The Mac Pro is a pretty device. It’s a speedy device. It’s, above all else, a costly device. Starting at a mere $2,999 for the “barebones” quad-core, dual-GPU, the svelte, circular, 9.9-by-6.6 inch device looks great sitting on the desktop.

To the more nefarious types out there, it could also look great sitting in their backpacks as they casually stroll (or run) away from your home or office workstation. Suffice to say, it’s probably a lot easier to stuff the 11-pound Mac Pro into a bag and haul it off than it is to, say, grab an iMac and casually walk away as if nothing’s going on.

To solve the issue of Mac Pro thefts — a statistic, we confess, hasn’t exactly been published, but clearly it’s something that Apple has had on its mind — Apple is now selling a brand-new lock device. At $49, the “Mac Pro Security Lock Adapter(Opens in a new window)” beats the price of some of the competing locking devices that have sprung up since the Mac Pro’s launch last December.

Sort of. For, in Apple’s genius, the company is only selling the bracket that one adheres to the Mac Pro , which a person could then attach to a security cable. Apple is not selling the cable itself, which is why competing products like Maclocks’ Security Bracket(Opens in a new window) appear a wee bit more expensive on paper ($70) — you’re getting the bracket and the cable in that setup.

To use Apple’s description: “The Mac Pro Security Lock Adapter lets you use a compatible Kensington or similar style third-party lock (sold separately) to keep your Mac Pro secure. The adapter attaches without tools and does not modify or damage the Mac. With a compatible lock connected, the Mac Pro Lock Adapter secures the housing to the enclosure, preventing access to internal components.”

Still, the adapter allows one to secure a Mac Pro to something a bit more stationary and prevents anyone from popping off the exterior cover and getting their nimble hands on the computer’s expensive insides. As an added bonus, it doesn’t require any tools to stick onto a Mac Pro; presumably, it’s a lot tougher for the device to come off than it is to go on. At least, we hope.