TSA: We Don't Need to See Your Netbooks, Tablets

[igot1forya]

[citation][nom]Camikazi[/nom]Magic Faerie Dust![/citation]
Like all Apple products it runs on hopes and dreams!

 

[nekatreven]

I believe this is an argument about thickness, not the surface area it takes when sitting on a table. If it is narrow enough that the xray machine can see through it and still see other things in the bag then the device doesn't need to be taken out of the bag.

If the device is too thick for that (laptop) then it comes out in most cases. So no, they are not skipping on scanning these devices altogether, and yes, a pmp/mp3 player could be thick enough to warrant a separate scan.

 

[one-shot]

I would like to know their definition of a netbook.

 

[kalogagatya]

[citation][nom]warmon6[/nom]the "force". Now if we could only use Jedi mind tricks on apple to lower there prices. jk[/citation]

as watto would have said it:
"ERRRRR mind tricks do not work on me..!! only moneeeey...."

 

[jorged123]

JMcEntegart 04/08/2010 6:12 PM
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No CPU? What does it run on, magic?



Blood of the innocent.

good one! double edged sword! hp+35

 

[Guest]

hmm didn't know that about the netbooks. next time ill tell them it has no hard drive and cpu and maybe they'll leave me alone.

 

[edilee]

Is pulling these items out to have them scanned really that big of a deal?

 

[nukem950]

This is the greatest evidence that apple's logo "it just works" is accurate. They are technologically advanced that they do not need a CPU or any of that other junk.

 

[calmstateofmind]

[citation][nom]silentq[/nom]I think we can safely blame Apple for 2012 when Osama remotely detonates nuclear bomb from an iPad on a plane.[/citation]


Yeah, that's it...2012, the end of the world (so people think), is really just about a plane crash.

Those Mayans sure do pick odd things to end the world over...

 

[jsc]

I flew from Dallas to Amsterdam just last week with my Samsung netbook.

I guess the DFW screeners hadn't gotten the word yet.

 

[Supertrek32]

So... Last time I was at the airport I had to have them mess with my phone to make sure it's "real". I guess you could put explosives in the plastic housing... Couldn't you do that with an iPad, and a lot more of it, too?

/facepalm

 

[anamaniac]

Just reminds me of how much I hate flying.
Even my local bus station now has a metal detector and baggage checks!

 

[JOSHSKORN]

[citation][nom]smacks forehead[/nom]No CPU? What does it run on, magic?[/citation]
So, you just need to be Harry Potter in order to use your computer on a flight.