Seems like making a dock for handheld gaming PCs is now some rite of passage for accessory and hardware vendors, as even Razer have jumped in now with the aptly named Razer Handheld Dock Chroma.

$80 USD, includes

  • 6-in-1 Connectivity: Equipped with a gigabit ethernet port, multiple USB connections, and HDMI out, enabling a comprehensive gaming setup.
  • 100W Power Passthrough: Designed to charge devices quickly, keeping them ready for action at any moment.
  • Rugged Portable Design: Constructed from durable aluminum, the dock is foldable for easy transportation.
  • Razer Chroma RGB Lighting: Features customizable RGB lighting options for added flair.
    • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzOPMEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      So far most controller/mouse/keyboard dongles seem to still be usb-A, so I’m not super against that.

  • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    17 hours ago

    Bit late and way more expensive than either of the docks I actually own. In fact I own two docks and together they cost less than $80.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    40·
    23 hours ago

    Please sign into your account to edit your settings. You must have Razer Synapse started with sudo permissions to edit your settings. You must be connected to the internet to load configs onto your Razer device. Please agree to the terms and conditions so that this app.may collect and analyze data about your usage.

    Average Razer experience. Fuck that.

  • callouscomic@lemm.eeEnglish
    14·
    21 hours ago

    I seriously do not understand PC gamer obsession with light and color pollution. Unnecessary lights are so fucking obnoxious to begin with, why optionally add MORE that don’t do anything?

    Like super cool looking light up PC’s. I don’t get it beyond showing off. I’m looking at my SCREEN! Not the dock or the tower. Why the fuck would I want these distracting colors flying around polluting my space?

    Ridiculous. My stuff has always been minimal lights, black tape over other lights, especially fucking blue lights, black colors for towers and consoles, nothing shiny, inconspicuous as possible. Function over looks.

    • dev_null@lemmy.ml
      3·
      11 hours ago

      I was buying a PC case and was surprised to find out it’s actually not trivial to find one without a transparent side panel.

      I don’t want to see the inside of my PC, ideally it should be hidden away as much as possible. My ideal setup would be to have the tower in a separate room with cables going through a wall so that only peripherals are anywhere near my desk.

    • vividspecter@lemm.ee
      5·
      13 hours ago

      The plus side of RGB is that you can control it at least. So set it to white or some other soft colour (or turn it off completely), which is at least an improvement over blinding blue LEDs. Of course, the software and driver support on Linux isn’t perfect.

      In any case, the gaudy stuff sells, so that’s how they advertise it.

      • roadrunnerr@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        12 hours ago

        There’s a massive difference between rainbow vomit RGB and using a more tasteful soft color pallette. Ultimately just do what pleases you though! It’s your shit, if you bought 16.8 million colors you’re free to use every last one lol.

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
    24·
    1 day ago

    Let me guess, I need to log into my Razer cloud account or it reverts to default settings.

      • stardust@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        18 hours ago

        As far back as I can remember razer has had the reputation of expensive unreliable junk that breaks down. Not sure if they’ve improved in reliability but it’s why I always stayed away from their products.

      • jacksilver@lemmy.world
        2·
        18 hours ago

        I don’t understand the appeal of most of their products, but I do love their blade laptop lineup. There are few viable laptop competitors with the quality build and integrated gpu (AI/ML stuff rather than gaming for me).

  • TurboWafflz@lemmy.world
    7·
    1 day ago

    I wonder if this means they’ll release a linux version of their software so the steam deck can control the RGB

    • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      6·
      23 hours ago

      and the RGB lighting is customizable via a dedicated hardware button so no need for extra software.

      From the article. It seems they completely avoided that question.

    • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzOPMEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      That would be really nice, I hate how most mouse/keyboard brands don’t offer Linux configuration software.

    • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzOPMEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      As far as I know, only the official dock supports CEC. If anyone knows of a different dock that supports it I hope they’ll let me know