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   Apple Introduces $49 Mac Pro Security Lock

   Josh Centers

   If you purchased the new, 2013-era Mac Pro, you might have been
   dumbfounded to discover that the tiny, yet expensive, desktop machine
   did not feature a standard security slot to prevent a ne'er-do-well
   from taking it off your desk.

   Now Apple has introduced a solution: a [1]$49 clamp-on Kensington lock
   adapter, which is compatible with most computer security locks and also
   prevents your Mac Pro from being opened. Unfortunately, for $49, you
   get only the bracket, not a lock to go with it, which will set you back
   another five to thirty dollars.

   [2]Image

   Given that the Mac Pro starts at $2,999.00, it's a bit infuriating that
   Apple is charging another $49 for what should be a standard feature. On
   the other hand, $49 isn't much to add a slight bit of protection to
   such an expensive piece of hardware (Still mulling over the cost of a
   Mac Pro? See Julio Ojeda-Zapata's '[3]Can a Normal User Justify a Mac
   Pro?,' 21 April 2014).

   Hopefully Apple will offer a similar solution for the MacBook Air and
   the newer MacBook Pro with Retina Display, neither of which features a
   security slot.

References

   1. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MF858AM/A/mac-pro-security-lock-adapter
   2. http://tidbits.com/resources/2014-07/Mac-Pro-Security-Adapter.jpg
   3. http://tidbits.com/article/14687

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