Laptops Prove That Airport Travelers are (Unconsciously) Stupid
July 9, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Laptops, Lifestyle
This is what happens when you’re rushing to catch your flight: you end up leaving behind something as valuable as your laptop.
According to a study commissioned by Dell last year, over 12,000 people misplace their laptops at US airport, per week. That adds up to approximately 624,000 incidents a year!
The trend’s hotspot? LAX, featuring 1,200 absent-minded laptop owners a week. The laptops are usually lost at security checkpoints, with people trying to go through them as hastily as possible. Here’s sound advice from an airport manager, who’s probably witnessed laptop-loss numerous times:
Besides geek-squad mantras to encrypt and back up data, the tips also include some very down-to-earth wisdom: Only take a laptop if it’s really necessary to your trip and give yourself lots of time “to avoid mistakes made more likely by having to hurry. Airports are a physical and mental obstacle course.”
Amen to that.
Have you left your laptop behind? Why, where, and how?
i’ve yet to leave my laptop in airport, but i know where to go when i need a free one!