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Power Button On Outside Casing

190 points posted to Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops by bosweto May 11

An external power-on button would be very handy for those of us (and I know there are many) who have their laptop attached to an external monitor for most of the time. Having to open it every time you need to boot up is quite annoying, especially if you keep the laptop on a storage shelf. I understand that a lock button of some sort may need to be implemented along with this, as when transporting the laptop the power button may accidently be pressed and powered on.
Thanks

hexagrapher
May 20		 I want zero risk that the power button on my laptop will be accidentally pressed inside my backpack. (My backpack has a special padded laptop compartment.)
thundergrey
May 21		 a notebook is supposed to be portable, i dont want it to turn on for me to get to where i need it to go and find out its dead, because it was on the entire flight...
mr.brightside
May 21		 i like this idea, but only if the power button is located in the barrel hinge (the dell logo at one of the ends)
umberto
May 22		 Demoted for the accidental-push issue. If there were a hinged cover over it, I suppose this would be okay...but that might defeat the purpose the original intended.
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