>Hi -
>I have flown with my Newt a couple of times in the last month or so.
No
>problems at all. Just place your Newt in a basket the same way folks
with
>standard laptops do, and it will go through the xray machine. This has
had
>no ill effects on my Newt or it's memory cards. In fact, I ended up
talking
>with an inspector who had read about them but had never seen one in
person.
>We ended up chatting long enough that the line started to back up. My
only
>advice is, if you don't need to use your keyboard on the plane, pack
it in
>your suitcase, and have your Newt in some kind of bag that will allow
you
>quick access to avoid fumbling around while folks are behind you
waiting to
>be screened.
>Dave
Thanks, Dave! I vaguely remember some talk on the list awhile ago about
how the motors in the conveyor belt of the x-ray machine worked some bad
voodoo on Newtons. Thanks for the real world advice. :)
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