Stolen Laptop: Any help is appreciated

persian54 · 09-20-2009, 11:40 AM

My friend has his MacBook stolen out of his car last night in West Hills, CA

the MacBook's serial number is 4H63121VWBW

It's a Black, 2.4 GHZ 2GB Ram upgraded to Snow Leopard

Trackpad has noticeable oily streaks

I know this is a long shot and all, but I just thought I could put it out there.

If someone sees sometime on craigslist or anything, please do PM me.

Thanks.

AllEyesOnMe · 09-23-2009, 12:49 AM

Dang that sucks. BUMP to catch thief!

Mahhvinn · 09-23-2009, 01:18 AM

sorry to hear bro and good luck.

persian54 · 09-23-2009, 01:42 AM

We were searching on CL all day

and we found one that matched everything PERFECTLY (same specs, same color, listed within the time when he left the car alone and when he found out it was gone etc)

But when we asked to meet up... the guy never showed...

he reported it to the police and apple

if the guy ever tries to get any service done at apple he's screwed

m3pare · 09-23-2009, 01:45 AM

damn, that sucks. gl finding it man

persian54 · 09-23-2009, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jBryan

damn, that sucks. gl finding it man

Thanks

jhv · 09-23-2009, 03:07 AM

where in west hills was it taken?

persian54 · 09-23-2009, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jh valley

where in west hills was it taken?

Valley Circle/Vanowen area

OC Guy · 09-23-2009, 04:10 PM

In the future:
Orbicule's Undercover (http://www.orbicule.com/undercover/) or Absolute's LoJack (http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/)?

persian54 · 09-23-2009, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OC 335i

In the future:
Orbicule's Undercover (http://www.orbicule.com/undercover/) or Absolute's LoJack (http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/)?

yeah

i have it on mine

VTECaddict · 09-23-2009, 08:30 PM

Sorry to hear. The only way to prevent laptop theft is to not leave it unattended.

Those theft recovery programs are easy to bypass...just reformat the drive or replace the drive and that software is gone. No more way to track it. Of course, if your thief doesn't know much about computers, then there is a chance it might actually work.

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persian54 Lieutenant General 922 Rep 15,818 Posts Drives: M760/G83M4 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Valley, SoCal iTrader: (298)	Stolen Laptop: Any help is appreciated My friend has his MacBook stolen out of his car last night in West Hills, CA the MacBook's serial number is 4H63121VWBW It's a Black, 2.4 GHZ 2GB Ram upgraded to Snow Leopard Trackpad has noticeable oily streaks I know this is a long shot and all, but I just thought I could put it out there. If someone sees sometime on craigslist or anything, please do PM me. Thanks.
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persian54 Lieutenant General 922 Rep 15,818 Posts Drives: M760/G83M4 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Valley, SoCal iTrader: (298)	We were searching on CL all day and we found one that matched everything PERFECTLY (same specs, same color, listed within the time when he left the car alone and when he found out it was gone etc) But when we asked to meet up... the guy never showed... he reported it to the police and apple if the guy ever tries to get any service done at apple he's screwed __________________ From E93 335i to E89 Z4 to E93 M3/E89 Z4 to E350/SL550
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