Alarms & Locks Buyer’s Guide

Now that you have a list of features to consider with your laptop alarms and locks, it is time to see what else you need to consider.

You Need A Lock That Makes Your Device Hard To Take

While you might think that simply buying a lock is enough to counter the thieves who are always looking for opportunities to snatch and steal your devices, you need to back up the visual deterrence with actual deterrence. Any lock can be broken with enough tools and time, and the entire goal of your laptop lock and alarm system is to deny thieves the time to take chances on your laptop.

Thieves want to move fast and then leave the scene, so ensure that your lock doesn’t just look effective, but that it also is effective as well. Having a thick chain is one of the things that can you can do to ensure that your laptop looks like a deterrent for potential thieves.

Buy One That You Will Always Use

While it is unlikely that you will be chaining up your laptop every single time you leave it alone, you also want a laptop lock that is very easy to set up. Often if you need to leave your laptop alone, you are probably in a hurry, so make sure that you can whip the lock system out and install it without a massive struggle.

It can be hard to estimate how easy a locking system will work whenever you are online and simply staring at it. So make sure to look at reviews and try to analyze any that talk about the ease of use that the lock has. In fact, just look at all the reviews for the locks and alarms that you want to get, because they will show you more information that could help you get to a decision. 

Make Sure An Alarm Is Connected

Most laptop alarms work like a typical alarm system, where a circuit is attached to the laptop, and when that circuit is broken by a thief attempting to steal or access the laptop without permission, then the alarm sounds. But also make sure that your alarm is connected to either your phone or to the police because you want to be notified as quickly as possible before the theft escalates and your laptop vanishes from sight!

You can also get motion sensing alarms as well to alert you and notify the authorities whenever the laptop is fully moved. It won’t do any good to have an alarm that doesn’t have a consequence, so make sure that you have an audible alarm that notifies you and the authorities, and that will often send thieves running for the hills!

Have A Good Chain For Your Laptop Lock

Of course, you could have the best lock in the world, but if you lower the quality of your lock with a poor laptop security cable you will run into problems. For example, most steel security cables look good as security on paper, but they are actually easy for thieves to cut through and they don’t do anything to alert you that a robbery is in progress.

So make sure to do some research into the chain that the lock is attached to, and make sure to get one that isn’t too thin or easy for someone to cut. It will give you some serious peace of mind to know that every single part of your laptop is 100% secure!

Final Thoughts

As easy as it might be to just focus on cybersecurity for your laptop security, you should remember that your laptop has a physical component too, and if someone steals your laptop then all your cyber security isn’t going to help in that scenario.

So make sure to invest in good laptops and good laptop locks and alarms, because this will prevent any physical thefts, especially if you have a work laptop that you need to keep protected! Then you won’t need to worry about the thought of theft at all, which means you can keep using your computer without any issues!