Originally Posted by
Lookin4Points
I saw an elaborate setup not too long ago. Someone had two laptops in one of those wheeled laptop bags. Both laptops were pulled out of the case and were attached with the cable lock to the wheeled laptop bag. The laptops were placed in separate bins and pushed into the x-ray machine in this order - laptop, bag, laptop.
The owner opted out. It took two TSA blue shirts to carry his setup to the opt out area.
When I was travelling in the USA earlier this year this was exactly the technique I used with great success.
I also opted out and the TSA clerk had no problems gathering my stuff.