Nintendo Switch - FASTSNAIL Controller Charger

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Review of:	Nintendo Switch - FASTSNAIL Controller Charger (Black)
Reviewed by:	The examinator
Product rating:	4 out of 5
Packaging rating:	3 out of 5
Summary:	Good charger for the joy con controllers, however lack of being able to disable lights & charge at the same time is a lost opportunity.

Description:

From the seller:

• MULTIFUNCTION - Can charging 4 Joycons or 1 Pro Controller and 2 Joycons at the same time.(No include Switch, Joycons and Pro Controller)
• SIMPLE OPERATION DESIGN - Easy slide-in design & plug and play. Put your Joy-Cons or pro controller into the charging dock, and plug it into any USB port, then it will charge.
• CHARGING INDICATOR - Made of 4 lampposts, they will indicate charge level for each Joy-Con. Coloured lampposts give you a visual impact.
• GET READY FOR PLAY - It is safe and convenient to put your Nintendo Switch Team on this display stand, and keep them organized and ready for play. It's also allows you to maintain a clean and neat desktop.
• SUGGESTION - If you want to use our dock to charge your Switch Console, you can use Switch Official ac adapter to connect the dock, then the charging speed will be faster. FastSnail provide 12-Month Worry-Free Warranty and Unconditional 45-Day Refund & Free Lifetime Technical Support.If you are not 100% happy with the charging dock for any reason, please contact us. No questions. No charge. No kidding.

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For details as to how this item received the given rating, see below:

The charging dock for up to 4 joy con controllers is a great accessory. It saves you the space and having to fumble between the controllers to charge them. The dock comes with a USB-C cable that can connect from the back of the switch dock to the charging dock.

It has a switch on the front to turn the lights (and charging) on or off. The controllers sit nicely and charge with no issues. The only down side is that you cannot charge and have the lights off at the same time. Personally, the lights and energy leech is an inconvenience.

There are others docks from other vendors that allow you to charge while the lights are off. If this doesn't bother you, then this charger does what is intended. The port for a pro controller was not tested, only the joy con controllers.

The plastic packaging and bags don't state if they can be recycled. Standard uncolored cardboard packaging would have sufficed.

Pros:

• Nice base (comes in three colors).
• Charges promptly.
• Two status indicators (green = full, red = charging).
• Comes with USB cable to connect to switch dock.
• On/Off switch.

Cons:

• Lights and charging and both turned off when toggled to off.
  
• No means to charge while lights are off.
• Unnecessary/unknown plastic packaging.

*Note, there are two ratings applied to the reviewed item. "Product rating" and "Packaging rating". The actual product will not be impacted by the packaging as these are two separate ratings.

In regards to packaging, the following are contributing factors against the "Packaging rating":

• In an effort to globally reduce and promote less usage of plastic, any usage of plastic or non-environmentally safe packaging/products/material will be marked negatively.
• Single use items that do not biodegrade or cannot be easily recycled (see point above on plastics).
• The packaging rating is being introduced to help drive a shift to more sustainable and environmentally friendly resources.

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References:	https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0786BNC1L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
Seller information:	http://fastsnail.us/
Product warranty:	12-Month Worry-Free Warranty and Unconditional 45-Day Refund & Free Lifetime Technical Support.
Made in:	China
Review ID:	R00069