Airport scanning effects on SSD

[spunkymunky]

This is probably a dumb question but I was wondering if airport scanners will affect an SSD drive. I do not want to test this so hopefully someone knows the answer! thanks.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I think you are the first person to ask that question. I surf quite a few web sites and forums. I can't recall ever reading any information about it.

I did a little research. The ssd flash technology is similar to USB flash technology and cell phones. Shielding for an SSD is better than it is for USB drives and cell phones so airport screening should not be a problem.

 

[spunkymunky]

Very cool, thank ya. Since there were not any horror stories about this I figured as much, but better to err on the side of caution.

 

[nofun]

I've taken my SSD to Saudi Arabia and back, went through airport scanners in 3 different countries. I have a Mushkin Callisto 240GB in a Dell Latitude D830 for your reference.

It's been about a month since that trip, absolutely no issues so far.

 

[WyomingKnott]

Ancient history: I lost the memory in my Palm Pilot when I left it in my pants pocket during a chest X-ray. Other than that, airport-intensity radiation has never harmed anything but my dignity. HDDs, SSDs, cameras, the flash drive with my court records (not criminal, wiseguy).

 

[spunkymunky]

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