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Old 07-27-2013, 04:02 AM   #1
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Tablet and TSA

How does one handle a tablet/Kindle/iPad/thingy through airport security? Do you pull it out into its own bucket or can it just sit inside the carry-on with everything else? Sorry if this is a repeat question but couldn't find anything via search.
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I pulled it out and put it in a bin.
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I travel with a laptop and Nook and I always put my laptop into a bin but usually not the Nook. I've never had any issues.
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I've been told you can leave an i-pad, nook, etc in your bag. Only laptops have to be pulled out. That's what TSA has always told me flying from DTW but who knows. It almost seems like it depends on the person at the gate at the moment!
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Thanks everybody. The TSA guy said I could leave my tablet in the bag so I did and had no problems. Was nabbed for extra screening of my shoes but no big deal.
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iPads and similar tablets are not required to be removed from your bag for screening.

However, individual TSOs sometimes don't know the rules and will bark at you if they notice your tablet in the bag. Fortunately, this is fairly rare, but if it happens, don't let it get you upset, just stay calm and take the tablet out.
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I have taken my iPad out and put it in the bin...didn't know I could leave it in my bag. Thanks for the info.
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I spoke to a TSA agent before entering the check in point. He said flat screens like tablets and phones are fine. Items can be hidden inside the cases of laptops so that is why the computers are put out separately. Makes sense, I suppose.
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I spoke to a TSA agent before entering the check in point. He said flat screens like tablets and phones are fine. Items can be hidden inside the cases of laptops so that is why the computers are put out separately. Makes sense, I suppose.
Not really. Laptops and tablets use nearly identical components and the difference between them is so slight it doesn't make a bit of difference when they go through the x-ray scanner. The operator can see the inside of any of these devices equally well.
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My kindle always stays inside my purse when I go through security. Never been asked to take it out.
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When tablets/kindles were less common, I had been asked to take mine out (in 2009) but since then, I've been just leaving them in my purse and throwing the purse in a bin. I've not had a problem. We do, however, have to put the laptop in its own bin.
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I'm a flight attendant for major airline, I can assure you that no two TSA agents or cities are the same. Generally domestically (within US) you only have to pull out laptops for separate screening, however some cities are picky about if anything else is in the bin with the computer. Also if traveling outside of US it's a smorgasbord of differences in screenings. So just be aware. Many times I see while in Europe people giggling at the silly Americans taking off their shoes. Also pat downs are the norm and have been for years in Europe and Middle East.
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I'm a flight attendant for major airline, I can assure you that no two TSA agents or cities are the same. Generally domestically (within US) you only have to pull out laptops for separate screening, however some cities are picky about if anything else is in the bin with the computer. Also if traveling outside of US it's a smorgasbord of differences in screenings. So just be aware. Many times I see while in Europe people giggling at the silly Americans taking off their shoes. Also pat downs are the norm and have been for years in Europe and Middle East.
That is so true and has been our experience on all our travels around the States. I wish that everyone did it the same, but we've found everywhere to be different and we just always follow whatever instructions we find at the particular airport we're at.
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