Originally Posted by
phedre
a) whether I get secondary inspection (drug swipes, pat downs, etc)
I doubt that will happen, fortunately. (Assuming you put them all in separate bins--leave them in the bag or try stacking them in one bin, and of course all bets are off!)
Originally Posted by
phedre
b) the over/under on the number of people who utter the phrase "you have THREE laptops!"
Depending on how many people are nearby you in line, I'd put it at 60-75% of them. That's been my experience traveling with multiple laptops and similar gear; the Ma and Pa Kettles just don't get why you'd travel with more than one.
Originally Posted by
phedre
c) if I can restrain myself from responding sarcastically to the b) folks. "Yeah, those things tend to breed if you leave them alone long enough."
Originally Posted by
phedre
This is a record for me, though I do have a friend who once traversed Canadian security with four laptops. That one raised some eyebrows.
Four beats me. I've taken two laptops many times when traveling for work, as I like to have my personal laptop along as well. Once had an LCD projector in addition to the two laptops, and the TSA guy at the x-ray made some silly remark about the amount of stuff I had (I also had a large-lensed digital SLR--so I had like 5 bins at that point!)
What I hate is when I get stuck with a desktop replacement model which is like 3" thick and weighs nearly 10 lbs. I wouldn't mind so much carrying extra laptops if they were little Viaos or similarly-slim laptops.