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Laptop, Hard Drives and Airport X-Rays

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Laptop, Hard Drives and Airport X-Rays

from JoeUser Forums

Ok, so I have an upcoming vacation trip to Puerto Rico in July. I plan on taking my laptop and portable drives with me. I also plan on taking my iPod. I was wondering if anyone can tell me what could be the bad experiences I may have with the x-ray machines my laptop and hard drives may have to go thru when I get to the airport as I plan to carry my laptop bag as a carry on bag.

Will the x-ray machine cause considerable damage to any of my hard drives? Any experiences will be appriciated. Thank you.

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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top

I've seen them chuck computer bags twenty feet out of the cargo hold.  Dropping a hard drive and avoiding breaking it isn't terribly hard, when it's thrown, you're fucked, even in the case.  Even the magnetics that it might have been exposed to at worst could only erase your drive.

 

Airports are computer safe, baggage handlers, not so much.

Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top

Perfectly safe. Been on numerous flights with laptop bag, hard drives in the lapy bag and in my suitcase that went under the belly. Not one problem. Only annoying thing is when you randomly get picked for explosive detection and when they swipe your laptop it says "EXPLOSIVES DETECTED" so they have to do it again and again till it comes up clean :P I work for defence so I guess traces of gunpowder get in there from me fingers <_<

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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I work for defence so I guess traces of gunpowder get in there from me fingers

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