Skull N Co Jumpgate for Nintendo Switch US $39 ~AU $62

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  caprimulgus on 03/02/2020 - 18:53

  +1

  Good dock, works well. Spring mechanism is a bit flaky, so the top cover can get jammed if the spring is not pressed precisely - make sure to press evenly in the middle to raise/lower the top. (A bit annoying when it activates in your bag, so better to store it where it won’t get pressed!)

  If you have no use for the CoreDrive (eg. laptop hub), then Gulikit portable dock kit is an alternative that looks pretty good. You can transplant an official dock into the shell if you’re worried about bricking, or get the one with Gulikit’s own board in it (not sure how safe). I would buy the Gulikit one, but I already have a JumpGate, one of those cheap generic portable dock shells (haven’t transplanted yet), AND a Genki Covert Dock on the way…so II probably don’t need any more docks! lol :)

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    meong on 03/02/2020 - 18:58

    Probably still good if connected to the Jumpgate without the dock so at least you don't need to deal with the flaky spring?

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      caprimulgus on 03/02/2020 - 19:09

      You mean use the CoreDrive (dongle) without the JumpGate dock? Yeah, you could do that (if you’re happy to have the Switch lying face down/up on the table).

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    Cordova on 06/02/2020 - 15:53

    +1

    The spring mechanism jamming is actually caused by the sharp corners on the top cover. I pulled the top cover off of mine and rounded off the corners with an emery board and it doesn't seem to jam now.

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      caprimulgus on 06/02/2020 - 15:57

      Oh nice, will give it a go! Cheers.

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  [Deactivated] on 03/02/2020 - 19:00

  +2

  This was posted last week in the grip post, I grabbed one then. I've been watching this for ages, if you need a power supply then go to target for a $20 official charger rather than US$20 for an unofficial charger from skull n co

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  superroach on 03/02/2020 - 20:19

  -1

  The fact it touts it works with other devices ( the switch uses non standard usb pd specs), makes me think this is a risky thing to use with your switch

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    Goldfire on 03/02/2020 - 22:03

    +2

    It might be worth reading over this: https://switchchargers.com/nintendo-switch-bricking-faq/ & https://switchchargers.com/safety/

    The whole non standard USB-PD spec (it's actually more like a USB-C spec issue) thing is blown a little bit out of proportion and most of the issues ultimately stem from using the Nyko docks.

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  Jklaro on 03/02/2020 - 21:53

  +1

  Been using mine for over a year and has been great so far.

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  [Deactivated] on 03/02/2020 - 22:20

  Just received an email from them saying that deliveries will not be sent out until Feb 10 due to the government extending their holiday period until Feb 9 which totally has nothing to do with the Coronavirus, honestly.

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    billybob2015 on 03/02/2020 - 22:38

    It had that on the order page

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  Lythinari on 03/02/2020 - 23:39

  Genki have just started shipping their covert dock.
  I considered getting this then decided against it because genki’s version is also a wall charger.

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    Goldfire on 04/02/2020 - 00:32

    +1

    I was considering going with the convert dock from Genki as well, but it's a touch steep at $75USD when I already have a suitable 60w USB-PD charger ready to go for my Switch and other USB-PD devices.

    It would be a good buy if starting out fresh though.