Hi Everyone,

I will be moving to Nashville for a short-term relocation starting this weekend. I tend to carry precious electronics with me through security rather than check it in (i.e. PDA, laptops, etc), regardless of whether I need it in flight, just to feel safe about the devices' whereabouts.

Since I will be relocating, I anticipate on bringing two Maxtor external hard drives with me that I use as secondary storage. Does anyone know if the x-ray machines will nuke all the data on the drives? Is it safer to bring these drives with me, check it in, or just send it via a courier (FedEx, UPS)?

I just want to make sure my data is readable (un-nuked by the x-ray) and all in one piece when I get there (physically). Can anyone please advise? Thanks in advance!

-Bobby