Stolen laptop: 4 anti-theft app for Mac

Perhaps you, like me, have not tried to steal a laptop. But they steal constantly, and one who has taken away once the device knows exactly what the consequence of theft of the most unpleasant. First of all, it's lost data, as well as open a thief to access your personal information. I hope that you remember the most important and useful advice from our material, "Tips for safe travel with a laptop": leave your laptop at home. If you have to part with a laptop, then Provide decent resistance to the thieves - set one of the four OS X applications, which will be discussed in this post.

Hidden
One of the most popular applications among systems "anti-theft". Once you buy a license you get access to tracking all of your computer (the more computers you want to control - the more worth the annual subscription to Hidden). If your macbook is stolen, you should immediately report it to the Hidden online.

When a thief enters the network from your laptop, Hidden immediately sends you its location will be imperceptible to take photos through the built-in camera. When rapid response of law enforcement agencies can try to get your laptop back.

Price: $ 15 / year for a license for a single computer

Undercover
The most expensive app to protect your notebook, but it's worth the money. The developers have done everything they can do to complicate the life of the thief.

Undercover - is an application in the style of "set and forget". Install and configure it once, you really can not recall it. But if your mobile PC is stolen, immediately report it by filling out the application form on the program website.

The app immediately begins to gather information about the movements of the laptop, and even give the police received information. After that, the team will try to promote the awareness of police in the search for your MacBook. The latter is relevant only to the United States.

It is said that those who use Undercover, often get their computers back. However, if you find a precious macbook not work, the program simulates a screen breakage. And if the thief will bring the laptop to the service, it immediately zasekut.

Finally, if all attempts to recover your macbook failed, the company gives you back the money for the license purchased.

Price: $ 49

Prey
The only free software in this review. Yes, moreover, cross-platform. He can do everything, too, that most of these programs. As the functionality is slightly inferior to Undercover.

Laptop Tracking is done via the website or, if you will, moving will be sent to the email. The program is designed not only on the Mac, that does not prevent her to cope with the search makbukov.

Program Overview on Layfhakere

Price: Free

Gadgettrak Laptop

With a fairly high price, working about as well as Hidden. Like Hidden distributed by subscription.

If you want to save $ 14 dollars in comparison with Undercover, surely buy this program. But remember that Undercover provide maximum service.

When the above-mentioned shortcomings, the program is very praise Wired and Engadget, calling it the most effective in this price category.

Price: $ 34.95 / yr