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Re:Ask HN: How would you travel on an airline with your life... by danwee on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @05:59AM (#33717659)
> 3. A locked hard case like a pelican case that fits within the carry-on size requirements and is well used will look a lot less suspicious than a bunch of laptops in a backpack.

Interesting. Why is that? I have a personal laptop, a work laptop and a very old laptop that I play with (e.g., changing ram, adapting ports, multiple operating systems, etc.) If I ever move to another country I would need to pack my 3 laptops with me in my backpack. Would that look suspicious?

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Re:Ask HN: How would you travel on an airline with your life... by qazxcvbnmlp on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:07AM (#33720960)
I went back and forth on writing this point. I think the nuance missed in the original point, is that professional people that travel with work stuff like to take their equipment in pelican cases. So that looks less suspicious than backpack, but both are probably ok.
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