UPerfect X14 Pro Wireless LapDock: Can we FINALLY cut the cable?
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- TEAM SGG PATREON / somegadgetguy UPerfect X14 Pro review! I'm a huge fan of lapdocks and portable displays. The X14 Pro is a great example of a portable battery powered display, and it adds one HIGHLY requested feature. Folks asking for wireless connectivity, we can now connect phones and computers to this dock WITHOUT a cable. What does that really look like though? Is it as functional as we've been hoping? What about the battery life? Let's take a look!
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I often cut small pieces and tangents out of my videos. I ramble through tangents a lot. I kinda lost the plot while shooting this one though, and ended up with a FOUR MINUTE sub-rant on tech "critique".
Gonna leave this one on the Patreon...
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Hey guys, There is a $200 coupon available which you can get in the product link and thanks for the review Juan
Thanks for the heads up on that! That's a GREAT sale price 👍
Interesting. I would love to have wireless portable monitor for tablet style light browsing. Look forward to slightly smaller devices.
Where is this 200$ coupon code?
@@heibventure sorry it's invalid now
@@UPERFECT bruh....
Yes, I appreciate that they you don't have to install apps or proprietary drivers to get this to work. Great video as always Juan.
Juan, i am so glad you are doing these reviews. You bring the professionalism and technicity to a whole new level. Thanks !!
Something that wasn’t mentioned was that this also doubles as just a bluetooth keyboard and mouse combo. So if your steam deck is plugged into a tv across the room, you could still control it with the lower latency of just the bluetooth.
Truuee you really sold me as it being an extra portable battery too
I think im leaning more to it even more now
What I love about this particular lapdock is that UPERFECT now gives the flexibility of going wired or wireless since you still have USB-C IN and HDMI IN port. If UPERFECT can do this similar trick with the X Pro 15.6" detachable screen lapdock, I'd be more than happy to buy one.
I think that would be a good fit for their next dock, but honestly, on a portable display, I'm just not feeling wireless AS much.
I got one for $229 and I love it. I sometimes plug in my Switch but I mostly use it with my Galaxy phone with Dex. I am surprised how fast it is. Everything runs so well and the cool thing is when I upgrade my phone, I also upgrade my laptop. And I don't ever have to use my phone as a hotspot or try and connect it to wifi when I'm out and about. My phone is 5g so my laptop is always 5g - Awesome!
Battery life is essential for my on the go lifestyle and the Upferfect X Mini has helped me really achieve a good on the go balance. This wireless option is fantastic for those that would like the option to loose the cable and really should be supported.
I think they have listened to every request we have asked from them, except maybe a 4k version and fast charge in the same Form factor i.e keyboard and screen in a laptop shell.
One thing that few consider is that these devices are also superb if you are trying save on the electricity bill or in an area with regular powercuts and still want to keep yourself or the kids entertained..
I still doubt wireless can replace cable for high speed data transfer and high resolution casting, but casual use should be good enough.
If there's one gripe I have with this particular lapdock, it still doesn't have a third USB port. That is an area where NexDock excels well.
And yet there are "techies" out there who always say that headphone jack and microSD card support is outdated and irrelevant. God knows how much I cringed from reading such utter nonsense. 🤦♂️
I used to use a Pepper Job portable monitor, bluetooth mouse and keyboard with my Huawei p30 pro smartphone and then Motorola Edge 20 pro. But recently decided to update to a lap dock after getting a bit fed up of having to carry round and connecting to a seperate mouse, keyboard and monitor. Here in Poland the Uperfect X 14 pro wireless was available on allegro for a prise of 1,788 zl or about 407 us dollar cut down to 1699 zl or 387 us dollars compared to the prise of 1900zl or 433 us dollars. I got the lap dock 5 days after ordering it on-line. The lag when using wireless was not bad at all and was not a deal breaker for me. The wired use was better but the wireless was not too much worse. All in all it is better then using a seperate portable monitor, bluetooth mouse and keyboard. The lag on wireless is still better than the lag on wired connection to a laptop. that is my take on this hardware. Love you channel , keep ut the good work.
