GaracksBest dock for steam deck !
pacologyThe official one from valve? I don’t have it but that’s what I would buy.
I have the official dock. Overall satisfied but doesn’t work great with the tv downstairs (Philips One). I have to unplug the power every time I want to dock my Deck or Inget no picture on the tv.
I have the Anker 555 (8 in 1). It works very well and is pretty slim to travel with. Just a note, only one of the USB-c ports is marked with pd for the charger input.
I have the jsaux latest doc and it’s great!
AlatainIt kinda depends on what you want it to do. Personally, I am enjoying the official valve dock. It does all the things I want it to do and I do not need any additional functionality out of it. I have heard that it is finicky with certain types of tvs though, so you might want to search for your tv model(s) and see if anyone has had issues with that before.
That said, if you want extra features like storage or whatever, then you need to look for those.
haychI have both a Jsaux dock and a dock from Skull & Co.
Both work just as well as each other, except my Jsaux has Ethernet, my Skull & Co has a removable “core” so I have a portable dock which is good for potability, it also works with Nintendo Switch.
I love my Skull & Co. dock with the removable core. Will likely pick up a second one soon, I recommend it highly.
FubarberryI bought this Ivoler one, and it works really well while being super cheap at $20-25. It also has a large enough slot to fit a steam deck in a protective case, which was a plus for me.
The only downside to this one is that it doesn’t include Ethernet, but they have more expensive models that do. Personally I get excellent wifi where my dock is so Ethernet wasn’t worth the extra $10 or so.
HubertMannethe case I got came with an add on for the official dock so it could dock in it with the case on.
That’s very handy, my case unfortunately did not come with any adapter like that.
I have one of these by Acasis. It has everything I need, SD card reader, HDMI out, USB-C out, USB-A, and an M.2 SSD storage expansion. The Deck can also charge through it at the same time.
morgan423Also consider you use case re: the control method you’re using. If you’re ever going to want to use the Deck itself as your controller, then you want a hub like this, for example and a $10 holding stand for when you have to put it down… not a dock. If you have a separate controller or are only intending to M&K while docked, then a dock is probably the best solution.
With a hun like that, doesn’t it dangle while you use the deck as a controller?
No, I velcroed it to the back of my Deck (careful not to cover any vents). You could also use an extension cord for the Deck plug in part if that’s more convenient.
Ah velcro, clever!
I have a JSaux dock that I'm happy with.
I heard some people say it was bricking decks, was that fixed?
Hadn't heard that, haven't had an issue luckily.
I have been enjoying the official steam dock. Everything just seems to work nicely together.
Idk if it’s just me but after a reboot I have to unplug the USB connection and plug it back in. I also get weird audio glitches sometimes
I personally have both the official dock and this "usb-c hub" made by Anker:
https://a.co/d/0aaiUuM
I use the official dock at home, but I use the Anker dock at work. Overall I think I like the Anker one better. It has two HDMI ports that I use with my dual-monitor setup at work. The official dock has one more USB port, but the Anker one includes microSD and SD card readers.
My biggest complaint with the official one is that I couldn't get it to work right with my dual monitors. I tried using a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter. Surprisingly, I managed to get it to work properly in Windows, but never in SteamOS. We have other computers running Debian Linux at work using the same DisplayPort adapters, with no issue.
I would just find a reputable laptop dock, because that’s really all you need.
I already had a (very expensive) Anker dock so I just unplug the laptop and plug in the SD and BOOM console!
EcksellI’ve got the Unitek Cooling Dock Pro. It has a large thermoelectric cooling pad, fans, RGB, and all the usual requisites. USB ports of multiple types, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, Gig Ethernet port, 2 power inputs and 1 power pass through for the SD itself.
Looks cool, but somehow labeling the ethernet port as “1000 Mbps WLAN” in their marketing material doesn’t inspire confidence.
Rho
Official dock works great for me.
OmegaMouseI have the HB0603 JSAUX dock. It had some teething issues, but I think this was a combination of my particular TV and the older versions of SteamOS, rather than the dock. In the last few months it has been fine. Occasionally I have issues going between gaming and desktop mode while docked which require me to disconnect/reconnect the dock but again I think this is an OS issue. Most people probably don’t bother switching between the modes so often either!