Nex Dock 2 Review Turn Your Phone Tablet Or Raspberry Pi Into a Laptop!

[@Caddy666]

oh man, i remember when motorola did this, 9 years ago

[@mkarhade]

Thats what I was thinking. Noone seems to remember. A full phone to laptop converter in 2010 !

[@catfan5618]

Pepperidge farm remembers

[@alex_mula]

I miss my Atrix. It was so cool for the time. I want to find a way to make my lapdock useful again.

[@kabutokoji76]

Very true, I still have my Atrix with a working Lapdock!

[@aqualic]

i got a asus padphone

[@alerey4363]

For RPi4 it's a killer all-in-one solution; for a smartphone, so-so (you get bigger screen and keyboard), but for tablets it's more practical to connect just a BT keyboard+mouse to "convert" the tablet into a laptop

[@alerey4363]

@@misterhat5823 yes, for a quality display, keyboard, trackpad, all kind of storage ports, nice finishing and all kind of power adapters and cables and confirming it works with everything (except ipad, not suprise apple being compatible only with its own brand), yes, it's a killer notebook-docking solution for smartphones and SBC

[@alerey4363]

@@misterhat5823 $99 for 51 Wh battery + 13" Full HD Display + full sized backlit keyboard with multi touch pad + stereo speakers + all kind of ports (usb C, A, stereo jack audio, HDMI, mic, micro sd reader), 60W charger with international multpiple prongs plus 5 different adapter cables for micro to standard hdmi and usb-c to legacy? that's impossible, and with the plus of making all those configurations compatible with a huge array of smartphones and SBCs? be realistic, any decent laptop starts at $500 and not many for that price come with all sorts of connectivity for such an impressive compatiblity like this one

[@alerey4363]

@@crypticsailor The more optiones the better; apple's sin of just one port is one of the biggest complains when that very only port brokes and boom, no power, no battery charge, no video, nothing; even worst is the fact that today there are many legacy usb devices (memory sticks, hard drives, joysticks, etc) and the user STILL ends up buying a bunch of adapters, so this kit already includes those; same is true for the many different mains outlet prongs , this kit has u covered as well; I say the price is right (not cheap, not expensive) for all the useful options in the many categories it covers; it's the same as with a Victorinox utility knife: you can get all the components separately, but the fact that the swiss utility includes all of them in a compact-practical form factor is it's best value (and quality of course)

[@alerey4363]

@@crypticsailor Post links to another exactly same solution that costs signifcantly less than $249 (including obviously same size and quality of display, keyboard, touchpad, expansion ports, battery, power adapter, prongs and adapter cables for hdmi, usb-c); otherwise you are just mumbling

[@ninline2000]

@@misterhat5823 Yes, it is killer. That's a reasonable price for what it is. A top notch screen, keyboard, trackpad, battery and plenty of ports all in one nice looking and well built case. A decent portable monitor alone is almost 200 dollars.

[@ph584]

It would be perfect for me if they had a place for "hide" the rpi inside the laptop

[@defcodeOne]

Yeah I was thinking, hoping, it would slot in or be incased somehow.

[@robschul869]

Not quite as sleek

[@mr.technologysilva8856]

That already exists its called the pi-top

[@estudiordl]

@@fakename7423 agree, I think the idea is to be thin, light and generally compatible. I still thinking about the internal battery at all, maybe a detachable one like in a laptop... 🤔

[@Julian-iz7kb]

Please don’t message me about this aggain

[@COSMOS-UNO-JUSTICE]

Nice review 👍 I ordered the NexDock Touch to use with a Note 10 plus 5G so I'm really enjoying the different DeX videos

[@Starcat5]

"Only 1080p"? My *TV* is "only" 1080p. As a dock for a Pi, Android Phone, or SNES Mini, this will be more than enough.

[@MatthewHill]

My TV is only 720p...

[@asmc1492]

Exactly lol i think 720p screen is enough for everything.

