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I use the official dock and just leave it at home attached to my TV. Are there any advantages to using third-party docks over the official ones? The official on
by kiwijamo 6y ago
I use the official dock and just leave it at home attached to my TV. Are there any advantages to using third-party docks over the official ones? The official one seems to work well--it charges my Switch when unused (I actually mostly use the dock as 'storage' when I am not using it) and provides me with the option to play on my TV (not that I do that often). I also have a nice bag which I occasionally use to take my dock (and power/HDMI cables) with me.
- anonunivgrad 6y agoYes, compare the portability of https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JK9DFKH https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JK9DFKH and https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D64QLQ1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D64QLQ1 with having to lug around the official dock and adapter. If you want to take your Switch with you to plug into other people's TVs, it's night and day.
- smabie 6y ago3rd party docks are so much smaller and so much better. Makes it so much easier to bring along the dock on a trip so you can connect it to the TV in a hotel room, for example.
- mercer 6y agoI have a third party dock about the size of zippo that plugs into the USB-C port, and has another USB-C port for charging, HDMI for picture, and a 'regular USB port for pairing and whatnot. it's great to bring along to friends so we can play on their tv without having to package my entire dock!