desktop??
Oct 31, 2004 | 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by alexus9
Is it okay to bring a desktop in a box and checking it in for travel overseas?
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alexus9...I'm not sure what you mean by shipping a "desktop" overseas and/or whether this belongs in the Travel Safety/Security Forum.
Can you explain this a little further and then we can either answer it here or transfer this thread to another Forum for a better answer.
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Oct 31, 2004 | 10:27 am
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Hi mod,
I am travelling overseas and will be bringing a desktop with me. I will put the desktop in the box. In that box will be one toy laptop and some childrens clothes. I will be checking in the box with the desktop with the other items in it. I don't know if that will be an issue with the tsa. Is this even an appropriate question here in this forum. Thanks
I am travelling overseas and will be bringing a desktop with me. I will put the desktop in the box. In that box will be one toy laptop and some childrens clothes. I will be checking in the box with the desktop with the other items in it. I don't know if that will be an issue with the tsa. Is this even an appropriate question here in this forum. Thanks
Oct 31, 2004 | 10:35 am
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If you are referring to having a desktop computer as checked baggage, there should not be any problems with that. Just keep in mind of what that box could go through being tossed around from aircraft to luggage cart to aircraft.
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Oct 31, 2004 | 10:42 am
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If TSASuper is right and you are talking about a computer, I would suggest pulling the hard drive and carrying that one the plane with you. As far as I know, hard drives especially do not react well to being knocked around. I'm not sure if that only applies when it is on. Maybe one of the technophiles on this board could clarify.
Oct 31, 2004 | 11:49 am
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Originally Posted by SonOfACockroach
If TSASuper is right and you are talking about a computer, I would suggest pulling the hard drive and carrying that one the plane with you. As far as I know, hard drives especially do not react well to being knocked around. I'm not sure if that only applies when it is on. Maybe one of the technophiles on this board could clarify.
Depending on the age of the computer the hard drives usually go into a park mode when shut down properly so the probability of platter crash is slight. When you get to the destination I would suggest you open the PC and check all card placement and connectors before powering up. They can dislodge and cause problems if not checked.
Oct 31, 2004 | 5:35 pm
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A minitower with a styrofoam shell and box will fit into the sizewise or other carry-on luggage measurers and will still be fairly light.
I'd carry that on + my personal item and check my usual carryon of clothing rather than check the desktop, no matter how well packed.
I'd carry that on + my personal item and check my usual carryon of clothing rather than check the desktop, no matter how well packed.
Oct 31, 2004 | 5:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Spiff
A minitower with a styrofoam shell and box will fit into the sizewise or other carry-on luggage measurers and will still be fairly light.
I'd carry that on + my personal item and check my usual carryon of clothing rather than check the desktop, no matter how well packed.
I'd carry that on + my personal item and check my usual carryon of clothing rather than check the desktop, no matter how well packed.
Oct 31, 2004 | 5:44 pm
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Originally Posted by TSAMGR
If you want to be safer stuff the inside of the PC with socks.
Oct 31, 2004 | 10:03 pm
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hey guys thanks for the response. This is a big desktop to carry on plus I will have a laptop as a carry on. I think I will just pad it with styrofoam(lots). I'll just chance it. I just hope that they dont ask me to open it after taping it and tying a rope around it. As far as the sink if there is profit to be made I'll carry one to. 
thanks to super,mgr spiff and roach
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Last edited by alexus9; Oct 31, 2004 at 10:06 pm
Nov 1, 2004 | 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by alexus9
hey guys thanks for the response. This is a big desktop to carry on plus I will have a laptop as a carry on. I think I will just pad it with styrofoam(lots). I'll just chance it. I just hope that they dont ask me to open it after taping it and tying a rope around it. As far as the sink if there is profit to be made I'll carry one to.
thanks to super,mgr spiff and roach
thanks to super,mgr spiff and roach
Nov 2, 2004 | 6:19 am
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I always keep my original packaging for my desktops just in case I have to return them for service. If you still have yours, why not ship it with a third party such as FedEx, UPS, etc.?