[@TheRealTrimBrady]

My TV is a bloody CRT, which is why I always use my monitor.

[@rcruzate1]

Now that I'm out of college, I no longer need my Surface Pro 4 and have switched all my heavy tasks to my home pc with work being done from my work laptop. I bought this to use with DEX on my S10e and I love it. I gave my dad my Surface Pro 4 and have made this my primary portable computer.

[@albertopajuelomontes2066]

this could be very interesting with the next linux phones to come up, the pinephone and the librem5, so you can conect those to this and have a full blown laptop with linux

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Cool I hadn't even heard of these phones. Hope it can establish itself because I'm sick of both andr and ios.

[@real4487]

I wonder if I can install a Raspberry Pi zero inside it

[@Wheelygonzales]

That would be awesome! You could probably get a Pi 4 in there if you could find some way to remove the USB and Ethernet ports.

[@linkonprime]

Now, if someone could make a device like this that is also a laptop itself. Basically, I'd love a laptop that could also allow an external device to utilize its inputs and display.

[@ElliottParkinson]

You can do that with samsung already, just install the dex app on your pc and when you plug the phone in you can use a laptop / pc as a full control of your phone in dex mode.

[@sasukedarkwolf]

Any laptop that accepts hdmi?

[@ElliottParkinson]

@@sasukedarkwolf Pretty much none, and those that do are super expensive (above the £4k mark last I even saw). You're best just getting a USB 3.0 capture card for like £100.

[@shun2112]

@@sasukedarkwolf Some AIO PC can do exactly that with hdmi input and usb following. Just hope someone will bring that to a laptop.

[@woldemunster9244]

He didn`t do a teardown, wonder how much space it has... Four speaker setup can kiss my furry ass if it fits a Pi inside. :D

[@PlaceholderforBjorn]

I would love one of these for using with setting up headless computers. Especially my NAS and raspberrys.

[@joetreadonme]

I've been putting off buying one of these because everywhere I see it sold online it has bad reviews and some other videos I saw claim the trackpad sucks and lags all the time. Now the idea has been replanted in my head that I need one of these.

[@greenstaraz]

These should be perfect for logging into a server

[@nismo4x4n]

it's too bad servers seem to only support VGA as yeah full rackmount kvm's are silly expensive.

[@nismo4x4n]

@Ruby it would have to be an active vga to HDMI analog to digital converter and those don't always work. It would nice if servers started using display port.

[@davidabner8885]

I have a $450 Startech Crashcart adapter. If there's a market for that I'm sure there would be a market for something like the Nexdock for IT. Also add a serial port and a terminal emulator and it's a Data center road warrior

[@Wheelygonzales]

You would need to connect your server to a raspberry pi running a terminal emulator like PuTTY (included with Raspbian) then plug the Pi into the NexDock.

[@mhtweeter]

Hows your rpi 4 handheld project going? I remember that you mentioned u were working on one in one of your rpi 4 display reviews.

[@peterbalogh8850]

I wish that the trackpad was the phone itself. So there would be a cutout you slide your phone in, and your phone is in place. No need for an ugly cable. So you could use your phone as a trackpad, and when you don't want it to work as a mouse you just exit the downloadable app and do things on your phone or on your "laptop". If this worked like how I imagine, I would buy this. And there will be a fan behind the slot, so you could do some serious gaming. And a huge battery would be included as well. Feel free to use my idea. Razer had a concept if I remember correctly, but never came to market I believe.

[@yearls]

These things are so cool, I want one so badly. So very tempted to buy one, well pre-order. It would be purely for my Pi, but I'm sure I can find a dozen other uses. Thank you, you've helped me make my decision.

[@railerswim]

Honestly this is a dope piece of tech if you work in a data center.

[@craigsparks1442]

but then just carry a laptop...

[@MrGattor33]

I do say the thing looks amazing and that it is like the Macbook. It's great to be able to run the RPi4 on it without a great deal of wires and such. Only thing I think is that you could easily buy a Linux laptop for around the same price for what all is here in the video; I could be wrong tho! Great video none the less!!

