You make a good point, I've often wondered what people (or myself) might grab if ever unfortunate enough to be in an emergency evacuation of an aircraft. Would I take the laptop/pad in my hands/seat pocket with me if it contained very important/sentimental files/photos etc, or would I be only concentrated on saving my skin ? It might depend on the type of emergency, but I wonder if people have been seen trying to get stuff out of the overhead lockers before deplaning down the slide ?
SHJ