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What are the number of reasons not to add a physical switch so you can if you want?
by hajile 11y ago
What are the number of reasons not to add a physical switch so you can if you want?
- CHY872 11y agoThis already exists for desktops (frequently a jumper to enable/disable BIOS flashing). For laptops this is bad by nature of their portability; they're too easy to tamper with.
- jsnell 11y agoIt'd add to the design, QA and manufacturing costs while only increasing the sales by a tiny amount. Given the miniscule margins of PC manufacturers, any increase in the cost would be a hard sell. An increase in the manufacturing cost of say $0.1 might seem totally insignificant when a laptop sells for $500. But when the profit margin on the laptop is $10, that extra widget just cut the profits down by 1%.
- sandGorgon 11y agoThere are already these kind of switches - for example the Chromebook's Coreboot flashing procedure details [1] how to set the jumpers to enable coreboot flashing [1] http://www.coreboot.org/Chromebooks#Firmware_Chips http://www.coreboot.org/Chromebooks#Firmware_Chips