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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 3:48 pm
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Originally Posted by planemechanic
I have had to remove my iPad at several US airports, so your comment is not completely true.
That is not in keeping with the TSA guidelines.
Traveling with E-readers, Netbooks, and Other Small Gadgets (Including the iPad)
Great question! Electronic items smaller than the standard sized laptop should not need to be removed from your bag or their cases. It’s that simple.

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Only electronics the size of a standard laptop or larger (for example Playstation®, Xbox™, or Nintendo®), full-size DVD players, and video cameras that use video cassettes must be removed from their carrying cases and submitted separately for x-ray screening. Removing larger electronics helps us get a better look at them and also allows us to get a better look at the contents of your bag.
Laptops, Full-size Video Game Consoles and Other Large Electronics
Effective August 4, 2007, laptop computers, full-size video game consoles (for example Playstation®, X-box®, or Nintendo®), full-size DVD players, and video cameras that use video cassettes must be removed from their carrying cases and submitted separately for x-ray screening. Laptop computers and video cameras that use cassettes have long been subject to this policy.

What Needs to be Screened Separately

  • Laptops
  • Full-size video game consoles
  • Full-size DVD players
  • Video cameras that use video cassettes
  • CPAP breathing machines

Small and portable electronic items do not need to be removed from their carrying cases.
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