Apple finally finds way to lock down new Mac Pros

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Apple has launched a new $49 Mac Pro Security Lock Adapter in its online store, giving Mac Pro owners (and Apple Stores) an easy way to secure their machines with existing Kensington locks.

Apple’s lock adapter is a straightforward metal bracket that secures the Mac Pro’s lift-off cover to the machine’s base by way of a security cable, thereby barring access to the machine’s internals. The cable lock can then be secured to make it difficult for thieves to steal the $3,000-plus machine.

Previously, Mac Pro users were forced to resort to building their own custom locks, or else buying more expensive third-party alternatives. Even Apple had to make do with hacked-together solutions, using an Ethernet-based alarm system in Apple Stores that sounds when the Mac Pro is removed, rather than the computer being secured in place.

Apple points out that the adapter is able to attach without the need for tools and does not modify or damage the Mac in any way.

The Mac Pro Security Lock Adapter is available now in the Apple Online Store for $49, although it has not yet made it into Apple brick-and-mortar retail stores for immediate pickup. Shipping time on the Mac Pro was finally brought down to 24-hours last month.

Now the question is whether you want to risk ruining the perfect aesthetic of your brand new Mac Pro with an unsightly lock mechanism.

Source: Apple Store

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