Someone can still get access by offering you a candy bar for the safe combo. You're better off by filling the safe with lead and dumping it in the ocean. It is still possible someone might find it and open it, but I don't think anyone is that desperate to get at your porn collection.
Why would motherboard maker remove stuff that people still use? There are smaller motherboards out there, but you're paying more for less. And these boards are made for smaller cases that are harder to cool. I just don't see a point to less features motherboards.
Economy of scale means you're getting these things for 'free'. And someday when your SATA drive goes pop you may just need to grab an old IDE drive from the back closet.
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that this causes existing providers to lower their rates.
"I think it was called "The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down."
Someone can still get access by offering you a candy bar for the safe combo. You're better off by filling the safe with lead and dumping it in the ocean. It is still possible someone might find it and open it, but I don't think anyone is that desperate to get at your porn collection.
Why would motherboard maker remove stuff that people still use? There are smaller motherboards out there, but you're paying more for less. And these boards are made for smaller cases that are harder to cool. I just don't see a point to less features motherboards.
Economy of scale means you're getting these things for 'free'. And someday when your SATA drive goes pop you may just need to grab an old IDE drive from the back closet.