Can Airplane security devices damage games consoles?
Okay so I’m leaving tomorrow morning and I wanted to take my ps4 but I’ve been told that the scanners can damage your console and wipe everything on it. Is it safe to bring it?
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People put phones, cameras, laptops, hard drives, USB sticks, and all manner of other electronic devices through the airport security scanners every day, all without any damage or loss of information.
Your PS4 will be absolutely fine.
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Can you take a game console through airport security?
TSA rules for gaming systemsYou can bring your game console as a carry-on item which means that you keep it with you as you head through the TSA security checkpoint or you can bring it in your checked baggage which is what you drop off near the check-in desk.Can a PS4 go through airport security?
Checked Bags: Yes Please place the console in a separate bin for X-ray screening.Can a Nintendo switch go through airport security?
Airport Security In July 2017 the TSA updated their screening procedures. All electronics larger than a smartphone need to go into a bin, not stay in your bag. This includes the Nintendo Switch and larger power banks. Put your Switch in a bin between your stuff (your bag and another bin to either side of it).Can I carry my PS5 on a plane?
The TSA allows you to bring a Sony PS5 console on an airline as a carry-on or checked bag. If you're taking it on a plane, treat it like a laptop.A Tour of my Gaming Consoles!
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Answer 2
Are you going to put it in a suitcase and check it? Then yes, it can get damaged by the baggage handling process. Bags get dropped, stacked, flipped and stuffed. It could hurt one of the components of your system. So don’t put it in your checked luggage — or if you must check it as luggage, put it in the original box with the original styrofoam packing, and then double box it in a larger box with more foam packing.
If you’re carrying it on board as cabin hand luggage then there’s really no problem. Just don’t drop it.
Answer 3
While I have never brought a game console through security I have carried laptops through security for the last 20 years, never have they been damaged.
The only thing there with even the slightest damage potential is the walk through metal detector, your gear doesn't go through it and even then the only thing that would even remotely concern me would be floppy disks. You know those things where somebody 3D printed a save icon :) Certainly not something that sees much use these days.
Answer 4
I brought a classic Wii through full security. I got yelled at for not taking it out of the bag, but no issues with the unit or TSA.
The TSA really doesn't use magnetic scanners. X-Rays and millimeter scanners won't harm electronics (or nobody would bring them on trips)
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