Airline check-in luggage rules are such nonsense. Li-ion batteries are not allowed (short-circuit risk?), but devices containing Li-ion batteries are, but then mobile "batteries" aren't (but they're a power supply device, not a battery?), but a combo BT speaker+battery is OK.
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I expect that they did a risk assessment and decided that banning items with non-removable LiPos would be a massive PITA (e.g. chargeable shavers), but it's easy to ban standalone or removable batteries, so it's risk reduction.
... but you can check-in laptops with massive (removable or not) batteries attached. They just seem to ban stand-alone batteries (with a vague and apparently inconsistent definition).
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No airline I've flown with allows laptops with batteries attached in the hold. Can put them in the hold with the battery in your carry-on, but that's it. Also I wouldn't ever leave a laptop in my checked in luggage, for so many other reasons.
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I've checked in laptops with attached batteries multiple times in the past year. Yes, there are reasons not to, but sometimes when you carry 3 laptops with you it's nice not having a >15kg backpack.
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