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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 1:46 pm
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Originally Posted by chris_denver
Next month I'm planning to move internationally (DEN-FRA), and one of my problem child luggage items is a desktop computer, a 24" iMac.
If you kept the original packaging, just repack it and send it as regular checked baggage. The original packaging has so much foam padding that it's perfect for such shipment. However, I do agree that if you are at all worried that it may "get lost," you should ship it using DHL or some other global carrier rather than sending it as baggage. (FWIW, my parents have taken printers a checked baggage without problems, but those aren't as enticing or as fragile as computers.)
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