[@FerrumBellator]

I'm interested in the newer touch version. Will you be getting one of those to review?

[@jwill7998]

Dex mode is the biggest advantage Samsung has over LG, IMO.

[@mhtweeter]

For me oneui is also way better than lgs skin on android

[@jwill7998]

@@mhtweeter Nova launcher makes it a non-issue. And even without Nova launcher, LG's UI is serviceable. It's certainly not bad enough to make me pay hundreds extra for Samsung.

[@ragilmalik]

i ditched samsung as my main phone the moment they ditched LinuxOnDex. If i ever need android on big screen, android x86 is the answer. Prime OS and modded Phoenix OS are both running damn smooth on my wife's garbage asus n4100 laptop.

[@ragilmalik]

@@jwill7998 you're confusing UI with launcher. UI is the whole customisation a manufacturer put over stock android. LG UI is as trash and heavy as the old samsung UI. with one UI, samsung is far ahead of LG. But you're right about not worth spending extra for samsung, plus LG is a bit easier to unlock ita bootloader compared to samsung.

[@jwill7998]

@@ragilmalik Yeah, the UI is more than just the launcher, but the launcher addresses many of the main issues with the UI. All my phones have been LG, and I have a Samsung Tab S6. With some exploration and customization, the differences in the UI are negligible.

[@Tyranticore]

I just paid the remainder for my Kickstarter purchase for one of these. It's supposed to arrive next month. I'm super excited

[@Stimpy77]

I've been waiting for this since over a decade ago. It was always a performance issue, not a price issue. Now I guess it's a price issue. But frankly $250-ish is pretty close to being about right.

[@eugeniovincenzo1621]

Yeah for an hdmi monitor and a keyboard...

[@vertujoe2886]

I've used similar thing called kvm console in data center decades ago, but never imagined someone can add a battery to that and transform to an edc product. good job

[@LordTimelord]

I pre-ordered two of these back in March 2020. For the price you can't go wrong IMHO. I can't wait to pair this with my Huawei Mate 10 Pro! 👍

[@coinpunk5212]

amazing content as always!

[@moskbarto9436]

iOS being iOS: Just plug this adapter into that adapter so you can use three more adapters and you're good to go (with limited funktionality).

[@ninline2000]

That's Apple.

[@bhirawamaylana466]

They want you spend $1000 more for their own keyboard after all, of course they won't support this kind device.

[@jonathan__g]

I have one and I pretty much got it for my Raspberry Pi work. It sure beats connecting it to a TV and keyboard like you said. Great money spent for the aggravation that it has saved me so far since getting mine.

[@trey_a_12]

An impressive product, as so many people forget it is also a normal secondary display for any existing device - Laptop, PC, headset, game console, tablet, Firestick or similar device, and of course phone. It also has all of the necessary peripherals you’d need with it, including a battery, screen, keyboard, and trackpad. Overpriced? Maybe, but perhaps not as badly as we make it out to be.

[@Sithhy]

Would be cool if this thing came with a holder or cutout into which you slide in your phone & off you go

[@israelramirez0202]

Giving me Asus Padfone vibes

[@handlemonium]

That's what the Doqo keyboard case is for the iPad Pro ;) I think Razer had a concept like that with the gaming phone as the trackpad, but it didn't make it into production.

[@rxgtv]

Motorola did that in 2009

[@MINKIN2]

Surprised there hasn't been more docks like this. The Motorola ATRIX 4G Lap Dock was awesome, there were even R-Pi mods using them back in the day.

