Originally Posted by
aztimm
I've traveled a few times this year (domestically) with all of the following--
* company laptop (was a Lenovo Thinkpad 15")
* Apple MacBook Air 11"
* Kindle
* iPhone
* work Blackberry
The first time I did it with both computers, I didn't know to put them in separate bins, and of the TSA person was a bit snarky about it. But I've learned from that experience.
Same is going on with my work, when I travel I try to avoid doing too much personal stuff on the work laptop. The MacBook Air makes a great add-on, since it isn't too heavy.
After doing this a couple of times though, my backpack/laptop bag was pretty heavy. Conveniently timed, a month ago I had to get a new work computer (every 3 years), and I selected the 12.5" Thinkpad. What a world of difference in weight -v- the 15" ^
So I read that the TSA had officially stated that the MBA 11 is small enough that it doesn't have to be scanned, but I still take mine out at security, because it is not really a big deal and I'm sure if you run into a new agent or someone who doesn't know the policy (which is weird anyway), you'll end up wasting more time overall.