"MZB" wrote:
If I travel with my new Inspiron, how do I go thru airport security?? Can I
let the machine go thru the x-ray or do they inspect it manually??

You'll take it out of it's case and send it thru the scanner in a
plastic bin by itself. This let them get a clear picture of the
laptop and it's case individually, which reduces confusion.

Never had them ask to power it up, remove the battery, or anything
else. That's TSA of course, El Al will probably ask you to
disassemble the laptop and checkk the date-codes on the chips. 8*)

Low intensity X-Rays and moderate magnetic fields will not effect it
any.

[Rathole]
In fact, you could lie down on the belt and go thru the X-Ray machine
yourself and only get another dose equivalent to a couple more hours
of flight time. [I measured 194 uR by sending my dosimeter thru in my
carry-on, about 0.2% of the WHO limits for the "General Public".] You
wouldn't want to do it more than about once a day on the average, but
"NewCleeYar Radiation" isn't as evil as some folks think.]
[/Rathole]