[@ReeceCoza]

It's an awesome idea done well, very premium and having your phone (dex) ported to a laptop is awesome, esp flagships like the s20 with near 3ghz octa core and 12gb ram, having your Internet on it anywhere any time no need for multi plans, all your calls and messages, photos, apps, the portability of your phone literally becomes the home to your bigger media consumption, I pre ordered the nexdock touc hand plan to sell my tab s6 to replace it

[@alexk1480]

its neat, but its for a very small userbase. for most people it makes more sense to get a low-cost laptop, as they operate less buggy (dex is polished but def not perfect) and can run x86 apps. they also advertise using a rpi to turn it into a low cost laptop, but if you add up a nexdock, an rpi and a case for it, youre already at about 300$. at that point you can already get a decent laptop

[@SlowPCGaming1]

This reminds me of older Laptop docks for smartphones. For those the unit would slide inside the keyboard, dock physically to the slide out tray, or clip to the back of the monitor via purpose built add-ons. If you know someone with a 3D printer you could hire them to make a clip-on dock or cradle like with the VESA mount mini-PCs that attach to the back of monitors and HDTVs.

[@siddharthbhatia8815]

I love the keyboard layout ! Good full size arrow keys !

[@Yukeake]

Pretty much the perfect sort of device for us nerds with a rack of servers at home. Rackmount KVM drawers run ~$1000+ (depending on the monitor size/type). Although those usually have 17-19" monitors, 13" is totally viable for most server uses. Don't really need the battery in it (as for a rack console you're stationary), so theoretically it could be a bit cheaper - but in comparison to the other options it's definitely reasonable.

[@PSNGormond]

Looks pretty good, might pick one up when the touchscreen version comes out.

[@ppw350Zunit]

Also waiting on the Touch version. 🙂

[@Tierlios]

This looks like exactly what I've been looking for. I have a note 9 and have been interested in dex ever since i first heard about it. I also dabble in a bit of raspberry pie stuff. I've been eyeing portable monitors and usb-c multiport adapters for a while now and this does everything those do with a battery, all in one small slim package. Understandably this is a niche product and won't be for everyone. Personally I don't need a true laptop, I have my home pc for that and my phone is a chromebook in practice just needs good input/output to unlock its full potential. Definitely pre-ordering the touch version.

[@therealmercury]

I am so torn on this. On the one hand, having "the one computing device" is very interesting and certainly the future we should go for. On the other hand this is so close to an actual laptop that I would be carrying 2 devices anyway only now with the significant downgrade that DEX is. I think something like that will be the future, but this is not yet it. Syncing to some MS surface just gives you so much more functionality that it just doesn't make sense to do this right now IMO. But it's certainly going into the right direction.

[@singletona082]

Having priced hdmi lcd screen (a whole seven inch display too!) battery pack, and all? the price is definitely worth it. I mean the tinkerer in me feels like i'm cheating myself for not rolling my own. However? This is an utterly fantastic niche that needs to be filled because, as you said, for a lot of people their phone does all the computing they realistically need, and having a thing they can bundle into for those moments where they need just that little bit bigger display or keyboard? That honestly will suit people if it's easy to use. Plus for nerds like us? Oh hey the laptop is running slow? Get this year's single board computer and stick that in. Boom there you go, and bonus, enough room inside for more storage. My one gripe is 'having the actual guts bundled to the outside is inelegant, but it does allow them to not have to engineer comaprtments.'

[@danielstromberg]

It looks great. They should do something like this for in a car too, so you can use your phone via something built into the dashboard.

[@SaiyanEuc]

You're the best ETA thank you for the daily content

[@GaryFuller]

Two additions would make this the perfect accessory. A slot for your phone/sbc to go in, along with a slot for an external (or even internal) drive. I could ditch my work laptop when I'm on the go with this, as is, but with these additions I might consider ditching my work laptop altogether.

[@jdrosario20]

Would you consider this a better setup for dex or do you prefer your.... "ULTIMATE Portable Samsung DeX PC Set Up - Galaxy S10 - Note 10+"? I am waiting for the Fold 2 before I upgrade from my note 8. I want a "portable" dex experience. Or should I get the Tab s6/s7?

[@dualie-dude-42]

Definitely am hoping you get your hands on the nexdock touch!

