News Nintendo Switch 2 motherboards with chips are already available for $124 in China — PCBs sourced directly from the production line

[Admin]

A user on the Chinese online marketplace Goofish is offering what appears to be the Nintendo Switch 2's motherboard for just $124.

Nintendo Switch 2 motherboards with chips are already available for $124 in China — PCBs sourced directly from the production line : Read more

 

[Notton]

If the cost is $124 for the PCB, and the repair=full PCB replacement is $175, that's not a terrible price.
$51 for labor is reasonable.

With that said, from a repair-ability standpoint, the most wear and damage prone parts (the USB-C ports) should be on their own daughter boards. A USB-C port is pennies, but replacing a USB-C port requires skill, and a daughter board would likely only cost a few dollars.

And with regards to the screen, it scratches very easily due to the protective plastic layer being on top. (It's glass underneath)

 

[thisisaname]

$124 for a stolen board Nintendo will no be happy with that.

 

[TerryLaze]

$124 for a stolen board Nintendo will no be happy with that.

Doesn't need to be stolen, if it's a semi generic nvidia design then it could just be used for many other devices/uses and it's just a matter of finding the factory that makes them to get an order in or to buy some surplus.

 

[Subtle Druid]

$125 for the board.

And the screen, controllers, dock, ,cords, and the OS?

 

[farmerfreddy91]

It's been 2 years, I think we can stop saying (formerly twitter) now.

 

[Cooe]

The Switch 2 SOC isn't based off of the GB10 die AT ALL!!!! It literally features neither the Grace or Blackwell architectures. It's based off the much older Tegra Orin chip from the Orin AI SBC.

 

[Cooe]

If the cost is $124 for the PCB, and the repair=full PCB replacement is $175, that's not a terrible price.
$51 for labor is reasonable.

With that said, from a repair-ability standpoint, the most wear and damage prone parts (the USB-C ports) should be on their own daughter boards. A USB-C port is pennies, but replacing a USB-C port requires skill, and a daughter board would likely only cost a few dollars.

And with regards to the screen, it scratches very easily due to the protective plastic layer being on top. (It's glass underneath)

🤦 You can take the plastic screen protector off if you want without damaging the display, so the screen absolutely DOES NOT "scratch very easily"! All that protector does is make the glass less of a mess if it breaks. It's literally no different than any other plastic removable & replaceable screen protector. Crap take is crap.

 

[Notton]

🤦 You can take the plastic screen protector off if you want without damaging the display, so the screen absolutely DOES NOT "scratch very easily"! All that protector does is make the glass less of a mess if it breaks. It's literally no different than any other plastic removable & replaceable screen protector. Crap take is crap.

Did you know a car's windshield is laminated tempered glass on plastic without an exposed plastic layer?
You can also place the plastic underneath the glass.
crap counter argument is crap.

 

[j_123]

It's been 2 years, I think we can stop saying (formerly twitter) now.

At this point, saying "formerly Twitter" is just a political move. Agreed, needs to stop.

 

[cerata]

The Switch 2 SOC isn't based off of the GB10 die AT ALL!!!! It literally features neither the Grace or Blackwell architectures. It's based off the much older Tegra Orin chip from the Orin AI SBC.

I assume the author meant the GA10B die, which is based on Ampere, and which he's mentioned in previous articles on the Switch 2 SoC. Given the similar names, it's pretty easy to make such a mistake and for it to slip through the editing process.

It would indeed be a little odd if an SoC nVidia intends for a $3000 "personal AI supercomputer" could also be found in a $450 Switch 2 😉

 

[Armbrust11]

At this point, saying "formerly Twitter" is just a political move. Agreed, needs to stop.

It can stop when companies stop needlessly changing their names, especially to worse alternatives. 🧐 alphabet, meta, X