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| Would you consider taking a desktop computer on an airplane? |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:34 pm Post subject: Would you consider taking a desktop computer on an airplane? |
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Would you consider taking a desktop computer on an airplane? Not the monitor.. which can easily can be bought anywhere.
But I'm actually considering bringing my computer with me to Spain so I won't need to buy one upon arrival. (Yeah I know this could have been avoided with laptops - but prefer desktops).
Totally insane? Its not all that great of a computer to be carrying around or to keep ahold of..
But just curious if anyone else has ever done it or even considered doing it?
Granted I probably most definetely won't.. but just curious if anyone else has ever done or considered it. |
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Gord
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I did it when I came to Korea. Not as carry-on, but checked luggage. Shipped safely in the box the case came in. Arrived with no issues. |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I have heard constantly that you can lift out the hard drive itself, wrap it up 750 times in a soft cloth and travel with that. Just leave the case behind and then take your computer parts with you. |
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Hank Scorpio
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| katydid wrote: |
| I have heard constantly that you can lift out the hard drive itself, wrap it up 750 times in a soft cloth and travel with that. Just leave the case behind and then take your computer parts with you. |
That'd be the easy way to do it. Leave your case and power supply behind. Just take the mobo, PCI/AGP cards, hard drives and optical drives with you. None of the bulk, and if you make sure they're all properly cushioned it'd probably be safer than shipping it all assembeled.
A case and power supply will cost you around 50 bucks, depending on how many expansion slots/wattage you need. |
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rudyflyer
Joined: 26 Feb 2003
Location: pacing the cage
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Gord wrote: |
| I did it when I came to Korea. Not as carry-on, but checked luggage. Shipped safely in the box the case came in. Arrived with no issues. |
did the same thing, no problems either
but it taking one checked bag makes the case for getting a notebook |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| I removed the power supply and stuck the case in a suitcase. It came out fine. |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Not exactly the same situation but I took the hard drive out of my desktop back home, plugged it into the PC I bought at the weekend as a secondary HD, powered up and Win 2k recognised it straight away.
Couldn't have been easier. |
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lush72
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: I am Penalty Kick!
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Hank Scorpio wrote: |
| katydid wrote: |
| I have heard constantly that you can lift out the hard drive itself, wrap it up 750 times in a soft cloth and travel with that. Just leave the case behind and then take your computer parts with you. |
That'd be the easy way to do it. Leave your case and power supply behind. Just take the mobo, PCI/AGP cards, hard drives and optical drives with you. None of the bulk, and if you make sure they're all properly cushioned it'd probably be safer than shipping it all assembeled.
A case and power supply will cost you around 50 bucks, depending on how many expansion slots/wattage you need. |
I did this, when I came back in 2001, with no problems at all- the case and power supply was 40k at YS. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm.. if I took out all the important parts.. (I'll have to look at this later).. as I'm still on the computer and no pro with this stuff.
But without the case would it make it significantly lighter to carry around?
Hmm.. I'm definetely leaning towards considering this now.. the computer itself isn't all that special and no real attachment to it whatsoever. Just don't feel like selling it only to buy yet another of the same variety two weeks later upon a major move.
Hmm.. I might even lug my printer along with me.. |
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Hank Scorpio
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
But without the case would it make it significantly lighter to carry around? |
Uh, yeah. Try cracking open the case and looking at what's inside; you're talking circuit boards and a whole lot of airspace. The two heaviest components of any system are going to be the case itself and the power supply. After that it's optical drives and HD's. Everything else is light plastic. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Hank Scorpio wrote: |
| Tiger Beer wrote: |
But without the case would it make it significantly lighter to carry around? |
Uh, yeah. Try cracking open the case and looking at what's inside; you're talking circuit boards and a whole lot of airspace. The two heaviest components of any system are going to be the case itself and the power supply. After that it's optical drives and HD's. Everything else is light plastic. |
Okay, probably gonna do this. When I'm at the next destination is it fairly simple/easy to figure out how to install into a new case? Or is that what computer shops are for? (Hmm.. probably overcharge me more than what this computer is actually worth!).. grrrr.. 
Now if I could only take apart the printer like that and do the same thing! |
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inexhile
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| If you do decide to sell PM me tiger. I prefer desktops as well. will be in Seoul in about a week. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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I put the box in my carry on bag the first time I came to Korea...monitor was in checked luggage.
Both got here nps.
After that I learned it is easier to just to take the HD/MB/cards out of the box and pack em in your carry on. You save TONS of space. |
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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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Another option Tiger is to buy an external hardrive in Yongsan and just transfer all your files to it and just bring that. You can use it on any computer in any PC room or wherever in any country you're in to download songs and whatnot, and then when you get a new computer, you have all your files.
However, I'm assuming since you were trying to sell it before you don't need all the files? I guess you just haven't had any takers. |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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I did this when I went to England in '98-- desktop and monitor. Air Canada wasn't impressed but they let me stow the monitor in a separate baggage cabin. Had fun carrying all this junk onto the subway.
Nowadays, it ought to be a moot point-- the desktops are shrinking and if you have an LCD monitor it should pack down nicely. But yes, take out the hard drives and carry them carefully in your jacket, in plastic containers if you can to minimize static.
Ken:> |
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