Good luck finding one right now (other than the crappy Lite versions).
Yep, looks like I was lucky to get my HAC-001(-01) model when I did in December. I haven't seen any full-Switches in the local enormo-mart since then, just Lites.
I don’t know if it’s any better,
It does have a better d-pad, but no rumble, and less battery life than the HAC-001(-01) switches. The Lite is fine, if you're buying it to only play handheld or to give a "second switch" to a family member to have their own Switch. I "could" have dealt with a Lite, but preferred getting a full-switch because I was one of those crazy people with a PStv and some games have tiny font sizes.
And I think they’re cheaper? If you don’t want to play on it like a console they might be easier to find?
Yes, they are cheaper, a hundred dollars cheaper, and that price was very tempting.
I’ve been rolling my eyes at variations on this theme since I was a kid and my bitchy aunt would get her panties in a twist about my “reading too much.”
My Dad, born in 1927, told me my Great-Grandmother who raised him, did that to him when he was young. He'd joke about me having my nose in a book, but it was just gentle ribbing, more about me being a "houseplant" and not-outdoorsy than reading. He bought me plenty of books and/or pointed out books to me or books he saw at say a garage sale he thought I'd like.
He wasn't a video gamer, but figured out why I liked them even though he said he wouldn't have the patience for the tedious grinding he saw I did.