Originally Posted by
alanR
Are you sure - the regulations state that all your items must fit into one bag, not that you can take things that are scanned separately out and put everything else in the bag
What
Kiwi Flyer said works. Twice a week for a few months I was removing my laptop and using the space to host a collection of communications equipment that I would then remove after clearing the security checkpoint and getting my laptop and bag back. No issue as long as I had the laptop out before getting to the checkers.