Kensington security slot worn away on two MBPs

Hi
Two of our MBPs seem to have the same fault: The security slots, which we use with Kensington Microsavers, have worn away, meaning that the Microsaver simply slides out even when locked. There is a plastic sleeve around the opening on the MBP - this seems to be the weak point which wears away. This isn't an issue on other laptops we use, which seem to have more robust metal slots.
This seems like a pretty big design fault. We use our machines in youth centres and they won't last long if we can't lock them to something!
Any other experiences of this?

We've had this happen on 5 of our MacBook Pros so far. The plastic inside the slot is much softer than on previous Apple laptops. The replacement part (bottom case) is about $500 and is not covered by AppleCare.

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