I am going to travel by air. Can I put one of my laptops in my check-in luggage? and hand carry the other?

Question

I am going to travel by air. Can I put one of my laptops in my check-in luggage? and hand carry the other?

Answer 1

Sure, just make sure you pack carefully because checked luggage gets rough handling!

Answer 2

Bit risky putting a lap top in the checked in luggage TBH.

Answer 3

Yeah, but make sure its secure and its well protected.

I dont recommend putting that stuff in your checked luggage though. Its too expensive and it might be damaged. Maybe you can leave 1 laptop at home and hand carry the other one..

Answer 4

yes- as long as it is tturned off  

Answer 5

I couldn't agree more with the people who advised against checking in your laptop. It's a good idea never to put anything of value in your check-in bags if you expect to see them again. Most laptop bags and carry-on luggage can easily hold two laptops, take them on the plane with you. I frequently travel with two laptops and use a laptop case with wheels that could easily hold three or fout laptops and still be well under the carry on bag size limit. NEVER check in valuables, even the TSA recommends not to.

http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/311-brochu...

Answer 6

You are taking a HUGE RISK if you pack anything of value in your checked-in luggage. Baggage processors are notorious for "lifting" things from checked luggage. I have known people that have lost MP3 players, cameras, gifts, from checked luggage.

Baggage handlers will do an X-ray on your bags, and instantly spot the laptop. And at that point someone will conveniently do a search of your bag, and the laptop will be gone. Carry both laptops with you.

Answer 7

Yes, but it will be out of your sight and control for quite a long time, and pass through quite a few hands.  Things can go missing from checked luggage.

Answer 8

Twenty-two years of experience with passengers and their luggage tell me to tell you to take both laptops with you as carry-ons. My laptop case will accommodate two laptops. I would not let my laptop out of my sight on a trip for anything, and neither would my wife, as hers contains a doctorate dissertation. Mine is full of music and recipes.

Everybody has a story about stuff being stolen out of their bags, but I have never actually seen anything stolen. For one thing, no one in the baggage-handling area has the time or opportunity to go through suitcases. But, things do happen to them-they fall off of conveyor belts, they fall off of baggage carts, and other odd happenings. Plus, bags are stacked on top of each other.

In my view, it is not worth the risk of loss or damage to balance a little work on your part of carrying two laptops.

Regards,

Dan

Answer 9

yes you can do that but just to be sure go to  

Answer 10

Personally I think it all depends to which airport your final destination is. Some airports are sadly famous for their 'thieves' with uniform when it comes to expensive stuffs like that. You do have to take count the rough handling of luggage and excessive heat in the cargo area. I will be flying with a laptop and a DSLR camera plus a toddler so yeah I'm crazy LOL but I wouldn't want to risk giving those thieves any chance at all.

Answer 11

You can.  However, there's no way I would put something that expensive in checked luggage.  Thing have a way of being stolen from checked luggage.

Answer 12

You can but it is very risky to put it in your check in luggage. Laptops are one of the things the people look to steal in checked in baggage. I recommend maybe taking it on board with you. Take one hand luggage bag and the n your laptop as your "handbag". If you must put it in your chieck in baggage then I suggest getting your suitcase wrapped in that cling wrap film - they have that service at many airports across the world!

Answer 13

legally you can, but i would never trust those people with checked in luggage.  A few months back, my mate lost her whole rucksack on our way to Zambia, so this made her trip very difficult and even more expensive! and it's so hard to claim for lost luggage on your insurance cause you have to have a police report and receipts of all the stuff you claim to have lost... not really worth the risk!

Answer 14

While you can, DO NOT pack a laptop in Checked luggage.  Under most airlines contract of carriage, the airline is not liable for any electronics in checked baggage.  

Plus, bags can sit on the tarmac in high sunshine for quite a while.  Wanna know what that could do to your HD?  If you really need two laptops, carry em both on or ship one ahead in a special case.