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Sturdy Laptop Travel Cases?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the able-to-survive-long-airport-trips dept.

biglig2 asks: "You may have seen on todays news that, after a foiled attempt to smuggle explosives on a plane here in the UK, UK airlines are now banning all cabin baggage on outgoing flights. Great timing, since I'm probably flying to the States next week, and this means putting my laptop, iPod and cellphone into the cargo hold. Since I have to assume that anything I put in the hold is going to be frozen, depressurized, and repeatedly jumped on by the baggage handlers, what hard laptop cases have Slashdot users found to be indestructible?"

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  1. all you need to know by gus24 · · Score: 4, Informative


    http://www.pelican.com/

    if you have the cash for the flash: http://www.zerohalliburton.com/

  2. Pressured, somewhat heated by picaro · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, I don't mean this discussion. Aircraft holds are pressurized and generally heated, as least to keep them above 0C.

  3. Normal luggage works.... by (H)elix1 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Just pack it in the center of your clothing and it will be fine. I fly way to many miles - on the last leg of a multi continent trip, just missing the UK fiasco by a couple days - and always travel with a pair of laptops. Granted, I (use) to make it a point to do everything carry-on, but I would usually slip the spare thinkpad in the center of my suitcase and the other in my laptop bag. No fancy containers, just clean laundry at the start of trip, dirty stuff at the end. If you get a nice 'laptop' case, hard sided or otherwise, expect it to get 'lost'... A beat up bag works great.

    Looking at the TSO website, it looks like the folks not traveling with 'carry-on' electronics are from the UK. Domestic flights say laptops can travel with you. No more bringing a bottle of water, however. I'll find out when I fly home tomorrow.
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