The whole crowd couldn’t wait to rip apart the Nintendo Switch 2. I guess it’s human nature to see what’s inside. We kind of knew what was coming, spec-wise, but hey, who doesn’t love a good peek under the hood? So, there’s this thing on Reddit—and maybe I spend too much time there—where a user shared these crazy cool CT scans. It’s like gaming meets science class, all thanks to some tech-savvy person with access to, I dunno, a giant machine or something.
The scans let us gawk at the guts of the Switch 2, particularly the shiny Nvidia Tegra SoC. And if my memory isn’t failing me—though it often does—this scan thing was a brainchild of a Redditor known as Scan-of-the-month. Sort of a neat title if you ask me. They’ve scanned other gadgets too, like AirPods and that Flipper Zero thing. Why the Switch 2? Maybe it was just their moment of curiosity? We’ve all been there.
The CT images have all these labels so you can play detective with your tech dreams. Biggest surprise? That 5220mAh battery hogging space like, I dunno, your cousin during Thanksgiving dinner. Realtek audio chip, a MediaTek module for your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth—it’s all jammed in there. Not forgetting the Hynix tech duo: storage and RAM, living in harmony.
Now, the coolest part, arguably, is the Nvidia SoC. We knew it was a Tegra chip, but seeing it labeled GGMLX30-A1 feels kinda satisfying? Like finding that missing sock. Anyway, there’s this video floating around showing the chip up close—sort of like zooming in on Google Earth but for chips.
Of course, tech enthusiasts couldn’t resist doing their own thing, which sometimes means smashing stuff—like the Switch 2 screen tested against pliers. Yes, pliers. It’s rugged, I’ll give them that. There’s also a more civilized teardown if you prefer a less brutal approach.
Whether this CT scan gives us groundbreaking insights or just confirms what we already knew, it’s still fascinating stuff. At least for those of us who enjoy peering into the innards of cool gadgets. Is there more to it? Maybe. But I’m happy with just having this quirky glimpse into the tech world.
