Now 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?
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.
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.
Last edited by const on 12 October 2022 at 3:06 pm UTC
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.
Waiting a little while before I order one
Almost the same here, I'm waiting on Liam feedback on the dock :D
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.
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.
Edit: ordered
Last edited by fabertawe on 13 October 2022 at 1:51 pm UTC
Can I hook up two controllers via Bluetooth?
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
I have also published a post about it in the forum:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/5455/post_id=37004
(...) 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?
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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