You should know what you're getting...

Just a quick thought- Why don't hyperlinks contain hashes so that browsers can check the validity of downloaded files?

"The ghost in the machine"

I recently purchased an ASUS Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR.  Other than running Windows 8, it has a BCM4330" chip.  Interestingly, this chip has some of the features that are not being exposed to the OS.