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LittleFonzy

Hi,

Has anybody heard of the issue where the Switch casing near where the power button is slightly apart where it should be joined? Is there a fix?

Thanks.

LittleFonzy

Magician

One of the major flaws with the Switch is its design for cooling, specifically the dock. The air intake vents are blocked when playing docked. So it's generally not a good idea to play a graphically demanding game for more than an hour while docked (Zelda BotW, Wolfenstein II, etc). It's guaranteed to cause your Switch to warp from the heat.

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Alber-san

@Magician
None of the vents are blocked. You can check yourself, there are holes on the back of the dock right where the vents are.

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Magician

Alber-san wrote:

@Magician
Non of the vents are blocked. You can check yourself, there are holes on the back of the dock right where the vents are.

All of which lead to an enclosure for the hdmi input, power input, and a usb port.

The point is, the system has poor airflow when docked.

The thousands of images of cracked Switch cases across social media are proof of that.

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rallydefault

@Magician
How do we explain the inconsistencies? I have zero issues of warping with the dock or the Switch itself. Launch editions for both.

rallydefault

the_shpydar

Magician wrote:

The thousands of images of cracked Switch cases across social media are proof of that.

Thousands? Are you serious? Try "a few dozen".
Out of MILLIONS of consoles sold.
Oy.

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HobbitGamer

Magician wrote:

Alber-san wrote:

@Magician
Non of the vents are blocked. You can check yourself, there are holes on the back of the dock right where the vents are.

All of which lead to an enclosure for the hdmi input, power input, and a usb port.

The point is, the system has poor airflow when docked.

The thousands of images of cracked Switch cases across social media are proof of that.

You mean the enclosure that has more venting space and dissipation area? I play mine 85% of the time in the dock, sometimes for hours at a time. No cracks.

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Heavyarms55

Magician wrote:

It's guaranteed to cause your Switch to warp from the heat.

Had my Switch since launch, no, it is not guaranteed to happen. And a few dozen pictures online don't prove otherwise when the Switch has sold millions of units and only a handful of people have reported problems. There is a small chance of issues yes, the pictures do prove that. But there is a small chance of defects in any purchase.

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SwitchForce

Magician wrote:

Alber-san wrote:

@Magician
Non of the vents are blocked. You can check yourself, there are holes on the back of the dock right where the vents are.

All of which lead to an enclosure for the hdmi input, power input, and a usb port.
The point is, the system has poor airflow when docked.
The thousands of images of cracked Switch cases across social media are proof of that.

Wow thousands but yet we hear a few dozens and those cracked were from the User caused not a Nintendo fault. So stop spouting falsehood that you can't backup. It starting to look bad on your snake oil sales. I had my NSW hours on the dock BoTW and no issues so your story doesn't add up.

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rallydefault

Remember, guys: it's the internet in the 21st century. If ONE person out of millions types "loudly" enough, it's an issue. Statistics teachers around the world: we no longer have use for you.

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rallydefault

HobbitGamer

rallydefault wrote:

Remember, guys: it's the internet in the 21st century. If ONE person out of millions types "loudly" enough, it's an issue. Statistics teachers around the world: we no longer have use for you.

So that’s what that tapping noise is?
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Anorax

rallydefault wrote:

@Magician
How do we explain the inconsistencies? I have zero issues of warping with the dock or the Switch itself. Launch editions for both.

Apparently some of these case cracking issues were caused by rough handling when people were playing their game with the joycons attached. Maybe Nintendo should have designed the switch with a light alloy case. It would have made it a lot more durable for the hamfisted players.

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HobbitGamer

Or people shouldn’t torque a tablet like it’s a tire iron 😜

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DTMOF84

Magician wrote:

One of the major flaws with the Switch is its design for cooling, specifically the dock. The air intake vents are blocked when playing docked. So it's generally not a good idea to play a graphically demanding game for more than an hour while docked (Zelda BotW, Wolfenstein II, etc). It's guaranteed to cause your Switch to warp from the heat.

Not a guarantee to cause it to warp. I’ve played Zelda, Doom, NBA 2K18 and Wolfenstein for hours docked. Mine is fine.

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shaneoh

DTMOF84 wrote:

Not a guarantee to cause it to warp. I’ve played Zelda, Doom, NBA 2K18 and Wolfenstein for hours docked. Mine is fine.

Whereas mine has a couple of hairline cracks around the screw under the power button. It's rarely taken out of the dock, and is treated with care because I don't fancy paying to have it fixed.

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SwitchForce

@shaneoh and yet no other person can verify your story. I checked mine many times leaving it powered on and off in the dock and only hair line crack are my grey hair. As no one can even document your activity this is purely user caused not hardware.

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shaneoh

@SwitchForce
Amazing, I have no documentation for an issue I was unaware of, right I'll start taking 24/7 videos of all electronic devices I buy in the future. Funny thing is the link posted above is all the evidence I need that there is an existing issue. If Nintendo refuse to repair it for free, I just need to go to consumer affairs with the link, which will show them that there is an existing issue with some units.

Consumer rights, gotta love 'em. Sorry, you're a yank, so I'll explain. Consumer rights are there to prevent businesses from screwing over customers. It's why Steam now provide refunds.

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DTMOF84

Been playing Resident Evil Revelations 2 for the last three hours. Still straight and no cracks.

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SwitchForce

shaneoh wrote:

@SwitchForce
Amazing, I have no documentation for an issue I was unaware of, right I'll start taking 24/7 videos of all electronic devices I buy in the future. Funny thing is the link posted above is all the evidence I need that there is an existing issue. If Nintendo refuse to repair it for free, I just need to go to consumer affairs with the link, which will show them that there is an existing issue with some units.

Right there those two words allows water to flow through your contexts "no documentation"

shaneoh wrote:

Consumer rights, gotta love 'em. Sorry, you're a yank, so I'll explain. Consumer rights are there to prevent businesses from screwing over customers. It's why Steam now provide refunds.

Really how about Voter rights and Our right to impeach Trump. That is real consumer Rights. Steam is games NSW is console your links fails to Link(pun) lol. How about Voter Consumer Rights when WH, Congress screws us over for BIG BUSINESS and Allow us to IMPEACH no term limits IMPEACH and send them to bubba girlfriend.

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