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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5056325

Both the Steam Deck and official Dock are on sale to celebrate Valve's 20th anniversary.

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[–] ManosTheHandsOfFate 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The dock is really expensive even on sale. Does it offer anything over the many third party docks?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

It's just a usb hub thats shaped to hold the deck. I was really underwhelmed with the dock, and would recommend a cheaper 3rd party one

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

No, but I bought a third party one that stopped working, returned it and bought the official dock which is still working.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd say its biggest strength is that this is the only dock you can guarantee will continually have firmware updates to support the Steam Deck.

[–] Kevadroz 2 points 1 year ago

It includes an additional charger, wich costs 25$ in the ifixit store, + has both hdmi and Displaylink, both of wich can reach 4k 120hz. Also 1Gb/s ethernet port and 3 usb 3.1. Also firmware updates and support from valve.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I bought a 3rd party dock but soon realized it doesn’t pass ARC signals over HDMI… so when the dock is plugged into my receiver it fucks up all the auto-power on and volume control stuff. I believe the official dock has this supported in its firmware.