Help Me Understand This Belkin Laptop Alarm
Instead of locking your laptop, Belkin wants you to strap its alarm to something secure—then if your laptop is swiped, the alarm will sound. I don't get it. Why risk someone grabbing your laptop and muffling/destroying the alarm when you already are going to have to find a place to lock the whole contraption up? Just use a regular lock.
It's $25.
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Perhaps it's intended for a "belt AND suspenders" defense-in-depth style use. If someone takes a pair of bolt cutters to the cable on your regular lock, the alarm is in place to let you know about it.