Don't Buy the Steam Deck Dock - Buy This Instead!
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- Today, let's talk Docks! Specifically, Docks for the Steam Deck. Valve has recently unveiled their first-party dock, and I have to say I think it's a bad deal. There are plenty of cheaper options, and the features it offers aren't very compelling. So today, I'll show you guys what I recommend instead of the Steam Deck Dock.
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I saw a latency test where the official dock scored the highest in low latency. Convinced me to get the official :)
one thing thats not mentioned here is that the official steam deck dock fits into the carrying case that comes with the steam deck, while most 3rd party docks are too big.
I'm not really a huge fan of handheld devices. But since Steam Deck is essentially a computer with endless potential I'm definitely interested in getting one. It's also affordable which is great for me 😅
Buy the official dock to support Valve because they deserve it.
I hummed over whether to get a third party vs official dock and ultimately went for the official one. Not because it offers any particularly meaningful differences but just because it's first party and I already felt like my 64GB deck was a steal. Can definitely see why people would get a third party one, they're 99% the same and ultimately the point of the steam deck is for it to be an "open" product that works with as much as possible.
nothing wrong with that man, that’s great you made the choice for the official one! the beauty of steam deck is that every owner can personalize the way they want it. who cares what others think! if that’s how you want it, go for it! I have a case protector because (protek at all times) mentality. only wish the official dock is compatible for mines to snug right in, unfortunately my protector case makes it a bit bulkier. 😅
I went with the official dock but you do an amazing job articulating your point. Very informative!
Love your content Skipti, i can't stress enough
Great video very informative. keep up the great work!
Really clear and informative, thanks!
great video thanks for the info!
I can't get the steam deck to show windows on a external display, how did you get it to work? i'm using the iVoler Dock
I don’t consider the Steam Deck Dock to be a waste of money. It comes with first party updates. it comes with a charger. And most importantly, it’s supports dual monitors. I feel like that last one is one everyone keeps missing. I keep going to different reviews were they say I can get a cheaper product on Amazon but those only support one monitor….
You act like 2 monitors is a needed for everyone lmao. Most people use dock to hook up to the TV.
Keep sucking, that's what you're best at 😹
@@chainjail4834 I don't even want to hook it up to a display. I don't think 1280x800 looks good on anything bigger than the Steam Deck screen, imo.
I just need a dock for mouse and keyboard and an Ethernet port for downloading. I'll take 3rd party.
Also, what sort of meaningful updates could there possibly be to a dock? Lmao.
@@mowgli6345my guess is more compatibility with more displays and just more optimization which isn’t really a make or break decision
@@jaccetaylor3672 I wouldn't ever use the display functions honestly. It's stuck on native resolution, and I am not throwing a 1280x800 resolution onto any decent to high end monitor.
Only reasons I would personally connect it is for mnk and Ethernet.
The thing about getting the Valve Steam Deck Dock is it gets official software updates.
As well light small, valve quality and support, fits in the carry case, aaaaand come with an OEM Charger. Go for the Official Valve dock.
Yes! Exactly. Original Deck = right choice.
Also not risking bricking your deck.
Hey bud sorry this is super late but did you happen to notice any difference between the official Steam dock and the jsaux one in terms of size/how the Deck fits (with a case or with no case)
I have a similar DELL Dock
I have the problem that the steam display a warning: Slow Charge, do i need to worry about?
Can i use it like that, anyway, everythig else works great for me
Thaks for your feedback
Very helpful, you made it easier for me to purchase the one that suits my needs.
I'm in a similar posotion. I had a perfectly viable dongle from the work from home quarantine. I very quickly bought a 2nd charger. So until VRR support on the Steam deck dock is finalized, and if it's not functional on any other dock. I won't be getting the official dock.
Thanks for keeping us informed.
My question is I wanna buy a 8bitdo 2gh game controller do I have to buy a dock to use it/ are is there any usb receiver I could find
I really feel you should try it even if for content and make a conclusion because I think the Deck dock is the best carry along for a full desktop setup on the go, please consider maybe checking it out at some point
I’ve heard in a YT video, that some docks may damage the SteamDecks battery… Similar issuses were reported years ago with the Nintendo Switch and third party power adapters. Apparently Power Delivery ports are not always made the same…
What’s your take on this?
There's no evidence right now that docks mess with the Steam Deck battery, the Switch had issues because it uses a proprietary configuration of USB C, but the Steam Deck does not
Thank you for the informative video. Just a suggestion - consider locking the exposure (aperture, frame rate, iso), your camera seemed to be varying it throughout the video and I found it a bit distracting.