[@ninline2000]

That's fabulous! I can't wait to get one of these.

[@tomf3150]

Finally a peripheral for my old shield tablet.

[@dennislindqvist5461]

With an iPhone/iPad, just connect a standard USB-hub and connect keyboard, mouse, USB-drives etc. With a lightning connection, you of course need to buy a Lightning-to-USB adapter first.

[@davidabner8885]

If I were to design this I'd also make it accept VGA input and a serial DB9 port so it would work as a terminal for servers and network equipment. I have a $450 crashcart adapter that does that, I've always thought that was overpriced for what it did

[@NomadicTraveller]

Is it possible to connect an extra monitor to the dock? If can connect portable usb monitors will be useful for traders like me.

[@MD-ot3nl]

Thanks for the review! I've actually been thing about a device like this for a couple days and then you post this video. Must be fate!, lol Great video, as always!

[@shanea7050]

Just ordered mine. Can't wait for it to get here.

[@MarcPAlex]

Do you think that the screen would work with an Xbox or playstation (through HDMI, of course)? Like a portable TV for travel?

[@iamtheflu]

On the comment about that one person who had trouble with his Samsung phone connected, it may be that the phone isn't outputting a full 60hz through an HDMI connection, but with a usbc 3.1 cable it works at full speed.

[@estudiordl]

I kinda new to docks idea at all, but it seems cool having something that can be easily and cheaply "upgradeable" through years. Just change to a new sbc and that's it... 😊

[@carlos_mann]

Using a usb hub (like when you attached the ipad) can you attach another screen monitor? Please try and lmk, thanks!

[@theone5543]

Wow again with a great video!!! Awesome content thank you again! Helped out a ton!

[@virajdandwate]

Give me a shootout in next video I very very very very love your videos

[@coyotex850]

this thing is pretty cool but i feel like they missed an opportunity with it, for the price someone could just easily pickup a chromebook what would've been cool is if there was a slot or opening for a rasberry pi board so you could mount it inside the chassis and a passthrough cable/port you could connect it to so you won't have those cables dangling on the outside

[@byrond2184]

Something like this made since before we had chromebooks.

[@MadhuAkash]

I had this idea like 4 to 6 years ago to build a laptop like this with out mother board but works wireless

[@thiagosimoes6753]

this is perfect with a HDMI wifi conector, if have bluetooth to keyboard and touchpad

[@ashenContinuum]

It's worth mentioning their next product is coming out in July, the NexDock Touch. Exact same as the NexDock 2, but it has a slightly larger screen at 14 inches, and is touchscreen. Still $250 too

[@carlstanford7607]

The iPad problem is to do with the cable they provide. It will work with an apple connector or apple friendly hdmi connector

[@KenRick2010]

Nexdock touch will be out in July, i was thinking about buying this. Butt, i will go for a 4k portable screen. Nice review

[@stefenleung]

For phone without desttop mode, you can run lunix on your android phone. Just do a little search and there're ways to do that.

[@UltraPrimal]

*How is video editing on this?* I saw Lew review this and I thought it would be perfect for me because, when I eventually am able to go to conventions again, I like to film a lot and publish videos from the convention the same day they were shot. That's what I was planning to do with my new S20 Ultra before everything shut down. But I don't like lugging my heavy $2000 gaming laptop just to edit videos on or do presentations. Someone even DAMAGED it during a plane flight! The passenger beside me had stretched their foot over into my foot area and kicked my bag which had my laptop in it. Cracking the corner of the frame! Obviously, I didn't know they'd damaged it until I got off the plane and got home. Otherwise I would have let them have it! Now I have to carefully support that corner of the screen when I open it otherwise risk the guts surrounding the screen pushing through the case. But stories aside, this is exactly why I don't want to carry a $2000 phone AND a $2000 laptop with me, not to mention gimbal, charger, etc, when I go to conventions.

