The Elgato Stream Deck Plus is a great productivity tool that lets you automate everyday tasks and streamline your workflow. It's currently on sale for $159.99 ($40 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H Photo, which is its best price yet.
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Like the classic Stream Deck, the Stream Deck Plus has eight programmable buttons that you can use to automate tasks like muting your microphone during a video call or turning off your smart lights. However, the Plus adds more customization with four rotary switches that let you make fine-tuning adjustments like changing the volume for a specific app.
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Rotary switches are especially useful for controlling music. With a single switch, you can skip forward or backward through a Spotify playlist, and press it to pause or play. On a classic Stream Deck, you would need multiple buttons to do the same thing. Elgato also includes “Dial Stacks,” which allow each switch to handle multiple functions that you can toggle between.
A thin touchscreen above the switches shows what each control is currently assigned to and lets you move between different pages within a profile.
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While the touchscreen itself can't activate add-ons like regular buttons, Elgato has released software updates that allow you to assign up to three regular button or add-on actions to each switch, making the Stream Deck Plus much more useful than it was when it was released. These improvements make the Stream Deck Plus an indispensable tool for those looking to improve their productivity and have more control over their daily tasks.
