It's just a computer, and a fairly compact one at that.

To you, it may seem like a very fancy computer that is made of pure unobtanium.

To a person running the X-ray machine, it's just another computer, and not too dissimilar from the thousands of other computers they've seen already this week.

...except for the unusually large amount of NAND flash ICs that are certainly going to be visible.

You’d be surprised how common it is for video crews to travel with gear like this in carry on to get it there for a shoot.

My photographer mates have great stories about impressing airport security with the density of their gear, and of flagrantly getting away with 3-5 times the weight allowances for their carryon bags.

For what?

Until they determine what it is?

Just think how long will it take for them to upload it all to NSA over connection they have at border...

Why are you assuming this computer is not backdoored for a start?

NSA already has the data. /s