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ajxs
33 days ago
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I maintain a 17 year old ThinkPad
I've never had any problems! I'm surprised airport security would be so concerned about an old laptop. I'm sure they see way strange things on a daily basis.
JansjoFromIkea
32 days ago
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did you have the regular battery or the larger one? Maybe it was something about the larger battery flagging some kind of screening process they have.
I was surprised too, I've brought far weirder and dodgy looking stuff through security
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