Sandman
In article <q0bos914teokni6tvfl3das4el4op3na1h@4ax.com>, Eric Stevens wrote:

So, using that definition, what *IS* an external switch to you? Got any good examples of a switch that has no components inside the device?

Eric Stevens
If you really want an irelevant example of an external switch you should see https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31088803/DCBwithFOCS.jpg

Sandman
Where is the external switch? All I see is a power grid relay station (presumably).

Since the topic was moving part in smart phones, I would have expected to see an example of an external switch on a comparable device. Or at least some form of consumer gadget.

Not that it matters, the topic was that all smart phones today rarely suffer from data loss due to not having any moving parts. The ring/vibrate switch is a moving part, but has nothing to do with the data on the device, so whether or not you want to call that an internal or external switch really doesn't matter that much.

Eric Stevens
It certainly doesn't matter from the point of view of data loss. I was addressing your statement that there were no internal switches.

Sandman
You sure were, and given the link above, I feel you have failed to address it properly. You are free to call the switch an internal banana if you so desire, but I don't think you've made a case that supports your definition of external vs. internal, but perhaps that wasn't your intention either way.