my mbp was stolen at 16/10/09.. i've make a police report and etc. but it seems that there's no result. and i wonder if there's a way to report this case to all apple stores? is there any way to format my stolen mbp? because i didn't put log-in password. but how will the buyer/user will be able to use my mbp? because if we need password to do updates,etc.. please. it's my only entertainment as a college student. and all my assignments are all there. and final exam is coming soon. very soon. any way to trace the mbp? and anybody knows and wiling to help me? at least let the entire apple store know. and is there any other way that a apple product doesn't need to go to apple store to repair or anything else? thanks..

It can be easily wiped out
No such protection password etc when it comes to FORMATTING, IMO
Feel sorry for you

ow... it's very dissapointing.. thank you. there's no chance for me to get my mbp back?

I am really sorry for your loss mate. I am a college student myself, and i certainly know how you must feel. I lost my iPhone myself, and was quite depressed, but life goes on.

I dont know, the chances almost impossible
But just pray/ wish the thief will return it to you

The only you could do after much trials, is to pray to God, and hopefully you could see a halo of light at the end of the tunnel.

yeah.. life must go on.. god.. final exam and all my assignments are all gone.. it seems hopeless. aaaa! thanks guys for cheering me up

dude my 15" MBP late 2008 version got stolen YESTERDAY. urgh!
i used to have 2. good thing i brought one to college. now the other one is gone!
went to the police station etc but there cant do anything. sigh.

yeah i know how you feel. i've been treatin my mbp like a lady. goddamn life is hard. yeah the police can't do anything. sorry for you mate.. i've just been using my mbp since 15th august 2009. and now it's gone. why..

sphinx, a quick question, you stayed in your college's living quarters or , the macbook was stolen from your home?

for me. mine was stolen in the college's hostel
LEGENDA COLLEGE..

I am living in my college's quarters myself, and im quite scared about losing my new 13" MBP myself. I take extra caution like i would store the macbook in the locker everytime dont use the macbook and such.

well i stay next to my college. not under my college. but its a friggin harlem here. urgh! damn disappointed and freaked when my housemate called me and told me that our house got broken into. call that cud kill someone! GAHHH! good thing he didnt know the value of everything else that was on and around my table. only took the shiniest thing he/she saw.

I feel for you man. My iPhone was stolen, when i was staying in my school's dormitory of 4, as it was broken into while i was sleeping at 4 in the morning. Bloody bastards, i just hope one day they would regret for their actions.

but the funny thing is, didnt take charger. only the laptop w/o any bag. how can anyone not see sumone bringing out a laptop that shinny and big? sigh.

Unfortunate for me, the ******* who took my iPhone ran away along with the charger as well. Macbook charger is hell expensive, he is dumb enough not to take it away with him haha

Looks like Apple needs to do something like anti thief protection where it can tracks where the MB goes.

Something like a GPS - email base reports. I reckon the iPhone has this system.

use the kensington lock on the macbook.. it is there for a reason.

how does the lock works?
got any link? really considering it now after what happened.

llsphinxll

you know those locks we have @ machines for our demo Macs?
yeah... those la

yet lock still can be cut off rite if someone really mean to steal it.

This post has been edited by friends: Oct 21 2009, 04:49 PM

A thief can cut off the lock easily man. for me, where ever i go, my mbp is with me all the time. even i go to class, my mbp is still with me. Maybe next time you should bring your macbook with you all the time and when u sleeping, better hide your macbook at somewhere else. maybe your laptop beg? or under the bed.

How much is the kengsinton locks eh? Need to get one myself.

i got this for myself http://targus.com/my/product_details.asp?sku=ASP01AP

then i realized i have nothing to lock to at my desk ;p

If you're looking for some sort of tracking...
the answer is Orbicule's Undercover.
Their website explains everything: http://www.orbicule.com/undercover/
give it a read.

