Here are some of my favorite Docks and other things! If you're interested in purchasing anything that I mentioned in the video then here are some affiliate links: 🔥Valve's Steam Deck Dock: www.steamdeck.com/en/dock 3rd Party Docks: 🔥JSAUX Docking Station: amzn.to/3EyFAIJ 🔥iVoler Docking Station: amzn.to/3khmRKN Controller: 🔥GuliKit King King 2 Pro Controller: amzn.to/3XqplEZ Steam Deck Screen Protectors: 🔥amFilm: amzn.to/3ZdijUr 🔥Matte Screen Protector: amzn.to/3Ybx6OJ microSD Cards: 🔥Samsung 512 GB A2: amzn.to/3KFXXPs 🔥SanDisk 1TB A2: amzn.to/3lXjx7Y 2230 SSD: 🔥SABRENT Rocket 2230 NVMe 4.0 1TB: amzn.to/3Tz10vw ToolKit: 🔥iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit: amzn.to/409hWej If you use these links to purchase anything, then I may get a commission from the sale. It helps support the channel at no extra cost to you, so thank you!
I actually like that valve includes another charger. With two you can have a dedicated travel charger and one that stays plugged into the dock so you can run the cable behind your display setup permanently
It’s also an economy of scale thing. Although yes is drives the cost of the dock up, it drives the cost of a deck with a charger down some and makes having an extra charger cheaper. I think it’s a good thing. I don’t love winding cables every couple hours and since the deck sucks power you’re gonna have to wag the charger everywhere. Better to have two.
Exactly my thoughts as soon as I saw this. The guys (and gals) at Valve know what they're doing, on top of that I trust them more than the fly by night companies. They seem more considerate of what the majority of consumers want and I'm sure they do A LOT of group thinking before anything goes into production. Love those gals (and guys)
I'm really surprised you didn't recognize the convenience of having a second charger you could just leave plugged in with the dock. I do appreciate mentioning which docks would possibly work better with cases. Still what I'd really like a reviewer to cover are the various models that include an SSD port. Being about to add TBs of storage when docked would be awesome. For that matter it could even be a good way to put to use the original SSD. (Though honestly a 2tb 2230 in the deck and a 4tb 2280 in the dock sounds ideal.)
I can see the benefit to having an internal m.2 SSD in the dock, but I'd personally have little use most of the time as I primarily play handheld. Also, a 2TB 2230 is very much ideal. 👍
Got to agree. It’s more common to have the problem of missing needed cables than having a spare. Admittedly I just ordered the dock at the current lower price of £69 which felt an OK premium for an officially supported dock.
Talked me into Valves lol. With added support and all the display options would work really well for me. Plus the extra power cable works because I like having an extra one when I'm going place to place and just leave the dock out plugged up unless I'm taking that for whatever reason. Thanks for the video.
This weekend is going to be the first time that I actually used the charger that came with the dock. Edit: Also, yes to the option of having it included or not.
I like to have a case on my deck since i don’t want scratches etc. And the official dock is just not designed for cases, and honestly i don’t understand that decision at all. I’m going to have to go with the ivoler dock because of this, although i would rather have the official one if it would fit cases…
The gripe with the extra charger is that it adds extra cost for those who dont need it. We could easily buy an extra one if we wanted, but some of us dont need that extra charger so its just wasted money
@@baldlyrudy yeah it's going back for a refund. Looks like I'm not the only one with the issue. Reddit is inundated. Might be incompatibility with the tv (LG OLED CX) or the games. Cable is hdmi 2 and is brand new. Game settings on. Updates installed. It's the oled deck
Honestly forgot that these don't come with a charger and since I have my Steam Deck sitting upstairs in my room with the charger cable plugged in close by, I'd have to purchase another charger to plug it into the dock which would be hooked up to my basement TV. That was a deal breaker for me and I cancelled my pending dock order.
Having an extra charger for a dock is basically a must have. The whole point of a dock is to quickly and easily connect with a single plug. If you have to go find your charger, plug it in to the dock and then route it to an outlet, it kinda defeats the purpose of a quick connection. Im curious as to how you use your dock and steam deck? Are you an always docked kind of guy?