Got excited for the WD19. Had an extra around the house from an old work project lol
I also found the Dell Thunderbolt docks and similar ones a while ago, though they all share the flaw of needing an external power brick. I wish there was a smaller one with lower usb-c supplied power, so it isn't practically glued to the desk. I found a usb4 one that seems discontinued sadly.
Your script was SUPER well written, good job!
I'm currently using an HP USB-C dock Gen 4. It has two DisplayPort connectors and HDMI, 4 USB-A and 1 USB-C port as well as Ethernet and audio. Although the cable sticks up pretty high and isn't all that flexible.
Yeah I have the same problem with my Dell dock but I haven't found a right-angle adapter that works with it.
The official dock is definitely worth the money
I e been waiting for a dock with displayport so I can start playing around with my index on the steamdeck. There are pitifully few videos on RUclips of anyone trying this
Bro screw all those docks especially jsaux... never going with a 3rd party brand again... I had to return a jsaux dock and now I have to return a second one... they are hot garbage, literally. The jsaux m.2 dock got super hot and over heated my steam deck. Yup... no thanks. I'll pay the $90 bucks for the official valve dock.
Honestly, a few weeks ago Ive been almost through all videos regarding usb-c-docks for the Deck. After my own experiences with docks from Amazon, all your information is 100% correct and insightful for new buyers. I have the Jsaux dock - and I had to widen the gap myself to make my Deck plus case fit in. Keep it up!
VRR through displayport is enough of a reason to go with the official dock in my opinion
FreeSync and Variable Refresh Rate were something I decided not to cover because its usefulness really depends on the game. Plus, at time of writing it wasn't working properly on the official Dock, so I didn't want to speculate on whether or not it would be fixed later (it is fixed now). I also do not have a display to test VRR/FreeSync performance.
Where did you get that hoodie, i love it!!??
It's the Shortcircuit hoodie from Linus Tech Tips's merch store.
Have you seen the "Baseus USB C 6-in-1 Docking Station for Steam Deck" ?
If you add up the price of a third party hub + 45w charger and usb-c cable, its pretty much the same as the cost of the official steam deck dock (that comes with a charger and cable).
Thanks for watching the video! Like I said, if you already have a replacement charger (I had a USB-C charger for my laptop already, and I know a lot of people who own spares) then it doesn't make sense to spend $80 for yet ANOTHER charger.
Good work once again.
Thank you! Cheers!
what's the point of an aux port when the deck has one?
It's just less convenient, say you (like me) have a pair of desk speakers you like to use. Being able to cable manage everything and just plug in the Deck to the Dock is really nice.
@@Skipti_LLC fair enough. Yea it kind of takes away from a seamless docking experience, I see what you mean
SR325s! Good choice! Have you heard the X series? It's a big improvement I find.
Do not get the j5 create hub. I had bought this at a best buy and was not compatible with the steam deck.
How long ago did you buy it? I've had zero issues
My ideal dock would have amongst all the other stuff like a display port and USB 3, an additional 2 USB C's combined PD & Data, all of these docks use up the USB C just for charging its capable of so much more and with so many new peripherals being USB C you are faced with the choice of Charge, or USB C peripheral. as a quick example I have NReal AR glasses which are powered by the device you are plugged into as they have no internal battery. using it with the steam destroys battery time i know there are split usb leads that would do the job but we are talking about Docks.
That Dell you have believe it or not is the one that can connect it to the (Nreal air augmented glasses) with the steam deck I can plug the steam deck into it and plug in a controller and have the glasses plugged into that Dell and can just lay on the couch without even touching the steam deck and watch my gameplay using the glasses no monitor needed in this gaming session the glasses can go up to around 95 Hertz or so so if you're in desktop mode you can go past 60 in the glasses
Is the nreal augmented glasses not gonna work with the Funalot dock? Thank you
awww I love the cats at the end 😇
that JSAUX one. is finnicky. I have to have the cable loosely plugged into the SD. to make the video appear. USB ports work perfect
You seem to be missing the point of the steam deck dock. It supports dual displays and has first party firmware updates straight from valve. Also, third party docks tend to have compatibility issues.
I don't think there's a dock with such a feature and if there is it's probably manual update.
Read the official steam deck dock forums. A lot of people have problems with the official steam dock which doesn't let them connect their steam deck to their tv, while a third party dock has no problems at all.. The official one seems to have more compatibility issues than third party docks.
Also, the dual display support is yet to come.
@@TheBluSerpent :( this sucks.
@@TheBluSerpentwell, hence the firmware updates, and I have seen plenty of people with the same issues on third party docks, also dual screen has always been supported, just need to have one display port supported monitor and one hdmi port supported monitor, it's confirmed on Steam Decks official page.
