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> > Hi, I have finnaly narrowed my lpatop purchase down to either a Toshiba 240 > or a Thinkpad 755Cs for school this fall. One thing I like about the Toshiba > the availabilty of the Kensington Microsavor which whould allow me to lock t > computer to a desk in my dorm room or possibly a Library if I wanted to leave > it unattended. I am very Paranoid and don't want anyone walking off with my > $4000 dollar computer. In the IBM specs it doesn't mention of the computer h > a recpetacle for the MicroSavor. If it doesn't does IBM offer an alternative > and approximately how much will it cost? > > Jeff The 750 (and I presume the 755's) has a little "security loop" that is fairly decent. It is actually in the hard drive but accessable through the bottom of the TP. You just slide it over and out through a hole in the side of the TP appears this metal thing with a hole in it. It also slides through an apparatus in the "flip-up" keyboard so that when this is slid out, it prevents you from lifting the keyboard (in case someone wants to steal your battery or floppy drive--they couldn't get away with the hard drive even if the keyboard *did* flip up, since that is where the security loop is attached to). At any rate, the security loop is primarily for use to lock securely in the docking station, but it could easily be used to run a small cable through and lock it with a padlock. If I lived in a dorm with roommates, I would consider it reliable for that purpose. And of course, if you are *really* paranoid, you can password protect (through the BIOS) the booting and re-awakening (from Hibernate or Suspend) of your computer, so even when it is attached, your roommate can't go and "use" it without your consent. In a lot of ways, it really is more secure than most any desktop I am aware of. One more thought--and this is something I bought, but haven't brought myself to actually stick to my computer yet (partly because I live in my own apartment with my wife and never leave my computer unattended when on campus)--consider a small alarm. I bought this thing called a "Laptop SonicPro" for about $75. It is a small alarm, about 4 3/4" x 2 1/4" x 1/2", works on 4 AAA batteries (which are virtually *impossible* to remove--they are stuck underneath where you stick the alarm which is *seriously* heavy-duty adherance--fortunately you only have to change them about once per year, so you can make it an evening project to remove the alarm and change the batteries--but its no small task and it *has* to be that way, or a would-be thief could do it on the spot). It works on a motion detector and you can program it with a variety of options--time delay, alarm time length, etc. Basically, if you're in the library and you arm this thing and leave it on the table--anyone who attempts to walk off with it with wake up the whole building--and he won't be able to turn it off either. Its perfect in public places, and the shrieking of the alarm is incredible for such a small package. There's even a guarantee that if your computer is armed with this thing and it gets stolen from a public place (your dorm room probably won't count--but anywhere on campus does), they'll replace the item that was stolen. You can reach the SonicPro people at (408) 982-2568 in Santa Clara, CA. The name on the Business Card that I have here is David Belfor. Good luck--I think between the cable thing and the alarm, your computer will be quite safe! ----- Randy Whittle whittle@chaph.usc.edu University of Southern California School of Business (Fight on, 'SC Trojans!) - Motorcycle nut, HP 48GX & 100LX user, & lover of fine chocolate... "It's not denial, I'm just very selective about the reality I accept!" -Calvin "Consensus is the negation of leadership." - Margaret Thatcher