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Re:Nintendo Switch review: pure potential by vkjv on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @10:55AM (#13764681)
For me, that's disappointing. It means that a year or two into battery wear you'll be tethered to an outlet.

The situation looks even more dire after reading this quote.

> ...although we’ve yet to find a battery / cable that can charge the console faster than it drains.

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Re:Nintendo Switch review: pure potential by jhugg on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @11:00AM (#13764727)
Batteries don't tend to degrade like they used to. The chips that charge and discharge them are a lot more sophisticated. Most batteries do well for 2.5-3 years these days.
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Re:Nintendo Switch review: pure potential by wodenokoto on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @12:40PM (#13766103)
Obviously the dock can keep the machine powered while playing, so there is at least one.
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Re:Nintendo Switch review: pure potential by Zachery on Thursday March 02, 2017 @12:57PM (#13776408)
Other outlets were not having the same issues. I suspect a cable or device issue.
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