Hey there. I'm primarily a handheld gamer, but I dock the Steam Deck from time to time. My whole point is that there should be an option to have a charger come with it or not. Let's say I'm primarily a docked gamer, I wouldn't really see the need for an extra charger if my Steam Deck already came with one.
@@baldlyrudy In a case where you would almost NEVER unplug your single charger from the dock it makes total sense, other than that single use case I'm at a loss...
Personally I'm enjoying the ivoler dock. For me it hits the sweet spot on functionality and price. Bought my SD just as a retro handheld (old guy here, who had to give up gaming to raise my kids) to play the consoles that passed me by. With this thing I can plug in the monitor in my office, or TV! What else could you ask for? $90 for the "official" doc...no thanks.
Thanks for the guide. Looking for a replacement dock since my jsaux dock keeps causing my display to flicker 7 months later. Just bought a brand new AOC C24G1A to replace an old HP monitor I found for free on the side of the toad and had the same problem. EDIT: It wasn't a Jsaux dock. It was a Warrky dock. Pretty much a cheap clone dock. Might pick up a Jsaux or oem dock.
too bad the official dock doesn't work with Samsung TV's. also tons of other but that's the main one people are having issues with. huge issue especially if you're traveling and have no idea what tv is at the hotel and all the settings are locked down and stuff, it should just put an image through the damn HDMI. that's its main purpose and it can't even do that
I just got the official dock and everyone I see is having issues like me where it works the first time but after it just keeps flickering and tv is not picking up the connection ( I have a Samsung Q70AA 65’ ) people say to just use a different dock not the steam one.
One thing you should have mentioned agyer i just bought my ivoler is that if youre thinking youre going to be able to play long hiurs docked ur wrong… once u connect a power cord into the dock so it can charge it slow charges and drains ur battery. So once ur low on battery which im sire it will be quick u will have to take it off dock and charge it seperatley i also got.. the newest version on amazon and the wire seems to be deffective it connects and disconnects off my monitor
I enjoy using my AyaNeo because of the dock that came with it. I'd love to buy the official Dock for the Deck but 100 euros is 100 euros and the other ones are silver and have the NIC on the side which is... urgh... :/ That iVoler Dock might be the best middle ground but I dunno. Maybe the official one for the TV set and a third party one for the desk?
At least the Ayaneo one seems fully functional. The "dock" that I got with my ROG Ally is a joke. And I agree, the iVoler is a nice middle ground, especially for the price. Like you said, €100 is €100.
I've not picked up a dock yet. Does it allowing charging while the SD is outputting video to a TV? If so, does the charging speed vary depending on which dock is used?
great video, I’ve been on the fence about which dock to get. The official one from valve would have been a lock if it supported cases on the steam deck (big design flaw btw), but I still might get it anyway since I have a 1440p monitor. Or, I might get just get a docking station that sits next to the deck, because I’m not too impressed by ivoler or jsaux tbh. Appreciate you!
Thanks! Yeah. I 100% get that. Even after trying out the Jsaux and the iVoler, I'd still rather go with the official dock from Valve with my situation. If you have a DBrand KillSwitch case, then they have a cradle that you can add to the Valve dock. I haven't tried it though.
Nah. Not at all. I have a AOC Monitor that's 1080/144Hz, but I color calibrated it with a Spyder Express. It does the job well. A 1440 monitor will cost a little more of course. Also, Dell monitors are pretty solid, IMO. Do you have anything to calibrate it or are you looking for something that works out of the box?
does anyone actually bother to review these multiple steam deck docks with the steam deck being in a case. Tons of people install cases on their steam decks to protect it.
If you don't care for the AC Adapter, then it's totally not worth it. Official support from Valve and both Display Port and HDMI support give it an edge, IMO. The only downside is the price.
That's weird. I will say that I normally have to get out of the game before connecting a new controller or go to controller settings before a controller works on a game that's already running, but I've never had to restart it.
Here are some of my favorite Docks and other things!
