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shipping computer help!

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Hey all, I leave for tomorrow and am going to be shipping up my computer.

my main question is - Do I

A. Take the three hard drives in the computer out, bring them on the plane with me and then reconnect them when I get up to school

B. Leave the hard drives in and just ship the computer up to school



If I do go with option A. how do I bring the hard drives on the plane, do I need to keep them from the xray machine, do I need to pack them in any way, my brother told me to wrap them in toliet paper and dont let them go through the xray machine



Please Help!
 
you can keep them in the computer. its just like ordering a already made computer from like dell er something.
 
It would be similar, but not the same. It's not the ride you have to worry about, it's the loading and unloading. Baggage handlers aren't the most gentle people. When Dell, etc ships something, they are dealing with fedex, etc who has their own fleet of planes and their own employees who don't tend to abuse the packages quite as much as the standard airplane baggage handler. Take em on the plane. People run laptops through the x-ray, I don't think it'll hurt your HDD's. If you have to ship them in cargo, wrap them in anti-static plastic, pack them in popcorn (styrofoam or the real kind (popped of course)) and tape them tight, that should help with the possible shock of being dropped, kicked, etc.
 
dargon said:
It would be similar, but not the same. It's not the ride you have to worry about, it's the loading and unloading. Baggage handlers aren't the most gentle people. When Dell, etc ships something, they are dealing with fedex, etc who has their own fleet of planes and their own employees who don't tend to abuse the packages quite as much as the standard airplane baggage handler. Take em on the plane. People run laptops through the x-ray, I don't think it'll hurt your HDD's. If you have to ship them in cargo, wrap them in anti-static plastic, pack them in popcorn (styrofoam or the real kind (popped of course)) and tape them tight, that should help with the possible shock of being dropped, kicked, etc.
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If you use real popcorn.. be sure it's not pre-buttered.....
 
Air popped would be the only way to go for sure. Much cheaper too I would immagine.

That sounds like the best idea.
 
It would be better to use styrofoam in large pieces, rather than peanuts, in my opinion. Also, double box the entire machine. Here's one that came to me packed in peanuts, and not double boxed. What you don't see was destroyed beyond repair. The WD 20gig HD was ripped from its mounts, but somehow managed to live.


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From the damage that box suffered, solid styro wouldn't have helped it. I used to work for Futureshop in Canada as a tech. Had to send out a laptop to our repair depot at one point. I packed that sucker so well that and elephant could have stood on it without hurting it (seriously). Guess what Fedex did. They managed to drive a 10" steel spike right through the box, battery, LCD, nice big hole. Then they had the nerve to claim that it was poorly packed *ROFL!!!*

There are just some things you can't plan for, that's what shipping insurance is for.
 
C. Take the hard drives out, pack them seperately using antistatic bags, foam cushioning etc.
 
I would suggest shipping your computer via Fedex or UPS so your computer will be in decent shape when it gets to your school. Also, just as a safety precaution, i would suggest taking out the HD's and PCI/AGP cards and wrapping them nicely in anti-static bags and stuck inside the peanuts in a smaller box along and stick all of that including the computer into a bigger box then send it UPS/Fedex. Best and most sure-fire way to guarantee ur comp will be ok when it gets there
 
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