I didn’t really feel like there were any issues with the gameplay here, and quite frankly, if you were to say go on holiday, or to a friend’s house and take your Steam Deck and dock with you, it would give you quite a decent party-type game experience.

Then, I can take the Deck with me when I travel, knowing everything is sorted - and I could even bring the dock if I wanted to play on the big screen in my hotel room, for instance. iVoler has designed this dock to be lightweight and portable, and I can easily see myself chucking it in a bag along with my Steam Deck to take to hotels or a friend's house. Around the back are several inputs which consist of a 65W USB Type-C charging port, which is faster than the 45W Steam Deck port. Of course, you have got to remember as well that this is a Steam Deck, and it’s very much a console-like experience.When you connect an external 4K monitor (1080P), it can provide you sharper and smoother visual experience, so you can enjoy the visual feast on your games. When you connect an external 4K monitor, it can provide you sharper and smoother visual experience, so you can enjoy the visual feast on your games.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The choice of material for this specific variant is aluminium, and feels incredibly sturdy and really quite premium. I thought ivoler would just be for people who use the iVole, a sort of Apple-branded mouse you use with your elbow.

If Valve is still pushing to get their docks out soon, then they’ve got to be able to do something super interesting and different, and that, I’m not sure what they could do really. It’s nice to have the option if you happen to be using it as a secondary PC and wanting to watch things in high quality though. I have worked with and wrote about computers, video games and consumer tech for more years than I care to admit. Gamer Network Limited, Gateway House, 28 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DN, United Kingdom, registered under company number 03882481. The Ivoler Steam Deck Dock is a cheap alternative to what I’m expecting the official Steam Deck Dock to be.

Any other items you may need, such as an HDMI lead, you’ll have to find yourself – although you can use the Steam Deck’s AC adapter to power the dock. The HDMI output is capable of 4K at 60Hz, but I’d be surprised if you were really wanting that kind of performance out of the Deck. One other difference here and another improvement, is that the ivoler dock blocks none of the air intake on the back of the Steam Deck which JSAUX do. Oh, and one bit i don't understand in the review: how is the non detachable usb-cable a minus if valve's dock and jsaux have the exact same thing?Not that it made a blind bit of difference anyway, as testing God of War running at 1440p on its original graphics settings is nigh-on unplayable, garnering a minuscule average of 15fps. October 30, 2023 ] Review of the Creative Sound Blaster Katana SE: An All-in-One Sonic Experience Audio Equipment I do wish Valve had put a USB-C port on the bottom as well, but meh, I’m not going to lose sleep over it. In her spare time, Sam likes to live like Stardew Valley by cooking and baking, growing vegetables, and enjoying life in the countryside. We tested various games from our existing Steam library on three screens - the LG G1 4K OLED TV, the 2021 43-inch Samsung Frame, and a 4K 60Hz gaming monitor from Asus.