Valve said that they worked on compatibility ... That's why we can use whatever doc with zero problems
Not a bad Vid but I thought you would have gone deeper into comparing the Docks up against one another. I am (wow) just like you. I play my Steam Deck Docked more than on the Go. And used the same exact Dell Dock (as you) that I found for $5 at a thrift Store. Its amazing Like you said Audio out and also charges the Deck. I did get the official Steam Deck Dock. The reason was that at the time The shipping for the Jsaux was 2 weeks the same as the valve and that was the only one that I wanted over the Offical dock. Also, the Dock is officially supported by Valve and is updated to include more support and features as time goes on. This is all handled through Steam and all the user needs to hit update. With other 3rd parties you'll need to go through the downloading and installing process which may include jumping into desktop mode. This may be to cumbersome for most users. Also, the Dock does come with the same power cable that the Steam Deck comes with so I like you said no need to unplug and replug.
I didn't feel the need to compare the JSAUX and Funalot docks to each other because I'm pretty sure they use the exact same board internally for the I/O.
I respectfully disagree. I have an ivolor dock and for now that's fine but valve has a history of supporting things with software updates for along time even after they've discontinued them. We don't know what these other companies may or may not do
thank you alot
Funalot fits cased Decks.. good to know. I don't have a dock yet so I may get one of these in the future
are you who i think you are
@@Skipti_LLC Who dat be. I'm not really famous or anything 😅
Bullcrap. I started off with a Jsaux dock. It screwed up my surround sound system when plugged in via hdmi into my LG oled. I tried to update the firmware in the dock but couldnt get it to work.
Then I bought the official dock. Updated right throught the Steam Deck. Everything works. That alone is worth buying the official dock.
Jsaux has acknowledged problems with their Docks and LG TV's specifically, and there is a way to update the firmware now. Let me know if you'd like a vid on that!
thanks for the video but honestly it just gave me more reasons to buy the valve dock.
I miss your vids ☹️
I agree with your complaints. I would add not to buy any dock that is only good for the Steam Deck, find one you can use with your phone, laptop, and deck then add a small stand or case.
The only reason Switch Dock was okay was because the console had it included in the price and package.
What I would like to see is the mCable used with steam + a dock. Does it take some of the load off the deck? Now if that was built into the steam deck dock or had additional storage built in, then I would buy it.
Add: I hope Valve doesn't do what Nintendo did and release an update that bricks people's deck because they used a third party dock. That's one reason why I am worried about non-oem docks.
I highly doubt Valve would brick compatibility with third-party docks, they've made a lot of pro consumer moves and that would be very out of character. However, I agree that whatever dock people buy should be versatile enough to use with more than one device. No unitaskers in my kitchen!
i was just curious, are you still on opera?
Absolutely! I switched from a Windows machine to a Mac recently, and Opera is still my browser of choice.
@@Skipti_LLC im going to try it out for a couple of weeks and see how i end up!
I'd rather let Steam know I support their handheld by purchasing their dock, than just saving myself 30 bucks. I've been very please with Steam this go around.
And that's great! I, on the other hand, need to save the $30 so I can eat this month.
The Steam Deck dock is basically doing the same thing the Steam Machines are doing a few years ago, it allows third party manufacturers to make money off their own dock with Valve. Valve did say a few years ago that the Steam Machines was a mistake and that they are planning to retry it again but in a different way, the Steam Deck is that different way. Taking a page from Nintendo, this time Valve handles the hardware and OS whereas third party handles only the display options whereas before third party basically does their own thing whereas Valve only handles the OS. I say their new plan works almost perfectly.
I still won't gamble on a third party adapter, but hey buddy you do you.
What's the gamble?
@@Skipti_LLC Firstly, the power circuit is doggy as f on the jsaux, there were reports on voltages not negotiating correctly. Secondly, it is guaranteed that they skim on their components being a chinese company, it's nothing new yet people never learn their lesson.
The official dock from valve gets native updates from valve.
Which is cool and all, but how many updates do they really expect to make? Hardware isn't quite as versatile as software is, which is why the Deck has gotten a lot of updates and why I expect the Dock won't.
The native update could be for compatibility issue with some games that may had issue with the dock in some monitors. Not everyone had 4K HDTV so the update could be made to support older HDTV. Also I believe once they made a Steam Deck 2, more updates with be made to the dock so to add new features to the display so you don't had to buy another one.
