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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    My understanding after limited research is that it is still a thing to be concerned about, as the Switch is a bit unorthodox in its USB C power standards. Just FYI, Nintendo has refurb docks for a decent price. Even have the white OLED dock in stock if you want/need Ethernet.

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      The switch docks can also use an usb-ethernet adapter to provide an ethernet connection to the non OLED docks.

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      Do you know using an official switch power adapter helps mitigate that risk? I’ve seen some compact ones here that just look perfect for travel.

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        It’s not about the adapter, but how the switch manages power in docked mode. So any power adapter is fine, but when docked is when you are concerned. Also, there are several dock cases out there that you can transplant the chip inside the official dock into if you really want a smaller one.

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        It helps mitigate that risk to a degree, yes, but why take the risk at all? There aren’t any really good alternatives out there, that I know of, and the official dock does it’s job just fine.

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    I recommend going with an official refurbished unit. Saves money vs new, and you also don’t need to worry about bricking your Switch.

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    I would check out the Genki Covert Dock. It is a game changer when bringing the switch outside the house, but absolutely could be plugged in most of the time at home.

    Its a wonderful grab and go dock, and they extensively tested switch compatibility - have had zero issues with mine.

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    Mine is called FastSnail HDMI Type C Adapter for Nintendo Switch. It’s small and has never failed me over many years.

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    I like my genki covert deck personally I backed it in the UK got the global one and have taken it throughout the UK and to the US and it worked flawlessly.

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    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 removable Core Drive. How can you not want it based on name alone lol

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      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.

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        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?

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          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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            Not if this got fixed, but if you have a LAN adapter connected, the switch won’t be put into sleep mode and will be on 24/7. The display is off, the dock will not have the green light for “it’s on”,… I had my official adapter from the Wii U and just switched the Wii U to the Switch when it came out. Since I mostly play docked I didn’t realize that until I took my switch out when I went on holidays. Then it still took me a while to realize it’s always hot, even if I hadn’t played for days.

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      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

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    I have a dock from skull&co and it’s working perfectly after 3 years.

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    We’ve had success with this one, the kids love it and it travels great, we’ve used it all over the world and regularly at home. We are US based but bought it on vacation in the UK.

    https://amzn.eu/d/5zR2kSA