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PayPalNow that the Steam Deck is available without reservation, and the official Steam Deck Docking Station has released, it appears a lot of people were waiting on Valve for docking.
As of writing this, on the Global Top Sellers list, the Steam Deck Docking Station is currently at number 5, showing that quite a lot of people are buying it when you take into account that it's up against big hitters like FIFA 23 (and the price difference there is reasonably small too).
Only a few days ago, it was sat at the number 2 spot so while it's not selling as much a few days later, it's clearly holding some ground so a lot of people are buying it.
My own official Steam Deck Docking Station should arrive Friday, so I'll be letting you know when I think about it during next week after I've had some quality time with it.
Have you picked one up or are you going with something like JSAUX or ivoler?
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gradyvuckovic Oct 12, 2022
I'd have bought one by now too if it was available in Australia. Sigh.
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I currently have a jsaux, but I will order the Valve one. I'm not happy with Jsaux's design and the fact it blocks a little bit the Deck's air inlet.
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I would have bought the jsaux. But the fact that the steam dock is upgradable using steam os is very important. So now I will get a steam deck dock.
I've seen enough crappy devices to know that a good device is half the USB problems. Especially since USB used to suck on linux when it comes to devices that did not follow spec, or that time that de USB host driver writers interpreted the spec wrong.
I've seen enough crappy devices to know that a good device is half the USB problems. Especially since USB used to suck on linux when it comes to devices that did not follow spec, or that time that de USB host driver writers interpreted the spec wrong.
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Mohandevir Oct 12, 2022
The Steam Deck Dock is interresting, but I'm wondering if a Steam Deck with a protection Shell will fit, into the seating?
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I'm not surprised. Its the only dock that : comes with display port 1.4(the others all say they have 1.2 IF they have it at all), lets you do firmware updates without windows, comes with a charger line real laptop/computer docks do so you can leave it in one place without having to plug and unplug.
plus is priced decently ,in line with laptop docks. i do have a jsaux dock i got the cheapest one to tide me over, but when my steam dock gets here today i aint gonna use it anymore unless its for travel.
plus is priced decently ,in line with laptop docks. i do have a jsaux dock i got the cheapest one to tide me over, but when my steam dock gets here today i aint gonna use it anymore unless its for travel.
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I Just printed out a nice stand with wood-filamen and attachted a nice hub with lots of connectivity to it. Couldn't be happier.
Last edited by const on 12 October 2022 at 3:06 pm UTC
Last edited by const on 12 October 2022 at 3:06 pm UTC
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I'm not surprised. Its the only dock that : comes with display port 1.4(the others all say they have 1.2 IF they have it at all), lets you do firmware updates without windows, comes with a charger line real laptop/computer docks do so you can leave it in one place without having to plug and unplug.Another thing to note is that it is also probably a higher build quality (the other docks are out to make a quick buck) and it has that those all important Valve, Steam & Deck logos on it. Which for a collector makes a world of a difference.
plus is priced decently ,in line with laptop docks. i do have a jsaux dock i got the cheapest one to tide me over, but when my steam dock gets here today i aint gonna use it anymore unless its for travel.
Oh, and the cherry on top: Supporting the valve dock directly supports Valve, a company that is making almost "day 1" AAA titles on Linux a reality!
I really really dislike proprietary software and everything it stands for. But even I will make an exception for Valve/Steam, simply because of all the things they've done for us that has greatly benefited GNU/Linux in so many ways.
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Mine is arriving tomorrow, although I mostly use my Deck to stream video from my Desktop (minidlna to vlc), so I'm not sure the dock will see much use. 
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Waiting a little while before I order one
Almost the same here, I'm waiting on Liam feedback on the dock :D
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Waiting a little while before I order one
Almost the same here, I'm waiting on Liam feedback on the dock :D
It's just a dock. For the deck. To have a docked deck on your desk.
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I am waiting for my official Docking Station to arrive. While I already have an Anker dock, it wasn't designed specifically for Steam Deck, and it's not very comfortable to use.
