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, …read more
