sound.
Consider also buying secure cabinet to keep your laptop safe while you are
out of office or home. You may also find laptop cages useful. They look like
this:
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