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    Macbook Theft, Hollywood Style

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Huskerz85, Mar 5, 2010.

  1. Huskerz85

    Huskerz85 Notebook Evangelist

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    mishap Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe think twice about buying NIB machines from Craigslist that sound a bit too good to be true then. Would this present a problem should you try to buy Applecare on a hot machine?
     
    mishap, Mar 5, 2010
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    LOL! that is epic. all that for 26k. the thief is certainly not greedy.

    the story goes like this...
    American Spy sent to China. in order to send the info (super secret underground vault for doomsday) back the Homeland, he needs to split the file into pieces and put it in a hidden partition on the harddrive of an unassuming apple computer. will the file make it back? or will it be stolen by some super secret organization? coming soon...

    alternate story, they hire some low-level people. makes it looks like a burglary get the "thief" caught in a setup safe house. framed them, get the notebook through the police department. and let the thief rot in jail, or have a car crash on the way to jail or what not.
     
    wobble987, Mar 5, 2010
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    This is awesome.
    +1
     
    dave.ladner, Mar 5, 2010
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  5. WilliamG

    WilliamG Notebook Deity

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    $26k of Apple laptops really isn't very many laptops, that's for sure. But still completely epic story.
     
    WilliamG, Mar 5, 2010
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    Jay_d Notebook Consultant

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    There was a similar theft in Winnipeg 2 years ago. They cut through the roof and stole 55k worth of lcd tv's. Another one was where they broke into an adjacent building dug a hole through the concrete to a computer computer store next door and took LCD monitors and motherboards
     
    Jay_d, Mar 5, 2010
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    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    The Apple heist in 31 seconds still trumps!

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  8. beige

    beige Notebook Deity

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    looooool , i like their style , they are really pros :D , they know what they are doing :D :D
     
    beige, Mar 6, 2010
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    i live literally 2 min away from the Promenade mall where the Apple store is.
     
    hkseo100, Mar 7, 2010
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