It seems to me that if this works, and you can't get it off, it will probably just get your laptop thrown in a trash bin, or chopped for parts. Mildly satisfying in terms of pissing off your thief, but rather questionable with regard to helping you get your stuff back.
kullnd, thank you for your unsolicited endorsement of our STOP Security Plates.
Full Disclosures: I'm the Customer Relations guy at STOP; and to the best of my knowledge, I do not know or have never communicated with the poster, kullnd.
As all of the posts demonstrate, there are many approaches one can use to protect his/her laptop and other mobile devices. Indeed, STOP provides our STOP Security Plates for physical, up-front theft deterrence, along with STOPMonitor, a back-end tracking agent, which provides complementary protection through geolocation, remote real-time document encryption, and remote, real-time - and reversible - bootlock. These are just a couple possible solutions. There are no perfect solutions. Repeat, no perfect solutions. Ultimately, the best solutions will depend on how and where you use your device, what data are stored on it, and what the device and data are worth if they're lost or stolen.
Still, even with the recent addition of our STOPMonitor real-time Asset Tracking system, STOP remains dedicated to theft-prevention, first and foremost. Our STOP Security Plates have been proven effective (since 1991) in preventing opportunistic theft and in returning both lost and stolen devices to rightful owners. Check our website for postings of recent recoveries reported to our 24/7 toll-free recovery hotline.
Sure, the STOP Security Plate and "STOLEN PROPERTY" tattoo can be removed - but with great difficulty, and usually resulting in significant visible damage to render illicit resale virtually impossible. Most thieves tend not to like to have to deal with these difficulties, and will tend to go steal something else that's not protected.
So, is it perfect? No? Does it provide the best bang for the buck in terms of anti-theft, recovery and inventory management? Absolutely, yes: from $25 for a single Plate to as low as $8.75 for 500+ quantities. And we include the Standard Version of the STOPMonitor real-time asset tracking system at no extra charge with bulk (10+) purchases of STOP Security Plates. So, with the front-end protection of our STOP Security Plates, backed up by the STOPMonitor agent, I believe our system gets a lot closer to perfect than many others. STOPMonitor is currently available for Windows-based systems, and will soon also be available on MacOS.
If you would like to contact me regarding this post or to obtain more information, I'm at doug@stoptheft.com
Sincerely,
Doug Belfiore
Director of Customer Relations
STOP Security Tracking of Office Property
www.stoptheft.com
BarlowBrad, sorry to hear about the thefts.
All of the above tips are good ones. Of course, there's no perfect solution, but a "layered" approach to theft prevention will make it that much harder for thieves. If we keep in mind they want to get in and out fast, and without getting noticed, the layered approach is your best defense.
The company I represent offers a permanent marking plate with a unique ID, a toll-free recovery hotline number, and a patented "stolen property" tattoo, which will discourage the thief from stealing the item in the first place, and will make it a big pain in the butt for a thief to try to resell.
Again, no one soulution is perfect. You'll need to stack 'em up for best prevention and recovery. And crossing your fingers wouldn't hurt.
Good luck,
Doug Belfiore
STOP - Security Tracking of Office Property
www.stoptheft.com
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I'm a big fan of these - - They deter the actual theft before it happens. http://www.stoptheft.com/
It seems to me that if this works, and you can't get it off, it will probably just get your laptop thrown in a trash bin, or chopped for parts. Mildly satisfying in terms of pissing off your thief, but rather questionable with regard to helping you get your stuff back.
kullnd, thank you for your unsolicited endorsement of our STOP Security Plates. Full Disclosures: I'm the Customer Relations guy at STOP; and to the best of my knowledge, I do not know or have never communicated with the poster, kullnd. As all of the posts demonstrate, there are many approaches one can use to protect his/her laptop and other mobile devices. Indeed, STOP provides our STOP Security Plates for physical, up-front theft deterrence, along with STOPMonitor, a back-end tracking agent, which provides complementary protection through geolocation, remote real-time document encryption, and remote, real-time - and reversible - bootlock. These are just a couple possible solutions. There are no perfect solutions. Repeat, no perfect solutions. Ultimately, the best solutions will depend on how and where you use your device, what data are stored on it, and what the device and data are worth if they're lost or stolen. Still, even with the recent addition of our STOPMonitor real-time Asset Tracking system, STOP remains dedicated to theft-prevention, first and foremost. Our STOP Security Plates have been proven effective (since 1991) in preventing opportunistic theft and in returning both lost and stolen devices to rightful owners. Check our website for postings of recent recoveries reported to our 24/7 toll-free recovery hotline. Sure, the STOP Security Plate and "STOLEN PROPERTY" tattoo can be removed - but with great difficulty, and usually resulting in significant visible damage to render illicit resale virtually impossible. Most thieves tend not to like to have to deal with these difficulties, and will tend to go steal something else that's not protected. So, is it perfect? No? Does it provide the best bang for the buck in terms of anti-theft, recovery and inventory management? Absolutely, yes: from $25 for a single Plate to as low as $8.75 for 500+ quantities. And we include the Standard Version of the STOPMonitor real-time asset tracking system at no extra charge with bulk (10+) purchases of STOP Security Plates. So, with the front-end protection of our STOP Security Plates, backed up by the STOPMonitor agent, I believe our system gets a lot closer to perfect than many others. STOPMonitor is currently available for Windows-based systems, and will soon also be available on MacOS. If you would like to contact me regarding this post or to obtain more information, I'm at doug@stoptheft.com Sincerely, Doug Belfiore Director of Customer Relations STOP Security Tracking of Office Property www.stoptheft.com
BarlowBrad, sorry to hear about the thefts. All of the above tips are good ones. Of course, there's no perfect solution, but a "layered" approach to theft prevention will make it that much harder for thieves. If we keep in mind they want to get in and out fast, and without getting noticed, the layered approach is your best defense. The company I represent offers a permanent marking plate with a unique ID, a toll-free recovery hotline number, and a patented "stolen property" tattoo, which will discourage the thief from stealing the item in the first place, and will make it a big pain in the butt for a thief to try to resell. Again, no one soulution is perfect. You'll need to stack 'em up for best prevention and recovery. And crossing your fingers wouldn't hurt. Good luck, Doug Belfiore STOP - Security Tracking of Office Property www.stoptheft.com