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Re:UK to follow US flight ban on laptops by colinbartlett on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:50AM (#13923296)
The one and only time I have ever checked a laptop in my bag, it was destroyed by the TSA. My bag was opened and my carefully packed and padded laptop was placed on top of my clothes in my soft-sided luggage with a note on top saying my bag had been inspect. The screen was completely smashed upon arrival.

What are my alternatives now? Can I overnight my laptop via FedEx or something?

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Re:UK to follow US flight ban on laptops by loeg on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @12:08PM (#13923512)
> What are my alternatives now?

Buy a hard-sided bag for checking your laptop?

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Re:UK to follow US flight ban on laptops by TezlaKoil on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @12:37PM (#13923830)
> Buy a hard-sided bag for checking your laptop?

Think before you write?

A hard case makes zero difference (or in some cases actively makes things worse) if the TSA fails to secure your laptop after inspecting it.

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Re:UK to follow US flight ban on laptops by dTal on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @01:18PM (#13924208)
Similar thing happened to me. I had a lot of computing equipment to carry, including a desktop LCD screen, and it only just barely fit in the hard case. Took what felt like hours of fiddling and rearranging to get it to close. Of course, with all that electronics the case was searched, and of course the TSA didn't spend hours fiddling and rearranging - they'd obviously just jumped on it until it latched, crushing the screen.
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Re:UK to follow US flight ban on laptops by laaph on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @02:11PM (#13924669)
Same here. It wasn't inspected, what ever extreme handling they did, all the packing I had for it did not allow it to survive, and it had a cracked case and something else no longer allowing it to turn on (it was a long time ago, I no longer remember the details nor have the laptop).

I think this will heavily curtail travel to the US.

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