I got this for my 13" MBP the moment i got it.
But for maximum protection, it doesn't stop there.
I enabled the firmware protection, which requires a password to enter the boot menu so you can't reformat or even boot from a different partition. I don't know what happens if you change the hard disk though but I think it won't even allow the new hard disk to be used?
I enabled the option in the security preference pane to "request password 5 mins after sleep or screen saver begins". Of course that means u should have a login password.
Since the Undercover software works by tracking the user while online, I need to enable the thief to be able to use my mac. So I enable fast user switching and created another Standard Account (NOT admin) for the thief to use which doesn't have a login password. I also locked down my personal folders/home folder and can only be accessed by me. So in the event my mac gets stolen, the thief has no choice but to use the Standard Account I created and can do pretty much any basic thing except anything that requires admin access. He can't access my folders but he can use every bit of the remaining available space for his own use.
Then hopefully, in due time, I will be able to track that bugger down. And hopefully he/she ain't a tech geek.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Oct 22 2009, 02:03 AM

so.. the best and safest thing to do is...? god.. im really scared. i even don't feel like going to my room. because i feel sad whenever i realize my mbp is gone.. hope apple could ban my serial number.

just bought my mbp 15 yesterday
omg
nw im afraid of losing it after i read this topic
sigh!
damn laa alll the thief

my mb also was stolen last month. feel sorry bout that. i know how u feel. the truth is, v can do nothing.

blah blah blah blah blame Apple for user's stupidity? Apple already allocated the slot for you to plug in your notebook lock. it is the user's fault for not locking the notebook, not Apple's.

you stab yourself with a knife you going to say its the knife manufacturer's fault for not incorporating anti-stupid?

it's not he's blaming apple.. i think it is just better and more exclusive if apple come out with that feature.. and yeah.. lock is not 100% guarantee for your laptop not to get stolen..

how does the lock work? it attaches it to one of the table's legs? if so, cant the thief bring the laptop to the table leg, lift the table, and den take the lock together with him?haha just asking here, cos i dont know how does a laptop lock functions.

Check on your room mates or so call some of your best frens...nowadays, alot of thing u have never expected....

TS, sorry for your lost, do try monitor auction site around, might be popping out somewher. Will look out for you

i hope it helps, http://us.kensington.com/html/1434.html

nowadays macbook theft are getting more rampant. Sadly there's not immobilizer for macbook. Nothing much one can do. sigh..... Just be more careful next time. Even in Starbucks, those thieves will be there. Waiting for you to get out from your seat and they'll snatch. I noticed there's a lot of ppl who goes online in coffee places tends to ask the baristas to watch out for their machines when they need to go to toilet or for a breather. But seriously, I don't think the baristas got the time to watch over your machines when you are away... and plus, they won't wanna be hold liable if anything were to happen. So...ya... take good care of your belongings.

Judging from the comments, I wonder if anyone read my post above about a software called Undercover.
That's the least you could do to protect your mac. It's cheap enough that it's not even worth skimping on. If someone really wants to steal ur mac, a kensington lock becomes useless. I've yet to see this program work in Malaysia but it'll be really interesting. Having it on ur mac at least gives it some hope of being recovered as opposed to having no hope at all.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Oct 25 2009, 01:03 PM

oh. i typically unplug my laptop out of the wall socket and personally hand it over to the barista for custody.

however, i'm of course, amazed by the number of times, the peeps over at starbucks, asking me to keep an eye on their belongings whilst they hop out for a toilet or cigarette break.

do i simply have a trustworthy persona?

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Oct 25 2009, 07:02 PM

kenningston lock useless too..u can search at youtube how easily thief can pull your lappy and go away like noting happen without using any tools...

Interesting app. Do you have it on your mac?

If you can give a very good reward then maybe alot ppl will help you or else whoever stolen see this thread also will sell then give u because maybe No money or maybe 30% of full amount. If they sell they get 90% at least.
Any electronic device in the right hand can easily erased. So better say goodbye.

