Hey folks. I have been wondering about buying a dock or USB hub for my steam deck oled for a while now. That way I can connect and use a mouse and keyboard. The problem is that I don’t know which one to buy. The official one is not only expensive but also a bit bulky for my use. I would like to have a mini option. What are your recommendations for someone like me?

  • @[email protected]
    20•1 year ago

    I’m probably just cynical but I strongly advise against using some shitty Chinese named adapter like this. They are prone to overheating or causing other problems and just generally don’t last long. Amazon is full of these Chinese named products made by ORKGHY or YHBLO and they disappear after 6 months, only to the replaced by another bullshit name Chinese company and you can’t return it. Go with Anker or another known name brand that doesn’t recycle its name every 6 months if you want a dock that works for years. I use this one and it’s the same price as the cheap ones and is rock solid.

    • @[email protected]OP
      2•1 year ago

      You do have a point. I agree with you in that one. I’m looking more for something with portability, so the one you posted seems like a good option. Since I don’t need a bulky dock like the official version or the other ones around.

      • Polysics
        2•1 year ago

        Anker 332 USB-C Hub (5-in-1) with 4K HDMI Display, 5Gbps - and 2 5Gbps USB-A Data Ports and for MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Dell XPS, Lenovo Thinkpad, HP Laptops and More https://a.co/d/0GivPgb

        Just got this one and it’s TINY. I have the other one that the guy above posted and I needed a second one so I got this because sale. If you don’t need external SD card support then this one is great.

        They are both great by the way but this one again, is super dupes portable.

        Edit: yeah no Ethernet but I don’t need that when traveling because I’m usually not in a situation where there even is one available.

          • Polysics
            1•1 year ago

            It does. I’ve tested it with both versions (I have OLED my brother has my old LCD) and I’ve tested it on two PCs and a Mac. Works great on all of them.

            • @[email protected]OP
              1•1 year ago

              Good. It also can be found in amazon.nl for shipping to the Netherlands. Good. This one is it going to be. Thanks for the recommendation. Now I need a portable keyboard and a mouse. And the setup for my backup PC is done.

  • @[email protected]
    3•1 year ago

    Pay attention to the cables you use too.

    An old hdmi 1.0 isn’t going to get you 4k@240Hz.

    I don’t know what specs the steam deck/your display are actually capable of, so no specific recommendations.

    I like cables from ‘Cables Matter’ on Amazon. Nothing I’ve gotten from them has felt cheap or failed to live up to whatever its specs are.

  • @[email protected]
    3•1 year ago

    Any dock that lists Steam Deck support and has the ports you want should be fine honestly. USB C docks are very standardized, so as long as it supports 45W charging or more it’ll almost certainly be fine. I have a bunch of different docks and they all work fine with the Deck. The OLED model doesn’t change this either, any dock that works with the original should work with the OLED.

  • FubarberryMEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    I use this ivoler dock. It works well, is very cheap, and has a larger deck slot than most other docks so you can use a deck in a case with it (Spigen and Jsaux mod cases both work, although the modcase’s kickstand gets in the way a little).

    The only downside is that it doesn’t have an Ethernet port. This wasn’t a concern for me (I get strong wifi where I’m at, and have a USB Ethernet adapter if I need it), and I wanted a cheaper dock over one with Ethernet.