December Days 2021 #28: A Switch

[Welcome to December Days, where I natter on about things organized around a theme (sometimes very loosely), one a day, for 31 days. This year, we're taking a look back at some touchpoints along the way of my journey with computing and computing devices.]

• CPU: 4 Cortex-A57 ARM cores @ 1.02 GHz on an Nvidia Tegra X1 System On A Chip


• Memory: 4 GB RAM


• Graphics: nVidia Maxwell family chip, max resolution 1920x1080 in TV mode, max resolution 1280x720 undocked


• Sound: Up to 5.1 surround sound through HDMI in TV mode, stereo through speakers or 3.5mm jack


• Inputs/Peripherals: Multi-touch capacitive touch screen, Joy-Con controllers (single or in pairs), Pro controller, GameCube controller (with adapter), Joy-Con Wheel, Ring-Con, Special NES or SNES controller, Toy-Con, USB keyboard or other USB Peripheral (USB-A in TV mode, USB-C undocked, so most compatible USB accessories with the right kind of adapters.), IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1


• Storage: 32 GB internal storage, up to 2 TB expanded storage through micro SDXC cards


• OS: Nintendo Switch OS

( The Nintendo Switch )