Qoroos TV Switch Controller Charging Dock Station

Hardware Type: Dock

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Review:

(Note: This product was received at no cost for review via the Amazon Vine program.)

When I review games and hardware, I try not to prejudge. I’m only human, but I try to give everything a chance. But sometimes, that is very difficult to do.

My first reaction looking at the Qoroos TV Switch Controller Charging Dock Station, from here on just called the Qoroos Dock, was that this thing looks like a monstrosity designed by a child who not only wanted to jam everything they could think of into their Nintendo Switch Dock, but also design it in a way that would match their Hot Wheels carrying case – there’s even a functionless red spoiler fin on the back of the thing, for goodness sake! Beauty is subjective, but from my subjective point of view, this thing is a hot mess.

My second reaction, upon getting my hands on the Qoroos Dock is that this thing is terribly cheaply made, with light, flimsy plastic. If this thing truly was designed for kids, as it appears to be, it doesn’t seem to have been designed to be treated roughly the way that kids often do with their videogame equipment.

My third reaction, upon looking up Qoroos to see what else they’ve done… is to discover they are indeed a prolific manufacturer… of office chairs.

Guys, my ability not to prejudge a review product can only be stretched so far.

Let’s step away from… all of that… and talk about what the Qoroos Dock is and what it claims to do. In terms of sheer real estate being taken up here, the Qoroos Dock is probably the largest such dock I’ve ever encountered, though clearly this is because it is trying to do so much. This is a Nintendo Switch Dock, but it additionally has four charging ports for Joy-Con controllers, a stand to hold two Pro-style controllers, and two compartments that can each house four Nintendo Switch game cartridges. I’ll take a moment to address each of these features.

As a dock, this connects to a TV just fine, though you’ll need to supply your own Nintendo Switch USB-C power adapter, as this doesn’t come with one. What’s more, the slot you wedge your Nintendo Switch into is difficult to use, and I had to work at it to get my Nintendo Switch to slot in, which seems particularly bad for a dock seemingly meant for kids to use.

The rear of the dock has all of the ports you’ll be using for various cables, including the aforementioned USB-C charging port, an HDMI port, and three USB ports for plugging in controllers or other accessories. Unfortunately, unlike Nintendo’s dock, which has an internal USB 3.0 port, all of this dock’s ports are USB 2.0 only, meaning that using a device that requires a USB 3.0 connection, such as a USB 3.0 video capture card or a USB 3.0 network adapter, will be impossible here.

The four Joy-Con charging slots on this device allow for users to slide in the Joy-Cons from either side, but unlike the Nintendo Switch itself, which is far too snug, these slots seem far too loose, and it’s not clear at all whether your Joy-Cons are properly plugged in. The indicator lights showing whether they’re actually charging are foolishly placed in the middle of the unit, where the Joy-Cons and Nintendo Switch to the sides and Pro Controllers above will block the view to them. – I suppose Qoroos decided it was more important to have lights on the side purely for show rather than something actually useful.

The stand to hold two Pro-style controllers does its job well enough, I suppose, though this is certainly an example of this dock at its flimsiest, as this is just two pieces of plastic. These are at least fairly sturdy in the unit, though I definitely could see these being broken if a kid is too rough with it.

Finally, the game card holding area is… well, odd. It’s split into two parts, and each part holds four game cartridges in a different manner. The top part has a transparent plastic cover on a hinge, which seems unnecessary as these slots hold the cards way too firmly. Under this is a red tab that can be removed from the unit completely, something that can be done far too easily. This tab hold four more game cartridges.

In the end, while I do try not to prejudge, sometimes first impressions really are indicative of what the product ends up being. The Qoroos Dock technically does everything it sets out to do, but it does all of it poorly, in ways that are ill-conceived, poorly-designed, or just outright bad. Even if you have a kid who finds this cheap piece of plastic appealing, I wouldn’t recommend this to them. In fact, it’s so poorly-made I would actually think it’s worse for younger kids. Though honestly I don’t think I would recommend this to anyone.

tl;dr – The Qoroos TV Switch Controller Charging Dock Station is a large, flimsy, ugly piece of plastic that seemingly aims to do multiple things at once, but ends up doing just about all of them poorly. As a dock, this lacks a power adapter, and the Nintendo Switch fits in it far too snugly. It’s supposed to charge Joy-Cons, but they fit too loosely, and there’s no indicator that they’re charging. There’s no USB 3.0 port, the game card storage does a poor job storing game cards, everything feels like it could be easily broken… this thing has a laundry list of problems, and I simply cannot recommend it to anyone.

Grade: D

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