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The Eventual Demise of Power Buttons
- phlux 16y ago>I think we could save a lot of space on these devices if we all just agree that power buttons are irrelevant. Doubtful - though I agree with the overall premise. However, my new dell studio machine has no eject button on the CD and it drives me nuts to have to open windows explorer, scroll to that drive, right-click eject in order to get a disc out. (windows 7, required for work, has a view for explorer that makes this process very clunky) I also HATE having to fully boot a machine to get a disc out. However - WRT to the post; I am planning on POE++ (60 watt POE) for all future gadgets, in fact - I am designing a facility with this in mind. We will have 15,000+ POE capable ports in the new facility, roughly half of them will be 60-watt POE. I have yet to see these devices to market, but when we open in 2015, the expectation is there. Power buttons are good for hard resets, but I am more interested in eliminating the power CORD. I would like my laptop to be POE chargeable. I think a focus on the convergence of the technology and utility infrastructure - at least in how we think about the two - is better than thinking about the button on the device. I have an external HDD that is always off/asleep unless it senses USB connectivity to the machine - it has no power button. I prefer these types of enclosures.