How protect my new Macbook Pro Retina Display without Kensington lock ???

Thank You.

I guess this will do until a better solution comes along.

I assume it's quite difficult to bend the security blades to get a better fit?

I'm new to apple world, and on the whole it's a nice place. Considering how locked down the OS is, it is kind of surprising that apple would leave out something so absolutely necessary and fundamental as a kensington lock port. Lock down OS, you must need to lock down computer, surely.

Maybe apple are counting on a whole bunch of Macbook Retinas going for a walk, and an increase in sales due to replacements?

Dumbfoundly stupid or blinding brilliant marketing?

Maybe I'm fooling myself, but with some judicious bending of the metal strip and the angle of the tab vs. the strip the Griffin TechSafe seems to fit in my MBP15R fine and I am able to close the lid, just barely.Of course I couldn't walk around with it that way, but that's the whole point of securing something. I also added some thin film label plastic to the tab, hoping to reduce the risk of causing a scratch where it rubs.

Not a perfect solution, and its nothing that couldn't be cut through with some tinsnips, but for a person like me who prefers to avoid cases that even slightly reduce heat convection cooling that the MBP depends on, it seems to do the trick for me until someone comes up with something better.

http://www.maclocks.co.uk/mac-locks-macbook-pro-lock-macbook-air-lock/macbookpro lock.html

Best solution so far......

The Griffin TechSafe lock looks to be a smart idea. However the blade seems thin.

Users seems to indicate it can be bend to be adjusted around the lid opening...

I just wonder how flimsy the blades are and whether a thief could easily bent it enough by hand or with the help of a plyer so as to remove it or force it out of the lid slot?

In my opinion it would be perhaps safer to pass a thin steel cable inside the slot so as to make a secure loop. (but I don't know how large is the slot)

Hi, the blade is really strong.

@macimby great! Do you mind sharing a photo, how you bend the blade? And which blade to you took? Reading the product spec, it seems the Griffin TechSafe comes with a set of blades?

Is there no adhesive security product available? At this point I'd be fine with "sticking/gluing" something to the back of the screen that provided a slot for a standard Kensington cable.

I don't need something that would prevent a determinted thief with lots of time from stealing it. Just something that would cause others in the room to notice someone was up to something no good.

@kussmaul -- Photos are too much trouble. The bending I did wasn't very necessary. I just wanted to create the optimal bends to it would still fit through the slot yet would come out the backside on an angle that let the weight of the lock sit on the table instead of sticking up in the air. Too straight or too wavy and it won't curve through the slot; too curved and the lock sticks upright in the air.

@superfly75 -- the strip seems strong enough that it would take either a pair of tinsnips or a cable cutter or quite a few minutes of bending it back & forth with plyers (maybe not so easy with a lock on one end and MBP on the other) before it'd break. But I'm not about to test that guess.

Probably best with supplemental protection or the protective eyes of trusted peers or colleagues in public. BTW, does anyone know a good apps that detects movement and sets off an alarm and texts a photo of the thief to an iPhone along with maybe periodic updates of location somehow? (Not that that would help at all if the thief just held down the power button long enough first to do a forced shutoff.)

I have the maclocks security case, and it's the biggest joke ever. It's just a case with a kenningston lock on the bottom plate. I easily took off the bottom clear plate with the lock on without any damage. You're really better off with no protection. Save yourself $60...biggest regret I made. $60 for plastic...

Edit: This is the security case for my macbook retina.

pks93 wrote:

I have the maclocks security case, and it's the biggest joke ever. It's just a case with a kenningston lock on the bottom plate. I easily took off the bottom clear plate with the lock on without any damage. You're really better off with no protection. Save yourself $60...biggest regret I made. $60 for plastic...

What were you looking for? Deterrence of a casual grab in public, or prevention of theft by a determined thief in provate? It's certainly not likely to give you the latter, but can it give you the former?

The Maclocks MBP lock and case works great for me, the case is locked with screws, though case is plastic it enables me to attach my beloved 2500$ MacBook Pro to a LOCK- that's what makes it so great plus the fact its portable and I can carry it on my MBP everywhere I go ( if you compare it to Kensington's docking lock). The thing is- quite a basic math- It worths to spend 60$ to secure a 2500$ product, I bought 2 locks, one got broken so easily and the Maclocks one is STILL on my MBP and does the job beautifully.

See this review on Youtube: http://youtu.be/SvK9wd1dIqY

It is actually one of the best reviews I have seen for a laptop lock.

You know... I couldn't spend even a penny, let alone $2,500+ on a laptop that does not have a security lock. So, when my 17" MacBook Pro dies, it guess I'll have to hope that either Apple has added the slot back or that they still make a13" and 15" non-Retina. That, or it's an HP Elitebook 8770w Dreamcolor (pretty much everything I would have wanted in a MacBook Pro 17"... minus Thunderbolt and Retina).

Well, you are basically right, however, its a monoply when all of your devices run on iOS/OS system, I currently have no other choice, the MBP-R is my working device and the trend is a slimmer and lighter laptops, they just set the tone for rest of the industry....

I know that Dell is about to introduce a slimmer lock slot, I hope OEMs will eventually adopt it as well.

@macimby thanks for the insights. Are u using it with a MBPr pro? Why is Griffin saying it's not compatible? I prefer this solution to the MacLock solution but Griffin says "TechSafe Cable Lock is not compatible with the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display. TechSafe's included security blades do not fit properly with the laptop's hinge. Use of the the TechSafe Cable Lock security blades could cause damage to the hinge or display of the new MacBook Pro."

@pks93 MacLock states there is 4 screws to attah the "Security Clear Case" to the MBPr body... Did you use those screws? How easy and fast is it to unscrew? I guess the malicious person would need quite some time and a screwdriver to do a snatch?

Has anyone experienced the Chicago Snake solution? Their website say on 10/10 that it will be available on Amazon, likely end of October....

I am getting my MBPr this week-end... and I still don't know how I will secure it...

Cheers,