Carrying DR on a plane

adi · 11-25-2008, 02:01 PM

Has anyone carried the DR on a plane in the US. I am just wondering how TSA will react to a device like this.

smp_iliad · 11-25-2008, 02:20 PM

I've been carrying it last week and had no problem. Some TSA people told me thay had not seen such a slim laptop.

omro · 11-25-2008, 02:21 PM

Probably the same as all electronic equipment, you'll have to turn it off for take off and landing. It's not like it's wireless.

If Oprah can download a book onto her Kindle while her private jet is taking off and not cause it to fall out of the sky, I doubt a DR could take down a Boeing or Airbus commercial passenger jet.

wallcraft · 11-25-2008, 02:37 PM

Treat it like a laptop when going through security, i.e. take it out of your bag and send it through the x-ray separately unless it is in one of the new approved laptop bags.

dhill · 11-25-2008, 02:51 PM

Yea, TSA is suspicious of anything with a large screen, so you will have to take it out of your bag going through security.

Shaggy · 11-25-2008, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dhill

Yea, TSA is suspicious of anything with a large screen, so you will have to take it out of your bag going through security.

Yeah, terrorists all have really poor eyesight, so they prefer large screen ebook readers.

adi · 11-25-2008, 04:11 PM

Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I will treat it as a laptop, and I hope that I have better luck than this guy

VillageReader · 11-25-2008, 04:34 PM

I've been carrying one for about 2-1/2 years (can we all say 'early adopter') and passing through security over a dozen times a year (more international than in the US) I think I've only been asked twice to take it out of the briefcase.

HarryT · 11-26-2008, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by VillageReader

I've been carrying one for about 2-1/2 years (can we all say 'early adopter') and passing through security over a dozen times a year (more international than in the US) I think I've only been asked twice to take it out of the briefcase.

VERY early adoptor, considering the fact that the DR has only been out for about a month!

sarikan · 11-26-2008, 10:21 AM

"adaptor from future" is more like it I guess

Tell us please, is there a color one in the future? And what about battery life? You still have batteries, right?

zelda_pinwheel · 11-26-2008, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by sarikan

"adaptor from future" is more like it I guess

Tell us please, is there a color one in the future? And what about battery life? You still have batteries, right?

heeheehee !

Shaggy · 11-26-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

VERY early adoptor, considering the fact that the DR has only been out for about a month!

I'm pretty sure he meant ebook reader in general (or was confused and thought we were talking about the iLiad), and not a DR. Yeah, being a DR early adopter for 2-1/2 years would be pretty impressive.

pshrynk · 11-26-2008, 11:01 AM

Well, there's this whole retrochronic thing going on around here...

VillageReader · 11-26-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

VERY early adoptor, considering the fact that the DR has only been out for about a month!

I've got an Iliad, the original, not V2.

carandol · 11-26-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

Yeah, terrorists all have really poor eyesight, so they prefer large screen ebook readers.

You'd think they'd want something with a backlight, living in caves as they do.

11-25-2008, 02:01 PM	#1
adi Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 36 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: irex digital reader	Carrying DR on a plane Has anyone carried the DR on a plane in the US. I am just wondering how TSA will react to a device like this.

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11-25-2008, 02:20 PM	#2
smp_iliad Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 816 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: KindleDX, iPhone3Gs	I've been carrying it last week and had no problem. Some TSA people told me thay had not seen such a slim laptop.

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omro Addict Posts: 377 Karma: 452000 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hamilton, On Device: Kobo Aura HD	Probably the same as all electronic equipment, you'll have to turn it off for take off and landing. It's not like it's wireless. If Oprah can download a book onto her Kindle while her private jet is taking off and not cause it to fall out of the sky, I doubt a DR could take down a Boeing or Airbus commercial passenger jet.

11-25-2008, 02:37 PM	#4
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Treat it like a laptop when going through security, i.e. take it out of your bag and send it through the x-ray separately unless it is in one of the new approved laptop bags.

11-25-2008, 02:51 PM	#5
dhill Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 11554 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: iPad 2, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD	Yea, TSA is suspicious of anything with a large screen, so you will have to take it out of your bag going through security.

11-25-2008, 04:11 PM	#7
adi Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 36 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: irex digital reader	Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I will treat it as a laptop, and I hope that I have better luck than this guy

11-25-2008, 04:34 PM	#8
VillageReader Evangelist Posts: 430 Karma: 2718 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad	I've been carrying one for about 2-1/2 years (can we all say 'early adopter') and passing through security over a dozen times a year (more international than in the US) I think I've only been asked twice to take it out of the briefcase.

11-26-2008, 10:21 AM	#10
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11-26-2008, 11:01 AM	#13
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Well, there's this whole retrochronic thing going on around here...

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