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Re:ASUS delivers BIOS/UEFI auto-updates over HTTP with no ve... by prashnts on Sunday June 05, 2016 @01:36PM (#11842053)
Right. These can also be interpret as their reason to make slimmer devices. People buying these products would presumably know what they're getting into.
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Re:ASUS delivers BIOS/UEFI auto-updates over HTTP with no ve... by rincebrain on Sunday June 05, 2016 @01:38PM (#11842069)
Custom screws, unless they're customized beyond the driver required to remove them, almost certainly don't qualify as a tool for making slimmer devices.
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Re:ASUS delivers BIOS/UEFI auto-updates over HTTP with no ve... by xiaoma on Sunday June 05, 2016 @05:28PM (#11843222)
How does needlessly soldering ram in make a device slimmer?
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Re:ASUS delivers BIOS/UEFI auto-updates over HTTP with no ve... by TazeTSchnitzel on Sunday June 05, 2016 @05:29PM (#11843225)
Replaceable RAM modules take up more space.
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