If you're interested in purchasing anything that I mentioned in the video then here are some affiliate links:
🔥Valve's Steam Deck Dock: www.steamdeck.com/en/dock
3rd Party Docks:
🔥JSAUX Docking Station: amzn.to/3EyFAIJ
🔥iVoler Docking Station: amzn.to/3khmRKN
Controller:
🔥GuliKit King King 2 Pro Controller: amzn.to/3XqplEZ
Steam Deck Screen Protectors:
🔥amFilm: amzn.to/3ZdijUr
🔥Matte Screen Protector: amzn.to/3Ybx6OJ
microSD Cards:
🔥Samsung 512 GB A2: amzn.to/3KFXXPs
🔥SanDisk 1TB A2: amzn.to/3lXjx7Y
2230 SSD:
🔥SABRENT Rocket 2230 NVMe 4.0 1TB: amzn.to/3Tz10vw
ToolKit:
🔥iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit: amzn.to/409hWej
If you use these links to purchase anything, then I may get a commission from the sale. It helps support the channel at no extra cost to you, so thank you!
I actually like that valve includes another charger. With two you can have a dedicated travel charger and one that stays plugged into the dock so you can run the cable behind your display setup permanently
That's true. There are pros and cons to it, of course. And that's one of them.
It’s also an economy of scale thing. Although yes is drives the cost of the dock up, it drives the cost of a deck with a charger down some and makes having an extra charger cheaper. I think it’s a good thing. I don’t love winding cables every couple hours and since the deck sucks power you’re gonna have to wag the charger everywhere. Better to have two.
@@baldlyrudy the official better? Or buy cheaf ? Another
Exactly my thoughts as soon as I saw this. The guys (and gals) at Valve know what they're doing, on top of that I trust them more than the fly by night companies. They seem more considerate of what the majority of consumers want and I'm sure they do A LOT of group thinking before anything goes into production. Love those gals (and guys)
Doesn't hurt to have a spare
Very nice review! No bluff, no BS, just straight to the point. I appreciate that!
Personally, I would like the extra charger. One for on the go and one for my dock to stay in my living room plugged into my TV
I'm really surprised you didn't recognize the convenience of having a second charger you could just leave plugged in with the dock. I do appreciate mentioning which docks would possibly work better with cases. Still what I'd really like a reviewer to cover are the various models that include an SSD port. Being about to add TBs of storage when docked would be awesome. For that matter it could even be a good way to put to use the original SSD. (Though honestly a 2tb 2230 in the deck and a 4tb 2280 in the dock sounds ideal.)
I can see the benefit to having an internal m.2 SSD in the dock, but I'd personally have little use most of the time as I primarily play handheld. Also, a 2TB 2230 is very much ideal. 👍
Got to agree. It’s more common to have the problem of missing needed cables than having a spare. Admittedly I just ordered the dock at the current lower price of £69 which felt an OK premium for an officially supported dock.
'm consistently confused by people being like "wow! A second charger!"
It's a charger. You can get them anywhere. They're not even expensive
What I am looking for is the data about if and which third party dock may be or transform a Steam Deck into a firecracker.
Talked me into Valves lol. With added support and all the display options would work really well for me. Plus the extra power cable works because I like having an extra one when I'm going place to place and just leave the dock out plugged up unless I'm taking that for whatever reason. Thanks for the video.
That's part of why I prefer the Valve dock over the others. Glad you enjoyed the video. 👍
I personally really like that the original dock comes with an extra charger, but it should definitely be an option to purchase it without!
This weekend is going to be the first time that I actually used the charger that came with the dock.
Edit: Also, yes to the option of having it included or not.
I like to have a case on my deck since i don’t want scratches etc. And the official dock is just not designed for cases, and honestly i don’t understand that decision at all. I’m going to have to go with the ivoler dock because of this, although i would rather have the official one if it would fit cases…
The gripe with the extra charger is that it adds extra cost for those who dont need it. We could easily buy an extra one if we wanted, but some of us dont need that extra charger so its just wasted money
Agreed.
I prefer the extra AC adapter, one stays forever plugged into the dock and other is either my on the go charger or bedside charger
That's fair. I'd just rather have the option to buy it instead of being forced to have it included.
@baldlyrudy true, having the option is always better. Make the additional adapter a like $10/15 add-on
The extra charger is a bonus for me. Now i don't have to take the charger from my hone setup when i travel.
$90 for the official deck is completely absurd. I want one but it’s price point seems ridiculous. 😕
20% off now though!
It's also utterly awful, and barely works.
I get 15 fps pixelart playing LotF. With mo sound. And about half a second lag. Brilliant!
