Two laptops in one bag at PreCheck
Jul 9, 2016, 4:42 pm
#31
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TSO once told the guy in front of me in Pre that if there were two laptops in one bag, then they've got to come out.
As a practical matter, it seems like if you have two laptops, they shouldn't be stacked so the x-ray has to go through both.
As a practical matter, it seems like if you have two laptops, they shouldn't be stacked so the x-ray has to go through both.
Jul 10, 2016, 8:47 pm
#34
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Location: Long Island, NY
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So I now travel with my work HP Ultrabook, a personal 11" Macbook Air, and a iPad Mini. I've had no problems with it in the precheck lane except for the STL incident(and only that one time) that I've mentioned upthread.
Jul 11, 2016, 8:14 am
#35
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When I don't have/get Pre-Check, I need seven trays for the contents in my backpack.
For work, I travel with two laptops, a tablet, and a Kindle. No problems in DEN or SAN.
Jul 12, 2016, 10:44 pm
#36
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Since my earlier post in this thread I've had one minor issue with two laptops in one bag. They were identical macbook pros and put in the bag in the same orientation and managed to line up almost perfectly. The x-ray guy re-ran the bag, and I told him there were two laptops. He scrolled up and down a few times through the different display layers and then asked if they were identical. Neither had to come out.
Jul 18, 2016, 10:28 am
#37
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The general rule is that if you mention you have two laptops, then the officer will get you a bin to put one of them in. On a handful of occasions I've been told it's not necessary (I explain I've been told that it makes the image unclear before - once the officer was insistent I leave both in the bag, at which point my bag was set aside from the x-ray for hand inspection for an unclear image). Some TSA officers offer it proactively.
It depends on the airport - some TSA officers are better trained/stricter than others. (I've never had a problem with my Surface Pro 3 at any airport except MLI, they say that the Surface Pro battery looks like that of a regular laptop and not a tablet).
It depends on the airport - some TSA officers are better trained/stricter than others. (I've never had a problem with my Surface Pro 3 at any airport except MLI, they say that the Surface Pro battery looks like that of a regular laptop and not a tablet).
Jul 24, 2016, 1:21 pm
#38
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* Two laptops
* Tablet
* Kindle
* Four Epi-Pens
* Four ice packs (partially melted)
* An assortment of packaged soy milk and vegan shakes
* Single-serve packages of Sunbutter (looks and tastes like peanut butter)
Jul 24, 2016, 7:02 pm
#39
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When asked why I have 3 iPads or 2 laptops I always reply "I is just for porn".
I've never had anyone want to touch them after that.
I've never had anyone want to touch them after that.
Jul 24, 2016, 8:33 pm
#40
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: DC area
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I recently went through Pre at LAS with 3 laptops, 2 tablets, a kindle, 2 phones, a Mifi and a variety of accessories. The TSA agent told me that folks like me were called 'Best Buys'. We had a good laugh as the agent looked (quickly) through my bag, and I was on my way. Much quicker than having to dump everything!