flying with hardware (somewhat urgent!)

[nclark42]

hello--

tomorrow I plan on flying back to school with some hardware that I got good prices on down here at home. since they don't exactly handle the baggage as well as I think they should, I want to take everything as a carry-on. currently, I have a boxed gigabyte SINXP1394 motherboard, a boxed P4 2.66MHz CPU, and 2 sticks of samsung PC3200 512mb RAM in my backpack carryon. Additionally, I am going to carry a boxed cannon scanner (i forget the model #, but its like $50) by the handle as a sepearte carryon. so, I am going to take all of this stuff to the security checkpoint before the terminal, load it onto the belt, and let it go through the security machine..

before i actually do this, i wanted to ask: does anyone think this is a bad idea? anyone gone through with hardware and had problems--if so, what? likewise, anyone succesfully taken any of this type of hardware through the security checkpoint?

thanks!
-neal

 

[nick1985]

the scanner will fry your parts!


jk

 

[dinde]

just make sure u have all reciepts and stuff.

 

[Goose77]

shouldnt be a problem.. i took a graphics card, hdd, and a DVD rom with me over seas, carry on and had no problem with anything... but.. because those objects could be use as a weapon.. you should ask to make sure that they will let you on. I did it b4 all the xtra security!

also, make your you got all ur stuff in anti-static bags and such... up there static could be a problem..

 

[AndyHui]

No problem. I do it all the time. Make sure everything is in its static bag.

 

[Bleep]

you will be OK unless you are weaing a sheet and towel around your head with flip flop shoes.

Bleep