Are you guys fearful it will reduce value of the machines? They already drop 500-800 the minute you open the box so why not drill the hole and make it more playable? I don't see the second hand market having a problem with a properly located magna save button...if anything its a desirable mod!

Bingo....I was about to make this same point. Steve more than likely WANTED it where it belongs but was shot down because the cheaper standard infrastructure is already in place on the lockdown bar for all typical sterns. I serious doubt he intended it this way, he was told to make it this way. But even if true he would probably never admit publicly for fear of upsetting the stern brass.

Did anyone go ahead and just drill the machine yet to do this??! What the holdup?

Has anyone actually done this yet? I really thing it would be a big improvement and the perceived "cabinet damage" I think would be irrelevant to the majority of owners once they experience the magnasave in that fashion and as previously implemented.