[OPLINTECH] Intel NUC (and other tiny form factor PCs)

[Chad Neeper]

Fred and anyone else using ultra small form factor computers:

For your self-check NUCs and other public-area NUCs, have you tried to
secure them from theft in any way?

I don't have any out in public areas yet (just staff), but since it's easy
to slip a NUC or other small PC off the VESA mount, I'm thinking about
using a Kensington lock to secure the PC to the display. I thought about
using the Kensington lock to secure the NUC to the desk, but it's actually
very easy to rip a Kensington lock out of the socket. (You permanently
damage the chassis in the process so it obvious the device was probably
stolen, but the computer will still work fine.) Securing the NUC to the
desk can actually make it easier to "smash and grab" but securing the NUC
to the display should actually make it much harder to separate the NUC from
the display so it's much less likely a thief will try to stuff the NUC AND
the display into a backpack.

I'm thinking about using something like this
<http://www.kensington.com/us/us/v/4482/2171/clicksafe-keyed-laptop-locks-duo-lockheads-?sku=k64998ww>
coiled lock (~$55). The down-side is that it's a keyed lock and doesn't
seem to have a "master" key for when you're using multiple locks of this
type. So I'd have to juggle numerous keys. Without placing a large custom
order, I haven't found a nice coiled cable with locks at each end like this
that is designed for more than a single key/lock set.

Anyone have any good reasonably-priced solutions/ideas for physically
securing their ultra SFF public area computers?


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*Chad Neeper*
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