Originally Posted by
pseudoswede
I've been requested by a friend to bring over four server hard drives to Sweden because they are about 70% cheaper over here. I'm more than happy to oblige because I have plenty of room in my luggage. The question is should I put them in my checked bag or carry-on? If in checked bag, they will be surrounded by clothing (with a layer of bubble wrap). Is that sufficient?
If it should be in my carry-on, suggestions are welcome.
If they're in the original packaging, they should be physically OK in checked luggage surrounded as you described, as I can't imagine checked luggage is treated much worse than FedEx or UPS treats packages, and that's how they'd normally be shipped.
The bigger concern with checked luggage is theft, since drives in their original packaging may scream "steal me". Depending how much they cost, you may want to carry them on for that reason. If you're talking $200 SATA drives, no big deal, but if you're carrying expensive SAS drives (which "server" suggests), then I'd carry them on just like anything else valuable.
bob