I just notice this forum, anyway these days those thief are so smart. Caused me to lost two notebook (my company & friend notebook).

I think these people are so good in what they are doing, and they are such great opportunistic people. The fact is i been using my living room dining table near a window for my office works for years with the company old IBM Thinkpad and nothing ever happen. However on one day when i was actually brought back a brand new sony vaio to just help out a friend to do some installation, my both notebook was gone the next morning. I work till pretty late that night too.

This is how they do is it by sticking some metal sheet to unlock the window from inside without breakin the glass. and later fish out the entire notebook bag. It was targus pulse II backpack. What i was trying to say that it was huge. Somehow they know they can actually fit thru my security grills, which i never know even i been staying in the house for years !

Sigh...now i have to pay back the entire brand new sony vaio back to him.

Sad to say... many laptops got stolen because the owner themselves are careless. Do they think it is safe to keep one in the car? Do they know that their movements are being monitored by outsiders from depatch riders to cleaners?

Sometimes, even local council officers are working together with thieves to earn some quick commission.

Myself always carry my laptop everywhere... even to the toilet. Never once left in the car. Luckily for me, it is just an old Kohjinsha SH6 and it is small enough to lug around.

Forget laptop detectors as such devices doesn't exist. In fact, cops are making up stories just to avoid investigating. Lamers!

If you plan on travelling, get a small laptop such as the Asus EEEPC901 and remember to take it out. It doesn't matter if you drive a Proton Saga or Lexus LS400. Thieves will strike if given a chance.

Stop them by not keeping any valuable items in the car.

WOW!!!
Pay back Sony Vaio??
Surely will cost you a lot bro

I hate laptop thieves and robbers..I think they should all deserve to burn and rot in hell. I mean, I was a proud owner of a compaq presario v3000 series, but then on one night, on that fateful night when i was having dinner I left my laptop in my car. A silly move no doubt, but next thing I know when I returned, my laptop bag and the laptop was missing.

The best part? My car wasn't parked very far from the police station, when I made the report, they tell me this isn't the first time. Bloody hell, if not the first time dunno how to increase patrol? Not like the area is very big or far. Zzzz..

Btw the area of interest is SS2, near Murni's..the place where public bank used to be..sigh, now everytime i go back there, I can't help but to remember that fateful night. That laptop's worth maybe just rm2k..but it was still my first laptop. I hate the people who broke in that night, and I do not care what they are going through just so they have to turn to robbing people.

Though now I learned my lesson, no matter how heavy the laptop (now using a toshiba A100-2122E) I'll just carry or lug it around no matter where. It ain't heavy, it's my laptop

wow... really got laptop detector device 1 ah? better notto put inside the car anymore!

world become more dangerous now... take care!

Lot of people said, taking out the battery can prevent laptop detection in the car BUT then they still manage to steal the alptop?

each time I think of the thief I wish very bad things happen to him.

I think about him a lot.

What about keeping in the boot ?

Lol..i'd suggest to take down the laptop at all times..who knows, if you put inside the boot and the thief still can find..then he might think it's his lucky day and decide to try to steal the car as well haha

Then laptop + car stolen = very expensive..VERY expensive...

I've thought once that i can put laptop lock in the car attace to the car seat inside the boot
BUT i have to maximise it by myself
go to any accesories shop & ask them to do it for you

so, we can have lock in the car as well

Are you talking about the Kensington lock or some other type lock?

Scary...
Just back during CNY, I left my lappie in my travel bag in d boot.
Just went 4 a quick lunch...
Thank god ntg happen 2 my lappie. PHEW
I'll nvr leave it alone anymore after reading these stories...

When I was still in Uni, I stayed in an apartment with three seniors. I rmb, that time the seniors finished their sem already, so all go back to hometown, only I am left. When my seniors came back after vacation, one of them, whom left his laptop in his room (his room is by the window) got his laptop stolen. There were scratch marking on the window grill, and I had no idea what happened. My laptop was still with me.

What was worse is that my housemate's father came and saw the window grill and he suspect me being the theive. He reasoned that I purposely leave scratch markings on the grill to make it appear like a break-in, while I actually broke into the room from inside the apartment. He also reasoned that it is fishy that only his son's laptop was lost, while mine wasn't. I was like WTF?! He grilled me for 1hr + and he kept saying as long as I hand the laptop up, he'll not report to the police while I keep saying that "Uncle I didn't steal the laptop, where do you expect me to produce a laptop for you?" In the end I also fed-up after 1hr plus, I said you go and report police lah uncle, I really didn't steal, let the police investigate, coz I really didn't steal. The senior was a very nice person, and helped me a lot when I first went into uni.

Sigh~ I was really angry then coz I felt very insulted when I was accused as a thief but I reasoned with his Dad nicely, partly because of my senior, and also partly I was still young lah, don't dare to take it up with an older person. If it happened now, I'll definately tell him to report police straight away and let them investigate and threaten him that if I was proven not guilty I will file a suit against him for defamation, and see a psychologiist to sue him for reparations (of course say say only lah, why waste so much $$ on lawsuit)

wa! u lost 2 laptop? how was your parent reaction? the two laptop cost around at least 6000K

The thing is, always back up your personal file in other storage like external HDD or thumbdrive unless you want other people take another advantage of you if they find out 'something' is hidden in your laptop

sorry to hear all those stories of stolen laptops...
I ve never left my laptop alone... thats why I prefer backpacks... easier for me to move around... last time I was using 14" laptop... now 15"... a bit heavier... tiring but I ld rather have back aches than having my laptop stolen

Nope... I purchase myself. But I used the 12 month installment. So you can imagine how I felt. Paying for something which I don't have anymore

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Added on February 12, 2009, 3:17 pmYeah, I lost all my HDD backups too. The buggers ransack my house and took everything which was valuable. The thiefs are really profesional since they can open colex padlocks just like that. I ask the locksmith and he told me they used a modified Allen keys to open these type of padlocks. After that I change all my padlock to Genom and UFO brand since these lock types are Allen key proof.

This post has been edited by gyver: Feb 12 2009, 03:22 PM

Colex also can open?
So clever la thieves these days

i think cannot leave bags or plastic bags in ur car man...i mean not in the seat...better leave it at the back of car...but dunno wil they break it as well anot...

the best way to keep notebook is to store it in boot for sedan, or store it inside a carton box (i.e. maggi noodle or mineral water box) so no one can see it is a laptop. i've been doing it for years...