Think I can take my Desktop as a Carry-On?

[brandynmagers]

Hey i Have a h440 from nzxt and i was wondering if you all think i could take it as a carry-on? i was also thinking i could take out the graphic cards and the hard drive / ssd as the carry-on and just have the h440 and the mobo + cpu as check in luggage? what do you all think i should do? I'd really rather not ship it because i have heard shipping company losing peoples computers that way.

[Mohenjo]

they just lowered the carry on limit down to 17 inches in the US, i dont know what it is where you live. it used to be or maybe still is 22 inches but i still dont think so. they will probably assume its a bomb anyways 

[Aniallation]

just plop it on the inspection desk, shout allahu akbar, and you're good to go /s

 

OT: it would depend on the regulations for carry-on size in your country

[stconquest]

Disassemble it... all of it.  Shove it in the case and protect the case.

[Real_PhillBert]

I dont know the exact size limitations of the carry-on for most airlines, but I am fairly confident that the H440 is larger than allowed. 

 

Components like the GPU you could carry-on but be prepared for TSA derp.

[brandynmagers]

Disassemble it... all of it.  Shove it in the case and protect the case.

Thats what i was thinking

[brandynmagers]

just plop it on the inspection desk, shout allahu akbar, and you're good to go /s

 

OT: it would depend on the regulations for carry-on size in your country

 

I got chu.. Working on it already

[W-Junk]

First time i had my desktop with my on the plane I just took out the GPU, put it in a anti static bag then I wrapped that in bubble wrap and duck-taped it inside my case and then put the case inside a suitcase filled with clothes.

The second time I brought it with me on the plane i had switched from a AIO water-cooler to a tower-cooler. So i took out the cpu cooler and graphics card, Bubble wraped that stuff. 

 

Both times it was successfully sent as luggage  

[brandynmagers]

First time i had my desktop with my on the plane I just took out the GPU, put it in a anti static bag then I wrapped that in bubble wrap and duck-taped it inside my case and then put the case inside a suitcase filled with clothes.

The second time I brought it with me on the plane i had switched from a AIO water-cooler to a tower-cooler. So i took out the cpu cooler and graphics card, Bubble wraped that stuff. 

 

Both times it was successfully sent as luggage  

What did you put ur case in?

A box? or a Suitcase??

[W-Junk]

What did you put ur case in?

A box? or a Suitcase??

 

The first time I brought it with me on the plane I just put it inside a suitcase filled with clothes. The second time i had a company ship it for my on the same plane as i was taking inside of a cardboard box, To protect the case itself i wrapped it in bubblewrap 

[Guest]

If its runs on electricity... its a bomb

if its out of place... its a bomb

if its obviously a computer... its a bomb

 

You can try I suppose

[dragoon20005]

look here

 

http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/prohibited-items

 

also check with the Airline you are flying with