I use the HP lapfock daily. I use wireless pretty much all of the time. I'm spoiled by the HP and have been waiting on other companies to add the wireless. Now they just need to add premium speakers (the hp has B&O) and I need a unit as small as the hp and I will be grabbing one of these. Otherwise my hp has been going strong for 5 years and will hopefully last another 5 years.
I still love that HP Lapdock, but it'd be great if the screen can be detached.
One more thought. This is an amazing accessory for an iPad as well. Instead of getting a Magic Keyboard accessory, something like a lap dock is probably a better option. You can use the extra screen if you have one of the new m1 iPads and you get keyboard and trackpad as you would on a Magic Keyboard cover.
I love how the Uperfect has wireless connection. I have the Nexdock 360. I use a wireless mouse and keyboard as I couldn't stand the mistypes
Definitely eye catching tech, not sure I could justify spending the extra money when I already own a Nexdock. Can't really think of many advantages of doing wirecast either, the delay in using any non video app would drive me nuts 😅
This is awesome, I think im gong to get one this looks amazing and very useful in many different ways, while still being more affordable than other options.
People who complains about a wireless connection being laggier than cable doesn't understand well tech. They will be shocked to see how better their internet connection will be IF they use a cable to connect the router and their notebook haha.
I love Desktop modes (I use DeX). My computer for leisure and work since 2019.
You won't believe how many people out there say cable is outdated. Same story with 3.5mm audio jack and microSD card slot.
Likewise, I've been using DeX for leisure since 2018 and for work wireless since 2021 and with Nexdock 360 for both since 2022. And I'm patiently waiting for SteamDeck to improve in performance before purchasing.
@@FAT8893 GSMArena comments in a nutshell.
I'd honestly avoid this company. I had their lapdock's battery deteriorate down to an hour battery life, and I spent an ungodly number of email exchanges trying to get them to send me the details of how to ship back their product to fix it, only for them to keep saying how long it will take because the warehouse is in China.
It would've taken lesser time for me to ship the unit back for exchange under warranty and to receive it than reading their excuses about the long repair time. The customer support was insistent on providing me a discount voucher on my next product, but I insisted that I wanted a partial refund instead. 4 months after my initial email for warranty exchange, I finally received my partial refund. 4 months is simply unacceptable, and each day of waiting was just a day nearer to the end of their so-called warranty period.
Therefore, I've concluded that their warranty is a scam and people should steer clear of their products.
Unfortunately, there are not many lapdock brands out there. Your choice is pretty NexDock, UPERFECT, and Alldocube, that's it. In the case of Alldocube, I went to their website to check the Expand X lapdock and it's currently restocking.
Had similar experience re lapdock battery, warranty repair took 4 months plus 6 weeks of exchange of emails/communication.
As a wireless extension, sort of like Bluetooth audio quality: promising, but not quite there yet.
I can agree with that. Wireless tech still has a long way to catch up with wired tech.
Hi,
I bough the wireless version already.
For longer tasks I work cable-based.
The wireless function is great for "quick reaction tasks" or on the GO jobs
Pretty nice Juan but I agree wireless is not the best 👊
Holy cow! $600 for a mediocre wireless experience? I could buy a nice Chromebook for that money.
I understand you, $600 for a lapdock with built-in Miracast radio is not cheap. However, if you know where to look around outside of UPERFECT's official website, you can get some seriously tempting deal. Here in my country (Malaysia), I found a local UPERFECT dealer that sells the X 14 Pro for MYR 1,199, which is the equivalent of $255 as of November/10/2022.
@@FAT8893 yea i juz bought and received it last week, never thought it would be so cheap compare to the official website... but still the wireless is kind of laggy, wish i knew this early so tht i would buy the first version which cost MYR970+
as my inner tech says, "if you are able, use a cable"
Thanks!
Nice video.
Maybe I'll wait for a multimedia-focused lapdock before pulling the trigger.. Great built-in audio, HDR display, great feeling keyboard are a MUST HAVE..
