08-19-2006, 05:11 PM
wurm, I checked into this myself not too long ago. Dunno if it would apply to your daughter, but you could look into renter's insurance-- not very expensive, and covers a good amount of stuff (easily a laptop plus other personal possessions). The advantage of getting her covered by your homeowners or by renters insurance is that it's usually from a reputable, well-known company -- for example, I'm getting Traveller's. They might also give you a deal on the renter's insurance if you are also getting another type of insurance from the same company, e.g., house or car.
Undercover is a good investment for the money, I think. No, it's not nearly foolproof. But between this, doing the firmware password (or whatever it is for MacBooks), a good security lock, and insurance against theft, I'd think you'd be pretty well covered in any eventuality. The major concern might more be about stuff ON the laptop if it were to get stolen, not the laptop itself... I'd think that FileVault might be useful in this case.
Undercover is a good investment for the money, I think. No, it's not nearly foolproof. But between this, doing the firmware password (or whatever it is for MacBooks), a good security lock, and insurance against theft, I'd think you'd be pretty well covered in any eventuality. The major concern might more be about stuff ON the laptop if it were to get stolen, not the laptop itself... I'd think that FileVault might be useful in this case.