I want to get a second dock. Are third party options good? (lemmy.one)

submitted 1 year ago by NightOwl@lemmy.one to c/nintendo@lemmy.world

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I have one connected to my Television, but it's a hassle for games to unhook for games I want to play on the monitor for better latency like rhythm games.

I had heard of some third party ones potentially damaging switches back in the day, and wondered if they have improved since then.

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[-] Maven 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Absolutely in love with the Skull & Go Jumpgate. The Core Drive lets me dock my phone to my TV, too. Also, come on, it's called a Jumpgate with ejectable Core Drive. How can you not want it based on name alone lol

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

My only complaint is that it isn't hdmi-cec compliant.

Also I've seen reports of this one bricking switches.. haven't had issues with mine though

[-] kaseijin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No complaints with the jump gate except that one time at a hotel where it overheated my Switch. Been using it for a while now with no issues on an OG Switch.

[-] elvith@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

I also habe an OG switch and mine does overheat, when I have an USB-LAN adapter connected. Is this just a normal dock, or does it have some other features?

[-] kaseijin@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

No special features besides removable usb-c hub. I did replace the fan and thermal paste on my Switch last year, which may help if you're overheating.

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