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Old 04-17-2009, 05:28 PM
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Default Re: are metal detectors hazardous to laptops
I just thought of something actually. I had an old ericson mobile phone you know the ones with the single digit hight display and the antenna on top. It went through an X Ray machine (turned on) in Brissy Airport and never worked again. So Fraks me????
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Old 08-21-2009, 03:25 PM
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Default Re: are metal detectors hazardous to laptops
Well...dont go apple then :)

I have both a Toshiba laptop and a Dell XPS...Both have been through airport x-rays plenty of times with absolutely no problems
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