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Genki Things has Genki Covert Compact Portable Dock & Charger for Nintendo Switch on sale for $64.99 Now-> $69.99 - extra 15% off when you apply discount code 1-UP in cart = $55.25 Now-> $59.50. Shipping is free.

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  • Price will be $55.25 Now-> $59.50 + free shipping after (15% off) discount
Product Features:
  • USB Type-C port with Power Delivery 3.0 support
  • USB 3.1 Type A port to connect compatible USB accessories
  • Features one HDMI port for audio/video output to HDMI-equipped HDTVs and monitors.
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  • This price beats our previous Frontpage deal from mid-August here by $8.52 Now-> $4.25.
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Nice alternative dock for switch. Great for travel and fairly well regarded as far as third party accessories go. Read about a lot of issues with third party Switch docks frying systems. This started as a kick starter campaign and I believe this is the cheapest price since the kick starter.

To get deal add to cart and use code "1-UP" for an extra 15% off. Should knock it down to $55.25 Now $59.50 with free shipping. I got this code by signing up for their email group (a pop up will ask for your email when you first visit the sit).

I do not believe this comes with HDMI cable just the USB-C cable to attach to switch, just the wall plug dock unit. You plug your Switch into the wall/plug unit and use the HDMI output to your screen. Excellent for travel or using on screens other than your main set-up.

https://www.genkithings.com/products/covert-dock
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This one is known to be one of the safe docks. And you are missing the point of this product. It is supposed to be travel friendly as opposed to carrying the bulky box around.
I think there has been known issues with 3rd party docks bricking the switch. The Genki one is suppose to be one of the safe 3rd party options. Although this price is still more than I'm willing to pay.
I got this dock last month and it works great. No problems so far!

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HobbesGrrr
01-17-2021 at 12:53 PM.
01-17-2021 at 12:53 PM.
Quote from phamine :
Is this the best dock alternative? The oem dock is 79.99.

Yes. It is safe and works with many other devices/phones as well.
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jefbystereo
01-17-2021 at 01:00 PM.
01-17-2021 at 01:00 PM.
It's been mentioned but there are cheaper docks out there. This is really targeted for the traveling crowd. I was a Kickstarter backer because pre covid I travelled weekly for work and wanted to plug into hotel TVs without taking a dock and power brick in my luggage. This is perfect for that use
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hamfastgamgee
01-17-2021 at 01:37 PM.
01-17-2021 at 01:37 PM.
We bought ours on the Kickstarter, and it has been perfect after we figured out that plugging in the power cable for a Roku 4K Streaming Stick to the USB A port at the same time drew too much power. (The HDMI port didn't output a signal in that case, and so we thought ours might be DOA.) After we unplugged the Roku and put that into a separate charging source, everything has been perfect with the Genki. Dead simple to use and just works. Just figured I'd point out that you want to stick to low-ish power devices in the USB A port while the Switch is plugged in.
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Tarantado
01-17-2021 at 02:25 PM.
01-17-2021 at 02:25 PM.
Interesting. Even more portable compared to the Yok portable cable dock (https://www.bestbuy.com/site/yok-...Id=6360369), but that's dropped as low as $15 on sale.

$15-30 for the Yok vs. $55 for this 🤔
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parkskier426
01-17-2021 at 02:26 PM.
01-17-2021 at 02:26 PM.
I have this doc and love it. Andi
Also works perfectly with Samsung's Dex on my phone. It's a perfect travel adapter.
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ConsiderMeStupid
01-17-2021 at 02:32 PM.
01-17-2021 at 02:32 PM.
This dock is great. As many have some have mentioned but most have neglected.

1)This dock is in itself the charger which retails for 30$.

2) It is compliant with the Nintendo Switch. They heavily focus on this in their kickstarter campaign. Which sold for $49 Early Bird and $59 kickstarter price.

3) It makes portable carrying cases all the better allowing you to place in more joycons in place of the original dock/charger.

4) The reason I wanted to comment. I have not been able to use any other USB-C to C cables aside from the supplied cable to work. So make sure you keep that original cable attached to the dock and don't lose it.
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01-17-2021 at 03:37 PM.
01-17-2021 at 03:37 PM.
Sold out?
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01-17-2021 at 04:24 PM.
01-17-2021 at 04:24 PM.
Quote from madmofo145 :
An update can't cause issues though. The Switch dock is a dumb device, and there aren't firmware updates pushed to it. All the BS about updates causing issues are based on an "uptick" in the number of Switches fried by the Nyko dock when the Switch went to 5.0. That wasn't a change in the firmware about the way the docks worked, it was due to the Switch allowing downloads to be started while asleep. The Nyko dock cheaped out on it's PD chip, and went with one that emulated PD, and would push an out of spec voltage to the Switch, which now that the Switch was doing more in the background, saw even more Switches being fried by an already faulty device.

If you look up everything Genki found, the Switch is actually in spec in all but one way (the dock uses a slightly smaller connecter to make it easier to slide in and out). A PD compliant dock like Genkis will never brick the Switch unless damaged. The issue with cheap no name solutions is that some use out of PD compliance parts, which is always risky, no matter the device your plugging into it. The whole thing about the Switch not being PD compliant in it's charging standard was actually mostly FUD from early sleuths who didn't actually know what they were doing when they "tested" things out.

Sadly Nyko cheaping out on parts for their single rushed to market device has left the market forever misinformed, and Nintendo wanting to push first party solutions has never has reason to correct that missinformation.
Yeah the firmware rhetoric is nonsense unless I am missing something. These were reverse engineered from OEM docks so it would make the OEM dock obsolete too if they pushed some incompatible firmware update, which won't happen. Nyko used cheaper parts to put out more unit which along with the plethora of cheap part used by cheap Amazon/eBay products cause the majority of bricked systems.
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01-17-2021 at 05:45 PM.
01-17-2021 at 05:45 PM.
I don't know why anybody wouldn't get this thing as a backup to begin with. I mean Xfinity really messed up when they installed my internet about a year ago and connected the ground but did not tighten it. As a result all the electronics in my house, unfortunately a lot of the expensive ones were fried. This includes my original Nintendo switch stock. Thank God I was covered by GameStop warranty, but sometimes when work is slow, I could just pop out this bad boy for my book bag and plug it into my work monitor. I work night shifts and every now and then I'd like to break away from the joystick and use my pro.even if the OEM one were to go on sale, I would back this one up and I haven't even tried it yet. I know most people are going to think I'm an idiot, but the thing has a perfect rating on it granted it's from its own website, but I'm sure if you guys did a Google search which I'm about to do only wonderful things will be said about this little puck
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01-17-2021 at 06:36 PM.
01-17-2021 at 06:36 PM.
I bought the used dock with power supply (both original) for $20 from a Gamestop slickdeals. Then a miniature portable dock shell to move the guts into for $9. $29 for original authentic portable dock.

Some people don't understand that the past/present have nothing to do with the future when it comes to firmware updates. Just because it works fine and has never had any problems is irrelevant.
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Tj11989
01-17-2021 at 06:44 PM.
01-17-2021 at 06:44 PM.
Quote from Mechageo :
I got this dock last month and it works great. No problems so far!
Same scenario as me, I have this dock and use it one room while using the "main" dock in the other. Funny enough, I am considering getting some sort of small dock for it, I don't love the switch just laying down beneath the TV on some box, will get a stand and then a small dock or something. Love accessories heh.
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ShadowPan
01-17-2021 at 07:28 PM.
01-17-2021 at 07:28 PM.
will the hdmi output work with a switch lite?
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