This thing slams. It really reflects the learned experience of the first gen stream decks, with the kinds of things people wanted to do with them, and what other types of input (beyond just buttons with dynamic labels) could better support those functions. Even with fewer buttons, this can do way more than your classic 15 button stream deck, and it does it more efficiently.
Take the example of media controls. Previously you'd need buttons for play/pause, back, forward, volume up, volume down, mute/unmute. Now you need *zero* buttons -- you have a knob for volume (a way better experience than buttons), which you can push in to mute/unmute, and you have another knob for back/forward, which can be pushed to play/pause. And on top of that you have the display above each button, which is more spacious than a button for showing information, and can be touch-tapped for an extra function.
Another thing I used my class stream deck for was to start timers. But it could only count up. On this, the time and date display (something a single touch zone is spacious enough to accommodate all at once) doubles as a count-down timer, if you turn the knob under it. That's another several buttons from my old stream deck layout replaced by one thing that takes up zero buttons.
Also it's not for nothing that you can navigate between pages by swiping, which avoids the need for the forward and back buttons. 2 more buttons you don't need! The Stream Deck at its core is really about UI efficiency, and this takes that to another level.
| Brand | Elgato |
|---|---|
| Series | Stream Deck + |
| Item model number | 20GBD9911 |
| Hardware Platform | Laptop, PC |
| Operating System | Windows 10 |
| Product Dimensions | 13.8 x 14 x 11 cm; 470 g |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 13.8 x 14 x 11 Centimetres |
| Colour | White |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
