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| KBG29 said: Here is one thing to consider. Every Switch does not have to be sold with the base Unit. |
Yeah, alot of people seem to imagine something like that. I don't think it actually makes sense.
Because any gaming device needs a way to be powered, a charger.
That is the largest component of the base unit, other than that it's just some pass-thrus for HDMI, USB?
There is no major cost they are saving by offering a handheld without base unit, so the end price is no different.
The plastic on the case is a bit larger and more complicated than you would expect for a charging adaptor.
Maybe it has a fan. That's about it. Not really enough to make it's exclusion even $50 cheaper. So why bother?
The laptop I'm typing on came with some "dock" with port expansion, etc. Never used it. Never opened it's packaging.
I'm sure the vast majority of people who bought this model are the same. It already has 4 USB.
But the dock doesn't really cost enough that there is significant savings from excluding it, and it is attractive to some.
Selling a gaming device without means to be charged is just so narrow a market it isn't worth having a separate SKU,
which must be tracked separately, and retailers must stock separately, etc, all for a trivial difference in cost.
