Jsaux dock vs valve dock

[Barrytheson]

I was reading some steam deck stuff today and came across an article about why the valve dock is better then the jsaux dock. It’s was pretty convincing. But when I realized that I was making a decision based on one persons opinion, I decided to ask the question here: which do you find better? Jsaux or valve dock?

[davoto]

can you link the article?

[Barrytheson]

Originally posted by davoto:

can you link the article?

https://www.makeuseof.com/official-steam-deck-docking-station/

[Mahjik]

I don't think either are better than the other. They are just "different".

[Barrytheson]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

I don't think either are better than the other. They are just "different".

Ok

[Mr.Gold]

Originally posted by Barrytheson:

Originally posted by davoto:

can you link the article?

https://www.makeuseof.com/official-steam-deck-docking-station/

this seems to be someone who got a faulty vs a working product. I

[Taktloss]

"The JSAUX dock was faulty. Now, I had a bad feeling that returning the device would turn out to be a major PITA. As it turned out, however, it was very simple; further research revealed I was not alone in receiving a defective unit.

So much so that there was always the chance that the replacement might also be troublesome. The solution? Don't chance it. Buy the official Steam Deck Docking Station from Valve."

So he got a new one but is saying at the end these cheaply made docks might make more problems as the official one which is reasonable.
And yes Jsaux Docks can have issues for example
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/z6hnaj/jsaux_dock_issues/

[Barrytheson]

Originally posted by Mr.Gold:

Originally posted by Barrytheson:

https://www.makeuseof.com/official-steam-deck-docking-station/

this seems to be someone who got a faulty vs a working product. I

Yeah that and the fact that he apparently didn’t use the faulty one much is what made me realize I probably shouldn’t jump at the first opinion I hear

[Minneyar]

If you head over to the official Steam Deck Docking Station forum, it's also obvious that plenty of people there have gotten faulty official docks.

Faulty hardware can happen no matter the vendor; if you get hardware that doesn't work and you don't even try to get a replacement for it, you can't really judge it based solely on that.

[Hemjin]

I bought the Ivoler V2 and it’s just great.

[Mr.Gold]

Originally posted by Okhamnyl:

I bought the Ivoler V2 and it’s just great.

this is the one I am getting.

[Spooky]

I've been using the ivolver one without ethernet and it's been fine, and I am guessing the jsaux one is fine also, though I think maybe it covers the air intake slightly iirc? which is not ideal. That article does seem to be a complete hack job however, sigh :).

The only real tempting point for the official dock for me was that it comes with an additional power supply but since I never really played while charging anyway, mainly due to the valve charger being a bit short and expensive compared to others I didn't see much point.

[ingramli]

Originally posted by Spooky:

The only real tempting point for the official dock for me was that it comes with an additional power supply but since I never really played while charging anyway, mainly due to the valve charger being a bit short and expensive compared to others I didn't see much point.

For me there is something more than the spec on paper. I bought the Valve' dock not only to support them, but also have peace of mind that Valve has my back, if something goes wrong (all sort of compatibility issues), Valve will make sure everything to be working as intended.

[Kietan]

I bought two of the USB 3.0 docks from JSAUX and those work great but you do have to be careful with them due to the exposed metal at the front, there's like a 1-2mm gap between the rubber, I've never damaged anything but am cautious every time.

Then I got the M.2 JSAUX dock which I'm currently trying to get a refund for. Personally, I'd prefer going for the official, even with the negative reports in the dock forum.