It's the quandary we're in. Laptop docks are already a niche for portable displays. A HEAVY media focused (more expensive) laptop dock would be a niche of a niche. They primary niche needs to sell well enough to warrant the costs of the smaller niche.
What do you think could you flash the firmware of the uperfect X14 Pro to the HP Elite 3X Lap dock
I got the cable only version because I was not convinced by the boot screen. I want it to work as simple as peripherals, and the cable free model seems to come with firmware that requires a bootscreen and thus a boot delay?
Will you do Long term review on the edge plus? Dec 2022
bring a 17" along and sold. I have the original UpX and the screen size doesn't work for me. shoot my 15.6 gaming laptop is right on the boarder of usable for me.
Have you tried using a surface pro (potentially an older and outdated one) as a miracast receiver? It works well if latency doesn’t bother you. Personally I would always go with a usb connection over a wireless connection.
fantastic.
Lapdocks are good times 👍
Hi, is this monitor works with s pen from samsung note phone?
i watch 10 videos but nobody open this dock or put memories or somesting new to it ?why external something over usb c? or a videocard?arc intel?
Kind of want something like this for a companion to my Galaxy Tab S8 Plus.
It's a GREAT companion for Dex.
I may need to pickup a portable monitors for working from my local library
If there's a wireless delay on all input only means that they cheap out on the components, xiaomi hagibis and baseus miracast barely has any lag, the delays on mouse and keyboard is probably because it's only Bluetooth 4.0 instead of 5.0 or 5.3 for that matter
It also depends on which brand of Miracast system they got. I'm not sure if Xiaomi and Baseus use the existing Miracast solution or use proprietary wireless casting solution.
That said, this is still a first gen product, so we just wait and see what UPERFECT will do with the second gen successor.
this looks completely identical to the dopesplay wireles lapdock. are they geting their products manufactured by the same company?
There are only so many empty laptops shells to purchase out there. The companies aren't tooling up their own bespoke laptop frames.
@SomeGadgetGuy I've got a dopesplay wireless one and even the onscreen instructions are identical to this uperfect one as are the display settings. The menus are exactly the same. Same settings, same font, same 2 finger drag down, everything. I'll check the ports when I get home and the cables . I wouldn't be surprised if all they've done is slapped a logo onto the back of the shell
Well by that criteria, with a dopesplay, doesn't that mean you're supporting the copycat? Uperfect has been around making lapdocks longer than dopesplay.
@SomeGadgetGuy could be ofcourse, but the dopesplay price was right
Is there a hacky way to get both the phone and the lapdock to charge while in use in cable mode?
No hack needed. You plug in the lapdock with one port, and connect your phone with another.
@@SomeGadgetGuy there are two usb ports on the lapdock?
And the NexDock Wireless has three, the third being an accessory port.
can i use it in moto edge 30 without mhl ? to use readyfor ?
Amazing video as ever.. My USB-C port is failing on my UPERFECTX, after just over a year of fair use, so maybe there is an advantage of wireless ;) - Uperfect Support has been less than supportive, which is a shame as I love my lapdock.
I really like the idea of DEX, and have been looking at what kind of device I would need to buy to use that. What would anyone recommend, let's say between a Galaxy S21FE, Galaxy S21 Ultra, and Galaxy S22?
If you like to have the best camera, go for the S21 Ultra. If you want the cheapest Samsung flagship with DeX support, go for the S21 FE. If you want compact size, go for S22 or S21.
Can you use Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu still since it's wireless?
Seems to play well. Gets a bit choppy but it works.
Thanks for replying you just made my day I bought the wired one but I had to return it because my phone Moto Edge 2022 doesn't support video out USB C. I found out about this lapdock from watching your videos. Keep up the great work. 👍
Hi
What are Android modèles that are compatible with wireless desktop mode ?
