Do X-rays machines damage laptops, mp3s, ipods, and other electronic stuff?

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innuendo

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I always wanted to know about this, do the x-rays have an effect on the electronics in any way? can it damage data in the hard disk? It's been a long time since the last time I travelled by plane and I didn't have a laptop then, now I do:D

Anyway what do you know about this?
 
I wouldn't think so since i believe there would be a lot of complaints about data loss due to the machines and it would definently be publicized.

Maybe someone else can give an explanation for why it dosent affect it in that way since in any normal case a relatively strong magnetic field can easily wipe a harddisk
 
The last time I went to the UK, I had my Averatec, two digital cameras, my Digital8 camcorder, and a cheap MP3 player. All was carry-on and all made it through the X-Ray machine just fine!

Realize these X-Ray machines are nothing compared to the ones used in doctor's offices where you wear the lead vest and everyone leaves the room! I've never had any electronics around one of those...
 
I flew over the summer, and I brought my Zune with me, and I turned it off, and it was fine.

I actually had the same question before I went on the trip.
I also had my backup Ipod Nano, which was fine.
 
Yeah my laptop has been through the scanners several times, in fact so have our cameras etc and they have all been fine, however film is another thing as x-ray waves are light and as we know light fogs films so...
 
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