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Steam Deck and Dock Are On Sale for Steam's 20th Anniversary(steamdeckhq.com)

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

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sleisl@sh.itjust.works
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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.

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HubertManne@kbin.social
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my official dock likes to not recharge it often. I have to look and replug in the usbc to the dock to and check to make sure its charging. I actually now just plug the usbc directly to the deck as then I don’t have to fuss with it so much.

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Kevadroz@lemmy.world
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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.

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Cowboy_Dude@lemmy.ml
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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.

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

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ReeferPirate@lemmy.ca
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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

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