The battery life on a Switch/Steam Deck would be horrific with AA/AAA batteries. Plus the reasoning for this legislation is to reduce e-waste, using AA/AAA batteries just creates more.
Fuck it, rechargable lithium-ion AAs. Yes I know the chemistry doesn’t let your voltage go that low, didn’t stop the few Chinese companies that successfully made them anyways.
…the integrated buck converter does waste a lot of space though
What part of the legislation requires small batteries like AAs?
If the unit has a LIon battery, make it slide out like UPS batteries do. Make it a custom shape if you hate people, or make it a common hi-density cell if you aren’t apple.
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The battery life on a Switch/Steam Deck would be horrific with AA/AAA batteries. Plus the reasoning for this legislation is to reduce e-waste, using AA/AAA batteries just creates more.
Fuck it, rechargable lithium-ion AAs. Yes I know the chemistry doesn’t let your voltage go that low, didn’t stop the few Chinese companies that successfully made them anyways.
…the integrated buck converter does waste a lot of space though
What part of the legislation requires small batteries like AAs?
If the unit has a LIon battery, make it slide out like UPS batteries do. Make it a custom shape if you hate people, or make it a common hi-density cell if you aren’t apple.
I never said it did. I was replying to a comment.
Dear manufacturers, do not fucking make anything a custom shape.
Fuck you and your proprietary shaped bullshit that only works on one device and nothing else.
Sincerely, Everybody.
Reduce e-waste by… Producing millions of unused batteries.