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Sniper 06-25-2012 04:00 PM

Macbook Air security access
 
We all know local TSA units will arbitrarily make their own policy. With that said, simple question:

Does TSA allow a 13" Macbook Air (not the 11", the 13") through security without taking it out of your bag?

Bonus round:
  • Does TSA allow the new 15" Macbook Pro with Retina display (the one with flash memory and no DVD drive, so no moving parts) through security without taking it our of the bag?
  • International standards - do other countries' security firms follow a similar policy? What country?

Thanks. I'd make this a poll (yes or no) if I knew how.

What 06-25-2012 04:08 PM


Originally Posted by Sniper (Post 1218894)
We all know local TSA units will arbitrarily make their own policy. With that said, simple question:

Does TSA allow a 13" Macbook Air (not the 11", the 13") through security without taking it out of your bag?

Bonus round:
  • Does TSA allow the new 15" Macbook Pro with Retina display (the one with flash memory and no DVD drive, so no moving parts) through security without taking it our of the bag?
  • International standards - do other countries' security firms follow a similar policy? What country?

Thanks. I'd make this a poll (yes or no) if I knew how.

I have the 11 inch macbook air and I only remember once they made me take it out of a bag in a liberal state ;)

PermaFo 06-25-2012 05:04 PM

I have yet to have a problem with my 13" MBA placed in my roller board... knock on wood no one has seemed to care...

xjtguy 06-25-2012 05:19 PM


Originally Posted by What (Post 1218897)
I have the 11 inch macbook air and I only remember once they made me take it out of a bag in a liberal state ;)

Seems like about once a month I gotta take it out of the bag, at various locations.

Fred Flintstone 06-25-2012 06:00 PM

After having a laptop get fried by static by being in the tub sliding over a metal table, I always have my laptops in a soft case inside one half of those butterfly checkpoint friendly computer bags. Never had any hassles with the tub stackers.

lakehouse 06-25-2012 07:16 PM

I have a Dell Mini 9 with a SSD and no cd roms, so nothing moves in it.

Dca is 95% always take it out.

Everywhere else is 99% dont take it out when Im in uniform, out of uniform 75% dont make me take it out.

I never it take it out unless they ask, since their website says no moving part does not have to come out, but who are they to ever follow their own policy.

Thedude 06-25-2012 08:09 PM

Some stations (Conus) even make me take my Ipad out of my laptop bag.
Heathrow goes nuts and practically disassembles my whole bag.
Oconus, alot of stations don't care.

EWRflyr 06-26-2012 05:18 AM


Originally Posted by rickt86 (Post 1219002)
I have a Dell Mini 9 with a SSD and no cd roms, so nothing moves in it.

Dca is 95% always take it out.

Everywhere else is 99% dont take it out when Im in uniform, out of uniform 75% dont make me take it out.

I never it take it out unless they ask, since their website says no moving part does not have to come out, but who are they to ever follow their own policy.

Ummm, I'm 100% sure only 63% of that is correct.

bubi352 06-26-2012 06:02 AM

I was told the iPad and the MacBook Air do not have any 'circuitry' so you can leave it in your bag. Others with the typical hard drive has to be taken out of the bag.


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