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Old May 18, 2017 | 11:59 am
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I'm thinking about buying a cheap iPad (older model) exclusively for travel and using this combined with cloud and email attachments when needed. I would then just put it in my checked bag. I'd need to be careful not opening anything confidential on it and also always logging out/closing/deleting most stuff before packing. Part of the pain would be not having a decent keyboard to use as well as speed and the latest bells and whistles to which I've grown accustomed.

I'm even considering resurrecting an old iPad, but it's really too old to work on many websites, including some that I need to use for travel. This could make sense if the electronics ban is expected to be temporary, but the old iPad has some pictures, etc. that I might want and I would not want some random stranger to have.
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