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I agree to disagree, the Steam Deck Dock has advantages, for one, it receives firmware updates by Valve that are easy to install and also, by ordering it you receive a second charger, identical to the one that came with your deck. Also, I don't need to have that many devices connected to my Deck in docked mode, I have one 2.4 Ghz dongle for my xbox controllers, all running of the same dongle and maybe an external hard-drive, that way I still have one free USB port. And the biggest reason for me, it's from Valve, not some company I never heard before, well at least before the Steam Deck came out, I just trust Valve more in regards of quickly fixing an issue and also having good RMA policies, 99€ I think is a good deal.
3:07 You don't need to change the desktop resolution, just change the game settings.
this video is all over the place
What you mean
Hmm i mean, sure but in this video the title is a bit misleading, sure the SD does not need the main dock, and even valve themself, claimed that the offer came as an option, a dock is a dock, just as easy as that even if it costs good money its on my own decision to spend for it, like whatever really it may be expesive, but still but better than if we had no other option, like for example valve could lock usb out to not output anything with thirdparties like apple with lightning long time ago.
In this case just say something like "cheaper alternative dock you can use on your steam deck" or something that way it'd be more to elaborate the statement.
Well still, thanks for letting people know at least.
?? I don't really see your point. Is it misleading to say "Don't buy this, buy something else"? Also I never said you don't need a dock, you just don't need the expensive one from Valve
@@Skipti_LLC huh? Reread what i said, its just like what you said at the end, but in a way to not disregard valves dock, i did not ever say that its misleading to say buy something else, but your title and thumbnail just looked that way to me.
About not buying the dock, i know it might not be your idea, but really to me it just looks like you were trying to disregard the dock due to the high price, but then again if a person has the money and just likes the official dock then its an option so you could just phrase it some other way, thats all, its not like i think what you are doing is smh bad. Well end of discussion if my message does get to you smh.
Steam will and already releases updates directly for the Dock separately, the thing is much more than a USB stand. Don't be mad sir, not in bad meaning - but you're talking nonsenses. If I invest (already on the way) in the best type, it's no problem to buy ORIGINAL accessories... I'd be a stupid if I buy anything else.
this video has to be a troll. The way you use your deck, it has the same cost, usage, and portability of a budget gaming laptop but far less convenient and really nonsensical. You are purposely avoiding all the advantages of a steam deck while making the experience worse. Ive never seen anyone use their deck like this. Everyone can use their hardware however they want yet that dont change how goofy u must be
1. I didn't say I never used the Deck in handheld mode, just that I prefer using a mouse and keyboard MOST of the time. I still play platformers, indie games, etc. in handheld mode because why use a controller when the Deck already has one?
2. Can you find a gaming laptop for $400 that matches the Steam Deck's performance?
@@Skipti_LLC
1.for a normal user, $400 dollars is amazing for a pc handheld gaming device that can play most games and got arguably the best handheld controls. But let's go with your set up instead since I'm critiquing you not the deck which is amazing. Lets say you do have the $400 dollar model which I doubt. Lets add the dell $200 dollar dock (its 200 bucks when on sale). Ur keyboard, $120. Thats already $720. Lets not forget the mouse, the case, the stand, and ur audio mixer. Now let's look at budget gaming laptops. You got a g15 for $750 with 256gb, rtx 3050, and an i5 12500H. Easily faster than a deck.
2. You got to understand I believe the deck is amazing. I simply cant understand your use case. Like I said, u can use it however u want but in my eyes you are extra goofy. If I saw my mate do this I would flame them but ultimately it does not matter. Steam decks are pretty lit
I do have the $400 dollar version, watch my video about upgrading the deck if you'd like to see how much storage I have in it. And all of my stuff was either second hand craigslist deals or pawn shops, plus you can't say the dock and the peripherals add up to the price of a replacement laptop? I would dock a laptop as well, that's what I do with my editing laptop (Mac). And yes, Steam Decks are lit. I love the deck, just not the official Dock.
Man you literally complain about every little thing lmao
Feel free to look up the definition of "reviewer" for me
Dont buy the steam deck at all lol.
You must be new around here...
oh you must have a better alternative then i see
oh wait you dont
NEXT!!!!
nice joke
Lots of portable PCs are out there just like portable Androids, Linux, and emulation handhelds too but the cheapest and most powerful right now is the Steam Deck. Second to that is either the AYN Odin, GPD Win 3, or the Anbernic Win600 but there's no guaranteed if you'll get the same great service from Anbernic, AYN, or GPD like the Steam Deck. You could also get the AYA Neo 2, AYA Neo Air, Pyra Dragon Box, GPD Win 4, or the OneXPlayer but those are super expensive.
Yea like you I feel the same on the official dock. It works as intended agreed but my use case its not holding up.
But I completely understand as a consumer this was were valve intended to make a profit per unit sold I went in knowing that but still feel very underwhelmed with its actual support.