[@plutoniumshore]

I haven't seen anyone demo this in the datacenter/with servers as a use case...but it can do that too. Would be a great tool to have when building PCs and servers.

[@WACOMalt]

There are Android apps that let you manually set the display resolution. This should help with scaling and black bars on some of the devices.

[@danielwilliams3161]

i wish that remix os, was still around today

[@DuckRotation]

Look up Prime OS. Your dream is still alive.

[@danielwilliams3161]

@@DuckRotation thank u

[@mjzkul]

Bliss os prime os phoenix os

[@Techamunacom]

Great review. I'm glad you tried it with different devices.

[@michaeloshodi6906]

Hi, thanks for bringing this device. Is it touch screen though?

[@charleshines6155]

1080p is still pretty good even on a larger screen. I have a Samsung XL2370HD which is more like 22.5 inches but the picture is pretty good for 1080p on that. Of course I have seen 52 inch and larger displays that still look good with 1080p. I know 4K is better but we bought these displays back when you would have had to get a mortgage to buy a 4K TV. 1080p on my Sony Xperia X also looks really good since it is just a 5 inch display. The picture quality is really pretty good even today. Sony also made some devices with 5 inch 4K displays and that was back at least as far back as before 2015. Sony has always had the best specs for their smartphones before most others had one as good. I like that for the longest time they used IPS displays and not AMOLED or super AMOLED because those burn in and if you have a Samsung phone you may have seen that before. The way I see it, a display should be made to last and not get burned in the way AMOLED and super AMOLED get burned in. Sure you get nice black and white but the white is not that white and it is eventually going to get burn-in somewhere. I have not seen it with IPS at all even when they have been left on for hours with the same picture and that would ruin AMOLED and super AMOLED displays.

[@aoescool]

just started the video.. im on preorder for the nexdock touch.. please do a video with it connected to the latapanda or udoo bolt

[@jay_te3]

still waiting for mine nexdock touch..."pre-order" it already

[@shorttimer874]

Ditto

[@TheWarmotor]

I’ve been waiting for exactly this, but it’s pre order only. Boo!

[@IRWPD]

So want to get one. Think it would be great for game nights.

[@flytie3861]

mini itx pc build + nextdock2 = portable workstation? Sure a laptop would be perfect in this scenario. but, its limited to only what u can customize

[@DDBAA24]

Download 'Sentio/Andronium' from the Playstore its just as good as dex and it was designed to be used with a lapdock. It has a choice of floating window mode and a full screen mode for some applications.

[@thebigt42]

Looks cool....Really wish they had a 15 inch options....My old eyes need a bigger screen

[@samss66]

under DEX you can use the Samsung phone as a touchpad which gives a little more functionality than the built-in trackpad on the NEXdock!!

[@rcruzate1]

Yeah, I lay my phone on top of the trackpad and turn off the trackpad on the Nexdock when I'm using it without my MX Master 2S.

[@alaindesjardins]

Would like to know if MiSTer works great on this. Also... Why can't I order one? Says out of stock and the only option is the larger 14" Touch? I'd rather get the 13" since it would fit in my laptop bag with my work laptop in the larger pouch. Is the a touch the same tech just, larger screen?

[@AndroidFerret]

I have 2 laptops,a PS4 plus psvr,a Xbox 360 and multiple retro consoles... But actually I use my 9smartphones 95% of the time to do anything... especially gaming and making music ...

[@icabookwurm]

“A lot of people nowadays, their only pc is the one they have in their pocket.” Who are these people? Definitely not friends of mine. Oh no! Lol.

[@FFXfever]

Incase the sarcasm is not supposed to be there, most places outside US.

[@auntmaryspals7978]

Amen to that! Well, maybe some of my friends, but surely not me.

[@cheesekimbap2996]

People in third world and developing countries who cant afford laptops or TV's. But still seeing as though this only works with certain expensive phones that wouldn't be ideal for now.

[@delconagher12]

I have a friend/roommate. Only has a phone for everything. So yeah don't be surprised that some people don't need a computer.