It's going back
@herrzyklon RMA it. Mine works like a charm.
@@baldlyrudy yeah it's going back for a refund. Looks like I'm not the only one with the issue. Reddit is inundated.
Might be incompatibility with the tv (LG OLED CX) or the games. Cable is hdmi 2 and is brand new. Game settings on. Updates installed. It's the oled deck
@herrzyklon hmmm....could be that the Steam Deck is outputting a 4K signal to your TV instead of the resolution you're aiming for.
Great vid! Been looking into getting a dock but not sure how much I would actually use it. I think I know which one I am picking now
Honestly forgot that these don't come with a charger and since I have my Steam Deck sitting upstairs in my room with the charger cable plugged in close by, I'd have to purchase another charger to plug it into the dock which would be hooked up to my basement TV. That was a deal breaker for me and I cancelled my pending dock order.
The Steam Deck Sock does come with a charger. Third party one's don't.
I bought the ugreen one. It has 10 Gbps USB ports! And a card reader. İt's great 👍
Having an extra charger for a dock is basically a must have. The whole point of a dock is to quickly and easily connect with a single plug. If you have to go find your charger, plug it in to the dock and then route it to an outlet, it kinda defeats the purpose of a quick connection. Im curious as to how you use your dock and steam deck? Are you an always docked kind of guy?
Hey there. I'm primarily a handheld gamer, but I dock the Steam Deck from time to time. My whole point is that there should be an option to have a charger come with it or not. Let's say I'm primarily a docked gamer, I wouldn't really see the need for an extra charger if my Steam Deck already came with one.
@@baldlyrudy In a case where you would almost NEVER unplug your single charger from the dock it makes total sense, other than that single use case I'm at a loss...
Personally I'm enjoying the ivoler dock. For me it hits the sweet spot on functionality and price. Bought my SD just as a retro handheld (old guy here, who had to give up gaming to raise my kids) to play the consoles that passed me by. With this thing I can plug in the monitor in my office, or TV! What else could you ask for? $90 for the "official" doc...no thanks.
Pretty much. The iVoler dock is in a great spot for price to functionality. Also, as a dad myself, I get it. Enjoy dude.
Thanks for the guide. Looking for a replacement dock since my jsaux dock keeps causing my display to flicker 7 months later. Just bought a brand new AOC C24G1A to replace an old HP monitor I found for free on the side of the toad and had the same problem.
EDIT: It wasn't a Jsaux dock. It was a Warrky dock. Pretty much a cheap clone dock. Might pick up a Jsaux or oem dock.
too bad the official dock doesn't work with Samsung TV's. also tons of other but that's the main one people are having issues with. huge issue especially if you're traveling and have no idea what tv is at the hotel and all the settings are locked down and stuff, it should just put an image through the damn HDMI. that's its main purpose and it can't even do that
What about Lisen? That dock has two fans on it to keep your Deck nice and cool.
“At the end of the day” and “when it comes down to it”, were used more than steam deck lol
But at the end of the day, when it comes down to it...which dock are you going with?
I just got the official dock and everyone I see is having issues like me where it works the first time but after it just keeps flickering and tv is not picking up the connection ( I have a Samsung Q70AA 65’ ) people say to just use a different dock not the steam one.
One thing you should have mentioned agyer i just bought my ivoler is that if youre thinking youre going to be able to play long hiurs docked ur wrong… once u connect a power cord into the dock so it can charge it slow charges and drains ur battery. So once ur low on battery which im sire it will be quick u will have to take it off dock and charge it seperatley i also got.. the newest version on amazon and the wire seems to be deffective it connects and disconnects off my monitor
So what you're saying is that the battery slowly drains as you're playing docked on the iVoler?
What about Ethernet performance.?What about HDMI support and signal delay? You only talked about the outside features. Only partially helpful.
Appreciate the feedback. 👍
Could you use a usb c hub, like you would use for wired Dex, or do you need a specific doc?
You could totally use a USB-C Hub. Anker makes one that works up to 4k/30hz. amzn.to/41CD5hT
Great video keep up with the great work 👍😀
Thanks Dave! 🙌
@@baldlyrudy No problem
With the OLED now out, could you test if they work with that? I have a NYKO which it does NOT work with.
