Azure Phoenix
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£3.99 for a USB C cable is a premium? Their proprietary 3DS chargers cost less than £10, you cannot tell me that £25-30 for an industry standard connection is fair pricing.
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Standalone Switch dock announced for Europe, 23/6
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Dagobert Duck
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90 anything below that (no not 89) and I might buy another one...
TannerDemoz
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Deserves a repost. Well played, sir.
I don't think those cables are good enough to power this thing, I could be wrong.
jts
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Will be 90 with the 39W USB-C charger and HDMI cable, which is fair for what it offers compared to the standard market prices for equivalent items from reputed brands.
However I'd still like for it to allow 3rd parties (even if licensed) as I'd love for a more portable dock or even straight up hub.
However I'd still like for it to allow 3rd parties (even if licensed) as I'd love for a more portable dock or even straight up hub.
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Knowing price gouging Nintendo... £100.
GinoFelino
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Wow, you really know your Nintendo!
Yeah, maybe they could put a screen on the system itself somehow
Graphics Horse
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You can do that with a hacksaw tbh
Robin64
Member
But the charger alone is 30 bucks, I doubt they'll give a 1 dollar discount on that for this bundle.
Just for reference here in the states, this dock bundle set is $90
Although...the Nintendo store website has had the dock by itself and the power adapter is sold at $30. You can use math to see how the HDMI cable and dock figures into this.
Yeah it's pricey but understandable when you break it down like this.
Although...the Nintendo store website has had the dock by itself and the power adapter is sold at $30. You can use math to see how the HDMI cable and dock figures into this.
Yeah it's pricey but understandable when you break it down like this.
There are actually quite a few third party usb c cables up to par with things such as the google pixel charger and other oem cables used for charging. All for like 5-8 bucks a pop depending on how fancy you want to get with braided cables. I don't really need another dock, but if I did, there's no way I'm paying 80 bucks for the ripoff in the us. Will wait for third parties to figure out how to do usb c to hdmi for the switch.
Yeah, their charger. You can easily find a good enough charger over 2 amps for way less than the 30 that nintendo charges for theirs which goes up to 2.6A. I imagine if there is battery drainage while on a lower 2.x amp charger, it will pretty slow. Unless I have to, I'm avoiding all nintendo first party accessories as they definitely feel like they are gouging their customers with this 90 dollar bullshit.
Not sure if kidding, given some responses in this thread...
My usb c cable cost like £4 and a charger shouldn't be much more than £10. This is definitely going to be way more experience than it should be judging by the other peripherals.
jts
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It's not just a USB-C cable though. It is a 39W USB-C charger.
The price is quite normal compared to that of phone and computer makers, and even cheap compared to some of them.
FunkyDealer
Banned
I need one.
I'd say we're looking at £80.
I'd say we're looking at £80.
FunkyDealer
Banned
Is you USB Type C cable rated 3.0 or 3.1 though? There's a lot of them with 2.0 innards, which make them near useless.
And a good, powerful charger is normally at least £20.
A hundred Sterling? Please tell me that's a placeholder, I fear for the Euro price haha.
Why would I be kidding?
A high-quality 24W charger, which is actually better than the one you get with the Switch, is 19.
Soldiussnaku
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Eh Ill throw my hat in the £80 range.
Maybe I am misreading your post, I thought you were claiming that an hdmi cable is 29 bucks. If you meant one dollar, then ignore my comment. One can often get cables for the price of a stamp and envelope after rebate.
I bought one the other day for 5, thank God price errors happen.
Plenty of resources list quality c 3.0 cables. There is a pretty popular one that has kinda become the main source, though he recently stopped updating it. ben leung or something.
Anyone expecting Nintendo to release a dockless Switch that discounts the package by the amount they're selling the dock on its own for, or even close to that amount, is in for a nasty surprise if they ever decide to release it.
Unless they go the full hog and make a smaller switch with fused joycons for a lot less, but then that would go against the entire ethos of the system so should we even expect that?
5-7 is a normal price for a 2-3m HDMI cable.
glaringradio
Member
So a bit of plastic, with a charger that has a USB-C connection and an HDMI cable. £49.99. Why not
those like me who have two places they call home across continents (I spent my year between Germany and Mexico), this is such a no brainer.
in fact is a dream come true.
I carry my Switch tablet while in transit through airports, I arrive home, I have a home console, hasslefree, all while being able to play any game at any point in time
seriously, this is worth nintendo's price tags
in fact is a dream come true.
I carry my Switch tablet while in transit through airports, I arrive home, I have a home console, hasslefree, all while being able to play any game at any point in time
seriously, this is worth nintendo's price tags
You're much better off buying a second Switch and then selling it without the dock.
Go on and try that usb c cable and charger on your switch and tell us how well it worked.
Graphics Horse
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There's no need to do that until supply is up to speed with demand, but I could see a budget version knocking $50 dollars off. Tiny packaging, no dock, no controller grip, no straps even.
Edit: and probably Japan only to begin with
that's 660 euro plus the hassle and risk of selling to people who can claim it was broken, banned, or didn't arrive, all together.
1 switch and 1 dock is definitively less and hassle free. not sure what's your reasoning there,
The Switch charger has > 30W, so no, that's not better. Also, this charger has Quickcharge, so it doesn't really deliver 24W to any device.
birthbystars
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Is it possible that this will lead to the eventual sale of just the Switch unit (sans dock)?
frankie_baby
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Where did you get one for that price? They are usually like a tenner
TannerDemoz
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Are people so lazy they'd pay upwards of £60 for the convenience of being able to plug something in faster?
Am I ignorant for saying this or is this reasonable?
Am I ignorant for saying this or is this reasonable?
Graphics Horse
Member
You can use the switch's Headphone jack unless that's not a solution for some reason.
Theonik
Member
The US had this since launch iirc. NOA also sells docks only for cheaper direct.
This is for people that have more than one TV they want to connect the switch to.
I'd rather Nintendo did a dongle instead. I'd buy that instead. Dock is kinda bad.
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I mean currently to use the dock you would need to have an extra HDMI lead on your second setup and a second proprietary power brick.
Plugging things into AV setups can be a pain so it's not just about being lazy. I'm NOT fishing cables from the back of my TV to play the switch.
Milly Osworth
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50 euros and I would buy 2. 90 euros and I would buy 0!