I currently have a Poco M4 Pro but when I cast to Uperfect, it's just portrait mirroring (I trie PC Mode Xiaomi app but doesnt work for me)
I know Samsung and Motorola has Wireless DeX and Wireless Ready For. Huawei's EMUI Desktop and Honor's Magic Desktop also has wireless support. Only LG Screen+ doesn't have such a capability at the moment.
how can I connect my mouse through u perfect to my phone? its a mouse that only connects with usb. I put in an adaptor for usb C... this usually works when I use the original Samsung dex device, but doesnt seem to work now.
based on it working for hooking mice, mechanical keyboards etc. into my monitors and it working on both Dex and ReadyFor I would confidently say yes. this is essentially a usb c/hdmi dongle with built in keyboard, trackpad and monitor. My only drawback is not seeing an additional vido out from the laptop. I thought he said there was only a memory card, aux and wireless though. I dont think this has usb support
I think your best bet with using a device like this is to get a Bluetooth mouse and connect that to your phone via Bluetooth.
How is palm rejection on the touch pad with DeX/Ready For?
Palm rejection is non existent on uperfect lapdocks.
The NexDock 360 (wireless model) is only USD50.00 more expensive than the wired model, and substantially less expensive than the equivalent UPERFECT X14 Pro.
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Does the audio hiss go away with something like a Dragonfly DAC?
I don't know how you'd connect it though...
I want this to be a thing. NexDock, Uperfect, Dopesplay, all need to support at least 65w passthrough charging. I don't really care about the wireless part. More ports and the 65w+ charging is a must for me. I don't want my steam deck or rog ally to slowly lose charge while not being able to charge my device while using this device. Once they have that I'll be on board.
I'm with you there. Unfortunately, we need more expensive components to make that happen, and of course we know techies in youtube comments will ALWAYS rationally consider the value of that, and won't complain that you could buy a gut rot chromebook for cheaper.
@@SomeGadgetGuy I think with the advent of main stream windows or steamos based handhelds, that will come with time. I think of it as buying a new CPU/GPU(new phone) rather than buying a whole new computer. It's really what we need as a society. Less waste even. Sort of the same idea as the framework laptops. Your phone is the replaceable brain to constantly keep up with tech without having to upgrade peripherals all the time.
It's always refreshing to catch folks who get that. Regularly encounter "techie" folks acting like this idea was too expensive, and drilling down, they legitimately couldn't understand that you wouldn't buy a dock with every phone.
Couldn't you connect your Steamdeck to a small dongle with PD passthrough and then connect that to a NexDock or Uperfect device and use that to charge both the Steamdeck or ROG Ally and the NexDock or Uperfect devices? Could possibly connect to a big portable battery as well. Sure it would be cool to have the functionality built into a device like this but a cheap dongle that costs like $20 or $30 would likely cost significantly less than including a 65W+ charging capacity into a lapdock.
Here's a good question: since the Uperfect doesn't have any additional usb ports for e.g. external storage, is it possible to connect a phone via a usb-c hub instead of just a cable and have a hard drive plugged in that way? That would be awesome😁
They should first refine the 13.3inch lapdock that they have to offer. I expect something like HP x3 lapdock quality. Then focus on wireless.
Or they can make a non-wireless version of this X 14 Pro as a replacement for the current 13.3" X. That way, they can focus on better refinement without going to the trouble of building two different things altogether.
When I cast it I am only getting 4x3 aspect ratio resolutions is there anyway to fix that
Test with surface Duo 2 please
Hook up a Mac mini to it ...and or a mini windows pc
Yes, you can definitely do that. At the end of the day, this is still an external monitor but happened to be inside a laptop shell.
Yup. I've been doing my PC and console coverage mostly with these portables th-cam.com/video/89-0sWFrjCA/w-d-xo.html
Also, quick note on wanting to use a regular computer to turn your phone into a laggier computer, I have a cheap laptop I bought years ago for 500, my phone at the time was a Nexus 6p and it was already more powerful. If I could use my laggy OnePlus 8pro on this pathetically weak computer, I would have more reason to keep it and it would be more powerful.
I bought my secondhand Huawei Mate 20 for the equivalent of $130 and it make an absolute minced meat of my 2014 HP laptop with Intel Pentium CPU despite having it upgraded to 8GB RAM and SATA SSD.
I'm getting one for my steam deck