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Added on October 25, 2009, 9:06 pmNo harm in trying but these days not many ppl sell online. They just ask their friend and spread news someone interested its gone for good

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Oct 25 2009, 09:06 PM

What can the TS do if the item travel to Middle-east or Africa?Nowadays, no offense, I saw lot of africans or Iraqi/saudi arabian and etc... come here to get laptops to send back their home countries...
Just share your loss and sorry about that!

true enough. Imagine a car my fren car got broke in one day 1 they spoil the lock. We fixed it on day 2 the car was missing. Reported police and until today the car havent been found. So imagine a notebook?

yeah. i want to let it go off my mind but i can't why am i so weak

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Added on November 8, 2009, 9:37 amanyway. i have a news..

there's this guy named dino007
he claimed that he bought a macbook pro 13" in kl.
and there're no s/n in the bottom of the macbook.
here's the pm log.

Dino007:i just bought a mcbook pro...13" very cheap..bought it for rm2000 only...i wonder why the fella sell so cheap...mind to have ur lost mcbook pro serial key?

Robin92:wow. it's w89227gh66e letme know. thanks

Dino007:guess its urs...i bought it without the s/n E behind

Robin92:is the s/n scratched? is there some kind of little sratch in the left arm rest? and little scratch in the monitor's left frame..?

where's ur location?
my contact number is 017211****

do urs come with a box? or a neoprene black case? and charger?

Dino007:yup...currently in jb...but i bought it in kl
when i buy it comes wiith charger and black case

This post has been edited by robin92: Nov 8 2009, 09:37 AM

Precisely what I have done. I think Undercover is a good investment, although there is no guarantee of finding your machine if it gets lost, but hey its better than nothing. Another alternative you could think of is to insure your laptop. But here in Australia if you live in a dorm, you cant get insurance. So my next best option was Undercover. Although its extra expenditure, but if you plan to keep your laptop for 3-4 years, its a good investment. I learnt it the hard way when my old PowerBook G4 was stolen in a golf course when I was in Penang.

BTW, robin92, whats your next course of action now that you have traced your laptop?
Buying it back for RM2K is better than buying a new one.

damn i wanna find mine too. gah! i heard one my friends said that most of the stolen goods are sold on the walkway between kl sentral and the monorail station. now that they are doing construction works, you need to go one big round. so its around that area. urghh. ts you're lucky sumone found your mac.

feel sorry for those who losing their stuff.. i myself lost my panasonic walkman while sleeping 9 years ago.. the good is, the thief left the rechargeable battery in it.

Thx mate,maybe i've to go n check'it later



This post has been edited by ramp: Nov 8 2009, 03:07 PM

yeah. if it's really mine i'll buy it back. so i've asked him for pictures.

wow..he's such a nice guy who inform you that he got yours..

yeahhh.. thanks to lowyat-ers also.
just wait and see. wish me luck guys..

wow. if it's really ur notebook, damn u're lucky

yeah. damnnn.. but im going for a holiday from 12 to 6 dec. wonder i can rush in 11nov and make it back before departure.. or he's patient to wait and keep it untill 6dec or so.. and im waiting for the pics..

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Added on November 9, 2009, 11:42 pmhe hasn't reply my pm yet...

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Added on November 18, 2009, 9:44 amstill.. no news..

This post has been edited by robin92: Nov 18 2009, 09:44 AM

checking that day has any of your best frens visit u...especially, african or middleeast people....the worst is offer them atleast 1/2 or 2/3 of macbook value...they maybe return to you...good luck!

This post has been edited by hellomoto: Nov 19 2009, 07:16 PM

I have a friend so paranoid that she bring her notebook everywhere she goes and I am not joking here, she wrapped her notebook in water proof plastic when she goes to bath (yes she brings her stuff even into bathroom).

She lost her laptop and she got bad trauma.

yeah. i know the feeling..

but. why dino007 from jb hasn't given me a single news.

most probably he sold with much more higher price oledi...atleast i think more than rm4k he can get for the value of rm5.6k mbp what...so sorry 4 u...

Hello, My Macbook Pro got stolen in Happy Mansion , Section 17, PJ this morning (Wednesday, 26/8/2010).
if anyone happens to see it please contact me at 012-3229413. Thanks.

MBP specs
MacbookPro 17" antiglare display with Speck SeeThru Case
Intel Core i7
4gb ram
500gb sata @7200rpm
Serial No: C02CN4G2DC7C