Kensington MicroSaver Keyed Notebook Lock and MacBook Pro 2009.

Zonoid: I have and use a Kensington keyed lock with my late-'08 unibody MBP, and it works just fine. The lock is about five years old, and it's not exactly the same as the one offered by Kensington today. It uses a key with a cylindrical barrel like the current model, and it has a non-removable, non-marring plastic surface that is the only part touching the outside of my MBP's case when the lock is in place. The lock's T-shaped shaft is just long enough to reach inside the case and turn easily, without any risk of deforming the aluminum there. The length of that shaft is the only possible cause I can think of for incompatibility between the lock and any device that has a standard security slot.

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Zonoid, I'm with you on this one. I've also been trying to find a suitable laptop lock for my June 09 MBP after my 3 week old Late 08 MBP was stolen from my university. I read about the toilet paper roll trick for the Kensington locks but didn't know that Kensington had rectified the problem, which is very good to know. However, if there is a new problem with the lock, as you state, then I may have to continue my search. I was down to either a Kensington or one by a company here in Sweden called Safeware. The Safeware locks are sold at the local Mac reseller stores as seem to be quite good and are cheaper than the Kensington locks. However, they also have a tube-style key which I am not fond of. I would prefer a normal key like a door key since it would be much harder to open.

Here is a link to the Safeware lock at the Swedish store (sorry for the Swedish!):

http://www.macoteket.se/productlist.jsp?group_id=1033253&productid=1032895


With that said, I have found what I feel is the perfect lock albeit they only ship within the UK. I do have friends there so i may ask to use their address to ship to and get them to forward to lock to me. I will now check Ebay to see if I can find one there but not likely as the company cuts the keys specifically for each user. Here's the link in any case:

http://www.mindyourit.co.uk/Product/NoteLok-Security-Cable-?catId=a932cead-007d- 4f55-a62a-9189976e3583

Zonoid: After reading your caution about the vulnerability of the older Kensington locks, for which I thank you, I stopped at my local Mac reseller this morning and noted that all of the display computers there (including three MBPs) were secured with current Kensington locks. So I bought one, and it's securing my computer in my public library as I type this. No problem at all. As a bonus, it has a heavier cable than my old lock (which, on the downside, makes it bulkier and more unwieldy to pack in my computer case). Don't hesitate to buy one for yourself.