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Taking hardware for upgrade on planes

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  • 19-06-2008 10:07am
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    kleefarr
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    When I next go to see my parents I want to take some hardware to upgrade my fathers computer.

    Am I likely to have any problems taking them on board with me?

    Or

    Will I have to have them securely packed and hand them in to the fragile items section?

    Anyone done this before?


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    lynchie
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    Carry them on board with you. I wouldn't trust them in the hold. I brought home two 20" LCD's a few years back from Boston. Carried the two screens in hand luggage and the stands in my checked in baggage. Never had any issues at all and saved over €300 each on them!


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    kleefarr
    Registered Users Posts: 5,743 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    I'll have a think about that.

    I'm only taking a CPU and RAM but maybe motherboard as well.


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    #4
    kleefarr
    Registered Users Posts: 5,743 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    Took the lot on board in laptop bag. nmo problems.
    Dads ahs now been up graded from an 866mhz with 128mb ram to P3 1.4Ghz
    1GB ram windows xp.

    :D


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    TinCool
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    On Sunday there I took on board a PSU and graphics card from Dublin to Birmingham without any issues. I was concerned that they'd stop me with the PSU but nope, my bag wasn't even searched.

    TC


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    kleefarr
    Registered Users Posts: 5,743 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    TinCool wrote: »
    On Sunday there I took on board a PSU and graphics card from Dublin to Birmingham without any issues. I was concerned that they'd stop me with the PSU but nope, my bag wasn't even searched.

    TC

    I flew from Dub - Prague and then Prague to Larnaca. My bag was only checked at Dublin and I had to take it all out of the bag and put it in one of those plastic bowls.
    No probs though.


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