It seem no dock supports Dolby surround sound let alone atmos
It’s pronounced Jay-Socks but with a slight u vowel in the word socks. So like sauwks. 😂 hope that helped
I enjoy using my AyaNeo because of the dock that came with it.
I'd love to buy the official Dock for the Deck but 100 euros is 100 euros and the other ones are silver and have the NIC on the side which is... urgh... :/
That iVoler Dock might be the best middle ground but I dunno.
Maybe the official one for the TV set and a third party one for the desk?
At least the Ayaneo one seems fully functional. The "dock" that I got with my ROG Ally is a joke.
And I agree, the iVoler is a nice middle ground, especially for the price. Like you said, €100 is €100.
I think you said, “at the end of the day” more than “steam deck dock”.
At the end of the day, it's whatever Steam Deck Dock you want to go with though.
My jsaux has audio issues and latency issues at times.
I've not picked up a dock yet. Does it allowing charging while the SD is outputting video to a TV? If so, does the charging speed vary depending on which dock is used?
For the most part, they all gave 100w passthrough for charging, so you can charge while gaming on the TV.
At the end of the day, I decided this video didn't have enough information
At the end of the day, that's okay. 👍
@@baldlyrudy 😂
Thanks for this video, getting an original one now thanks to you ! Should receive it at the end of the... week ?
I need one thats more like a box cuz i have cats
great video, I’ve been on the fence about which dock to get. The official one from valve would have been a lock if it supported cases on the steam deck (big design flaw btw), but I still might get it anyway since I have a 1440p monitor. Or, I might get just get a docking station that sits next to the deck, because I’m not too impressed by ivoler or jsaux tbh. Appreciate you!
Thanks! Yeah. I 100% get that. Even after trying out the Jsaux and the iVoler, I'd still rather go with the official dock from Valve with my situation. If you have a DBrand KillSwitch case, then they have a cradle that you can add to the Valve dock. I haven't tried it though.
Hello Which monitor do you use? and does it work well with the Deck?
Great video as always, now all I need to Know is which monitor to hook it up to.😂😂
LOL! Budget was $200-$250, yeah? What resolution were you looking at?
@@baldlyrudy Qhd 2560 x 1440 I would like to make it future proof a bit, I´ve been looking at the Dell S2722DGM, it´s 264 euro at the moment.
Do you care about color gamut and accuracy?
@@baldlyrudy well its basically for gaming but i will be doing some Photo editing as well. am I askin to much here XD
Nah. Not at all. I have a AOC Monitor that's 1080/144Hz, but I color calibrated it with a Spyder Express. It does the job well. A 1440 monitor will cost a little more of course. Also, Dell monitors are pretty solid, IMO. Do you have anything to calibrate it or are you looking for something that works out of the box?
I just call it "JS Auxillary" lol
That's the best way to say it. lol
At the end of the day
At the end of the day
Good content
And you kinda look like Walter white
Thanks! I wish I was as cool as Walter White. 🤣
What about UGREEN 6 in 1 dock ? is it better than these two ?
Are you talking about the one that's usually around $25-$35?
@@baldlyrudy The one which has similar shape to these two. Consoles can place on it like these two in the video.
does anyone actually bother to review these multiple steam deck docks with the steam deck being in a case. Tons of people install cases on their steam decks to protect it.
You have plenty of space with third party docks. You can fit a Steam Deck or ASUS ROG Ally pretty easily.
Its pronounced J-Socks
Another steam deck video?
Lol. Yeah. This was already in the works when you commented.
Go with the steam deck dock
It's the best overall, but it's pricey in comparison.
I’ve actually been reading comments about it not being worth it
If you don't care for the AC Adapter, then it's totally not worth it. Official support from Valve and both Display Port and HDMI support give it an edge, IMO. The only downside is the price.
@@ocelothayes9452 Mine stopped working.
Bought 2 Valve Docks. Garbage. Jsaux works better.
Cool.
@@baldlyrudy shill
the official dock kinda sucks, for some reason I have to restart the steamdeck every time I want to use a wired 3rd party controller.
That's weird. I will say that I normally have to get out of the game before connecting a new controller or go to controller settings before a controller works on a game that's already running, but I've never had to restart it.
@@baldlyrudy this happened with an 8bitdo ultimate wired controller and an afterglow xbox controller