Whether you’re backpacking through the countryside or flying over the ocean, traveling is an exciting experience—one that many people want to share with friends and loved ones by staying digitally connected. If you’re traveling with a pre-owned MacBook® laptop, the following tips will safeguard it from theft, misplacement, and general damage.

How to Protect a Pre-Owned MacBook Laptop During Travel

1. Use a Backpack

How you store your device is the first level of protection. A laptop bag or briefcase advertises its presence to thieves and makes it more likely that you’ll set it down somewhere and forget it. Additionally, you should never put sensitive electronics in checked baggage since they can get damaged during boarding. Instead, buy a backpack with a padded computer pocket to keep it safe from getting jostled.

2. Back Up Your Data

To avoid losing valuable information, from documents to photos, back up your device regularly. This is a good habit to follow at any time, but it’s especially important when you’re traveling since the risk of losing the hardware increases no matter how careful you are. Make a hard copy of the data on an external hard drive; you never know when your cloud service will fail to upload.

3. Buy a Power Adapter or Surge Protector

You should charge your laptop fully before embarking on your trip and prepare yourself to encounter differently shaped power adapters and voltages, depending on where you travel. If you’re going to an area where the electricity fluctuates, you’ll also want to bring a surge protector. Few travel hazards feel worse than losing equipment to an electrical surge.

4. Put Contact Information on the Laptop

In case you do leave your laptop on a plane or bus, you should place a sticker on the lid with your phone number and mailing address. Though it might seem like a long shot for someone to return it, you could be surprised at how kind fellow travelers can be. However, you should also protect yourself from unkind people by locking the device with a secure password.

If you plan to buy a pre-owned MacBook laptop or need assistance with hard drive repairs or data recovery, the expert staff at Experimax Portsmouth can help. Serving the Rockingham County, NH, area, they treat every job with primary importance, offering 90-day warranties as a guarantee of their workmanship. Visit them online to learn more about their Apple^® products for sale, or call (603) 501-0410 today to schedule repairs for your MacBook, iPhone^®, or iPad^®.