Laptop outside -> may cause condensation on hdd when going inside ?

James Knott james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Sun Jan 11 01:16:25 UTC 2009


Zbigniew Koziol wrote:
> James Knott wrote:
>> Ummm...  If there was a vacuum, there wouldn't be any air to cause the
>> heads to fly.
>>   
> Here is a good reference to support you:
>
> http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/op/packAir-c.html
>
>> I always take the computer as carry on luggage.
>>   
> They do not object? No one asks for duty taxes? I would gladly take
> next time mine, its a small desktop (not a laptop) that would fit in.
>

I've never taken it out of Canada.  However, if you're taking something
valuable out of the country, you can record it on a "green card" which
gets stamped by customs.  However, my work computer is an old Dell
laptop, so I guess they wouldn't worry about it.  ;-)


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