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Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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251 points jgrahamc | 2 comments | 22 Sep 25 11:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.215s | source
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andy99 ◴[22 Sep 25 13:14 UTC] No.45332983[source]▶
I used to take the Montreal metro to work just carrying my laptop. Someone I kmow from a big European city was very surprised and said nobody would do that there, it would make you a target for theft. Here I wouldn't think twice about it.
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jmclnx ◴[22 Sep 25 13:24 UTC] No.45333109[source]▶
I also wonder if the Laptop Brand has to do with it. I would think the most targeted Laptops are Apples.
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1. exitb ◴[22 Sep 25 13:41 UTC] No.45333358[source]▶
What does one do with a stolen MacBook, since you can't just wipe it and reactivate on a different account? Sell for parts?
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2. Reubachi ◴[22 Sep 25 14:29 UTC] No.45333974[source]▶
The same thing done with stolen iOS devices; end up in Shenzen or Varanasi in a "might-be-used-for-parts" bin., until sufficient harrasment/social engineering of the original owner has failed. Then it goes into the "used-for-parts" bin.