[@FFXfever]

@@delconagher12 And that's the future we're planning to head anyways. Apple is moving to their A14 for their next macbook, Microsoft is moving to android for their UWP platform, USB 3.1 is finally starting to appear in phones most major brands, etc.

[@yodamann5193]

Damm 2 late 4 me. I got an old dead laptop, ( LCD was good ) purchased an LCD controller, removed the guts of the laptop and put my Pi 4 inside. But this obviously looks great Thanks for sharing.

[@TheRacso1988]

Another good option would be a PC Stick for you NEX Dock.

[@milk-dog]

Does the trackpad and keyboard work well with the Linux on Android that you showed in a previous video?

[@mazyoda_]

How's this compared to the build quality of the pine book pro? I hear the third shipment refines some user complaints.

[@SaneGhoul]

I wish they had put a USB-C or an HDMI on the right. Most actual laptops I see have these ports on the left as well, this thing really should have had them on the right for easier connectivity. Not an issue for phones and smaller devices, but would have made use with a laptop easier.

[@markconger8049]

Mr. ETA - I went to the nexdock site and they are sold out of the one your reviewed but they have another model that is a different color and has a 14” display. I’m concerned this isn’t the same well built unit as it looks plastic in the photos. And it’s $10 cheaper than the one you reviewed. Thoughts?

[@doublea556]

I definitely could use this with several applications. but can't imagine spending more than $150 on a solution like this. Now I'm wondering if i could turn an old laptop into this kind of thing

[@VollkinSea]

For a great battery, USB C display, usb/hdmi hub, touchscreen (on the new model), kB+m, etc.. this is actually a very competitive price

[@VollkinSea]

Also, you cannot. Virtually every laptop is equipped with an HDMI out port, which will not under any circumstances work as an input

[@ArionRDAW]

This reminds me of the failed Kickstarter for Superbook. Luckily I got my refund out for that, last I checked there are still who never got their money back or the product promised. Glad to see a similar product, but real.

[@ganon4]

Could you stop doing so much quality videos in so small amount of time ??? Seriously you disserve really more subscribers. Thank you very much for this video and all of your content.

[@cyrusesfahani5935]

Wish you showed the NUC/Windows rather than just talking about it, do you guys know any windows service that can be sufficiently powered via USB C?

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

The best thing about this product is not the Dock at all. It is those cables that can let you cast and connect all kinds of things together.

[@greenprotag]

Sooooo when do we get this with display port and a 144hz display? Or at least 120hz over HDMI 2.0 with freesync? I want to see an itx PC companion

[@My2Drumsticks]

Usually with apple you can plug everything in while the apple device is off then turn it on. I had that problem with GarageBand and midi devices.

[@billfusionenterprise]

LEFT handed design? think about it, if you were to put down your cell phone what side would you put it on? Those short cables don't make it flexible, plus what if you to use the mouse function of the S cellphone?

[@johnm2012]

Being right handed, I'd put my phone or Pi on the left side so as to leave room for a mouse or Wacom tablet on the right.

[@philipmatthews9968]

Looks great is the next doc 2 similar to the pi top they are the same price but I couldn’t find the next doc 2 anywhere here in the uk for sale

[@ryanvaught7612]

ETA have you tried the ADMIN HANDS app on the google play store? i love the app for ssh and sftp with the rpi4. i was just wondering what you thought about it as i haven't seen many people talking about it, i was wondering if there is something wrong with it that i'm not seeing or if people really just haven't found it yet.

[@Blackeye1987]

i wish i could daisy chain another display with this thing... they have another usb-c port but it seems to be "only" usb-c 3.0 or did you got this to work ?

[@jamesvince5775]

If Dex supports a terminal and a decent text editor then I may through out my macbook

[@really.not.important]

It's pretty good for a Samsung Dex thing but using it with a NUC? For the price of the dock and a NUC you can get a pretty good laptop.