I think that having a good user experience when docked is very important as some games (especially strategy games) aren't easy to play on Deck's small screen. I've recently purchased Humankind after the free weekend, and I'm looking forward to playing it on my external monitor.
I think that having a good user experience when docked is very important as some games (especially strategy games) aren't easy to play on Deck's small screen. I've recently purchased Humankind after the free weekend, and I'm looking forward to playing it on my external monitor.
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I'm getting the Valve dock as well. Seems worth the extra for the "extra" and to support them.
Edit: ordered
Last edited by fabertawe on 13 October 2022 at 1:51 pm UTC
Edit: ordered
Last edited by fabertawe on 13 October 2022 at 1:51 pm UTC
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Mine is coming tomorrow as well. I'm primarily going to set it up on my desktop for installs, setup and tinkering with desktop mode. I'll occasionally hook it up to our 50" 4K TV for gaming.
Can I hook up two controllers via Bluetooth?
Can I hook up two controllers via Bluetooth?
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Mine should, according to GLS, have arrived yesterday, but the tracking is not advancing for days, so it'll be next week i guess. I had my fair share of problems with other solutions and none of them were really good. Many problems seem to come from voltage regulators being designed for 20V and starving on anything lower, making external SSDs or HDDs nearly impossible to use unless you feed in external power somehow.
Some do get too hot, like the Digitus DA-70896 dock i tested that had an integrated M.2 SSD slot and cooked the SSD into emergency shutdown regularly.
If you don't want to run into the same problems, look for reviewers using MS Surface or smaller Macbooks that also use 15V like the deck. My best experience so far was an Argus GDC-802, that has none of these problems, but is limited to 4K30Hz, which isn't really an option for me aside from travelling.
After all these failures, i am really looking forward to the official dock, considering the price includes shipping and a power supply is not that expensive compared to similarly feature rich other options.
Last edited by Shoppinguin on 14 October 2022 at 9:16 pm UTC
Some do get too hot, like the Digitus DA-70896 dock i tested that had an integrated M.2 SSD slot and cooked the SSD into emergency shutdown regularly.
If you don't want to run into the same problems, look for reviewers using MS Surface or smaller Macbooks that also use 15V like the deck. My best experience so far was an Argus GDC-802, that has none of these problems, but is limited to 4K30Hz, which isn't really an option for me aside from travelling.
After all these failures, i am really looking forward to the official dock, considering the price includes shipping and a power supply is not that expensive compared to similarly feature rich other options.
Last edited by Shoppinguin on 14 October 2022 at 9:16 pm UTC
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My official dock arrived on Friday and was immediately set up in the living room to use my Steam deck as a Stadia replacement. Works great and was ready to use after 10 minutes, including firmware update.
I have also published a post about it in the forum:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/5455/post_id=37004
I have also published a post about it in the forum:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/5455/post_id=37004
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slaapliedje Oct 18, 2022
Only two problems I see with the Valve Dock. It's not as wide as the Jsaux one (but it's still very sturdy, just need to center the deck on it a bit more than you'd need to on the jsaux one) and it absolutely will not work with the dbrand Killswitch case (the slot is too thin, and the USB-C cable won't fit into the port while the case is on.)
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(...) and it absolutely will not work with the dbrand Killswitch case (the slot is too thin, and the USB-C cable won't fit into the port while the case is on.)
Will the Killswitch case and USB-C port fit on the JSAUX docking?
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slaapliedje Oct 20, 2022
The Killswitch works fine with the JSAUX dock. The slot is deep enough and opens outward so the case will sit up above it, but it still holds it in place pretty well.(...) and it absolutely will not work with the dbrand Killswitch case (the slot is too thin, and the USB-C cable won't fit into the port while the case is on.)
Will the Killswitch case and USB-C port fit on the JSAUX docking?
But since GoL doesn't seem to have the ability to just directly post images, I will have to put pictures up somewhere...
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