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Re:I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone by apatheticonion on Sunday December 21, 2025 @11:25PM (#46351311)
Tell that to airport check-in staff haha. A laptop and charger are around 3kg and there's only so much clothing I can take out of my suitcase and wear to make it passed check-in.

But I hear you. It's annoying that I can't reuse perfectly good hardware, but it's fine - we make do.

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Re:I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone by Arrath on Monday December 22, 2025 @01:40AM (#46351903)
The added scrutiny at some border crossings can be problematic too. Explaining to the inspectors at the Turkey/Bulgaria border why I had two phones and two laptops (and dissuading them of the suspicion that I was smuggling electronics to friends/family) through language barriers was a pain.
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Re:I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone by cbdevidal on Monday December 22, 2025 @12:12PM (#46356075)
I do tell that to airport check-in staff :-) I just take both laptops out. I only do carry-ons and no checked bags and am able to stuff everything needed into one mid-sized tac pack.
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