UGREEN 9-in-1 Steam Deck Docking Station

[17th Dimension]

The UGREEN 9-in-1 Steam Deck Docking Station is designed primarily for Steam Deck but this versatile docking station can work with virtually every PC gaming handheld, and with devices that support USB-C DP Alt mode. Today, we're evaluating its performance with a selection of handheld gaming PCs.

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[Cheeseball]

$60 for the number of ports on this is not bad for a handheld device dock. I would prefer full USB4 functionality along with the usual 2.5 Gbps, at least USB 3.2 Gen2 speeds, HDMI 2.1/DP 2.x support, etc but adding the proper controller and components (e.g. redrivers) to handle the increased bandwidth would definitely push the price above $150, just like the current USB4/TB4/TB5 docks.

 

[Chrispy_]

The biggest problem with this being $60 is that it's less elegant and much bulkier than Valve's official dock, at a not dissimilar price. The official dock is on sale almost as often as Steam sales happen, which means you're realistically never paying full price for a Valve dock, either.

Anker, Sabrent, and even UGreen themselves all make similarly capable docks for the Deck at less than half the price, so I'm not sure what makes this worth $60. If you want premium, get the first-party dock. If you want cheap, get JSAUX. I've used both and honestly, it's not complicated hardware, it doesn't need to be expensive.

 

[kapone32]

I bought a USB C adapter for my Ally that only has one less USB C port. It was also $45 Canadian.