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Old May 9, 2008 | 1:54 pm
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I have recently overheard the TSA yelling to remove "all electronic devices" from luggage. At the same airports (TPA, LAX), I safely ignored the TSA and removed ONLY my laptop.

On both trips, my carry-ons included the following electronic items:
  • Laptop (for the TPA trip, I had 2x laptops with me)
  • iPod
  • Bose QC2's
  • Canon 30D DSLR camera (w/ 300mm f4L lens attached)
  • Canon 350D DSLR camera
  • Additional lenses: 24-105mm f4L, 10-22mm
  • Batteries, large flash, etc.
  • Cell phone
  • GPS unit (Garmin eTrex Vista)
  • External USB hard drives, 2x
  • Cables + power supplies, etc., for all above
(the above manages to fit in one rollaboard + my laptop bag--although I carry the 30D + lens over my shoulder vs. in a bag)

I have had a few TSA'ers grumble about not removing the portable hard drives before, but even where they were barking "all electronics out," I have not had a problem with just removing the laptops. Only two bag checks over the past 6-8 months, too.
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