The retweaked Nintendo Switch system which offers improved battery life over the original model is now available on Amazon. If you’ve been holding off purchasing a Switch system because of this revised edition then it’s certainly the time to buy. The new edition comes in a red box and costs the same as the original.
If I’m buying a second Switch, it’ll be the Lite for the actually usable D-pad.
If you really want the D-Pad, There are some mods you can buy and DYI or get them premade from people on ebay. I’ve got one and it’s awesome.
There are officially licensed D-pad Joy-Con from Hori as well.