TSA Doesn't Want to See Your Little MacBook Air

[Marcus Yam]

If it's smaller than standard-size, airport security doesn't need you whipping it out.

TSA Doesn't Want to See Your Little MacBook Air : Read more

 

[TheWhiteRose000]

XD

Good to know?

 

[alyoshka]

Don't these guys know???? The things they are letting go thru have edges as sharp as knives????
Funny, you can't carry a scissors into a plane but you can carry a MacAir...
Yeah , we know, Laptops are bigger and can easily be used to conceal a weapon in but what if the shape itself is and can be used as a weapon??? we've heard a dozed people getting cut by the MacAir.... don't the security guys have any gray matter what so ever?

 

[alyoshka]

lol!!^^ sorry typo " we've heard of a dozen people...... "

 

[damasvara]

[citation][nom]alyoshka[/nom]Don't these guys know???? The things they are letting go thru have edges as sharp as knives????Funny, you can't carry a scissors into a plane but you can carry a MacAir...Yeah , we know, Laptops are bigger and can easily be used to conceal a weapon in but what if the shape itself is and can be used as a weapon??? we've heard a dozed people getting cut by the MacAir.... don't the security guys have any gray matter what so ever?[/citation]
Yes, I can imagine it now... An iBoomerang... :lol:

:lol: on the typo too. Good thing you revised it. 😉

 

[jsc]

That may be official policy, but I have had to pull my netbook out of my carryon bag each time I have flown.

I will be flying again in a couple of days. I'll see what happens.

 

[jj463rd]

But what about the battery in the Macbook Air as it would make a good igniter for something else?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DcpANRFrI4

 

[r3t4rd]

What about the exploding iPhones/iPods/Mac Books? Explosions in Aircrafts...isn't that bad?

 

[amdfangirl]

Given the current security fiasco I'm not surprised security is so awful.

 

[klavis]

I would make a point to pull it out anyways and make a hassle out of it to annoying the annoying people doing the annoying screening.

 

[Travis Beane]

Given how dangerous lithium batteries can be, and yet I can't bring my razors or toothpaste on a local flight in Canada...
So, how long will it take to drive instead?

 

[Cs342]

The Alienware M11x is smaller than a standard size laptop too...

 

[ares1214]

And when something blows up or someone gets decapitated with a Mac Air, THEN they will start searching again...

 

[ares1214]

Atleast terrorist will buy the piece of junk now Give steve some business.

 

[nebun]

so why are we making such a big deal about this? just take the damn thing out and scan it...no one is going to tell you to put it back in

 

[r3t4rd]

[citation][nom]nebun[/nom]so why are we making such a big deal about this? just take the damn thing out and scan it...no one is going to tell you to put it back in[/citation]
Thats what she said.

 

[tommysch]

[citation][nom]alyoshka[/nom]don't the security guys have any gray matter what so ever?[/citation]

No they dont.

 

[chick0n]

doesn't have CPU? wow. I told my friends people working at TSA are nothing but some rent-a-cop who can't even finish high school. I guess I was right. hah !

 

[youssef 2010]

that's what happens when the it's up to the wrong people to put laws and regulations.

 

[Parrdacc]

TSA = Totally Stupid Agents

 

[COLGeek]

Most of us don't want to see them either......

 

[d0gr0ck]

I'm fairly certain it's been stated elsewhere that the TSA general rules are that any sufficiently thin electronic devices measuring under 12" are exempt from checks. It's not that Apple has any exemption it's just that some of it's devices fall into the no-check category.

However, there is no guarantee that your local TSA agent actually knows the rules...

 

[wawa sxm]

so are they gonna check every netbook to see wether it should be scanned or not? or argue with people wether it should be scanned or not? or just simply say if its apple and small go ahead?

 

[dalta centauri]

Here I thought any bit of tech or electronics needed to be checked out.

 

[Gekko Shadow]

*sarcasm* what's a macbook air? :O