Elgato stream deck mini review in Spanish (full analysis)

Elgato Stream Deck Mini is a video mixer that is about to be as important a piece as a grabber for a certain level of creatives. It is widely used among content creators and why not… to improve productivity with shortcuts.

Elgato is one of the manufacturers with the best reputation among content streamers on platforms such as YouTube or Twitch. The manufacturer is characterized by offering a good selection of grabbers with an excellent price-performance ratio.

Wanting to see our review of the Mini Deck? Let's start!

First of all, we thank Corsair for the trust placed in ceding the product to us for analysis.

Elgato Stream Deck Mini technical characteristics

Unboxing and design

First, we will analyze the presentation of the product as usual. Elgato Stream Deck Mini comes inside a cardboard box, which has a colorful design where the blue tone predominates. All the printing on the box is of high quality, denoting that we are dealing with a fairly premium product. The manufacturer has decorated the box with high-resolution images of the product, and has placed its most important features.

The next step is to open the box to analyze all its content. The first thing we see is the Elgato Stream Deck Mini itself, very well arranged so that it does not suffer any type of damage during transport. Next to it we find all the documentation, including a user guide and the warranty card.

We are already focusing on the design of the Elgato Stream Deck Mini. It is a very compact device and made of high quality plastic. This device works with a USB cable, which is integrated in the body and is not removable. It would have been better to opt for a detachable cable as it would make it easier to carry. The manufacturer has thought that it is a product to stay on the user's desktop and not be moved in the usual way.

Elgato Stream Deck Mini has a wedge shape, something that helps improve ergonomics of use, since it is slightly tilted once resting on our table. The corners are rounded, so that we will not hurt our hands, even if we catch it abruptly.

Video switches are a standard part of multicam broadcasts. This type of product allows a producer to switch between multiple camera scenes on the go. Elgato has taken that concept, the ease of pressing a button and changing camera angles or whatever, and has applied it to every aspect of the streaming experience.

All this is already possible to do through software, but Elgato Stream Deck Mini allows you to do it by hardware. All in a very compact size, this Stream Deck consists of six buttons. Each of these buttons is a miniature LCD screen, greatly increasing its usability. On this screen we can place icons for the actions that we assign them, Elgato has a web portal where you can create custom icons of 72 x 72 pixels for each button.

Installation and software

Setting up the Stream Deck Mini is a process that will take 45 minutes or an hour, it may seem like a long time, but it will be only once and we will have it ready forever, from there everything will be much more comfortable thanks to an incredibly mixer powerful and elegant. This Elgato Stream Deck Mini brings the PC closer to the simplicity of the console, from the point of view that everything or almost everything is simplified at the push of a button and voila.

Nvidia Shadowplay is another technology that can be greatly benefited from Elgato Stream Deck Mini, since this Nvidia software offers us a multitude of parameters and functions that can be accessed through key combinations. All this will be much more accessible thanks to the Stream Deck.

Thanks to Elgato Stream Deck Mini and software bindings for platforms like Open Broadcaster Software, Twitch and more, you can manage a full stream without having to use key combinations like Alt-Tabbing. You will be able to use the large number of buttons to perform actions such as starting OBS, starting to broadcast, sending content to YouTube and much more. You'll also be able to close a game mid-stream, have a full-screen webcam, and much more. Stream Deck integrates your tools and automatically detects your scenes, media and audio sources, allowing you to control them with a quick touch of a key.

Automated alerts make the streamer's life easier. As you thank visitors for their presence and welcome them, there is a great opportunity for self-expression. You can use Stream Deck to level up your graces on the screen with GIFs, images, videos, and audio clips. Your options are endless, so explore and experiment.

Final words and conclusion about Elgato Stream Deck Mini

We have been fortunate to show you how the Elgato Stream Deck Mini works and all the possibilities it offers us. We believe that it is an ideal tool for those users who want to stream or need shortcut keys for their work. Its design, comfort (being smaller than the gma top), customization possibilities and its performance justify your purchase.

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Taking into account that the version with 15 keys we found it for just 50 euros more, we believe that this version of 6 keys for 99 euros is a good investment if you can manage it with these few director accesses. Although we think enough for most mortals?

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ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ VERY REDUCED FORMAT	- THE PRICE MAY BE SOMETHING HIGH
+ ONLY NEED A USB CABLE
+ SOFTWARE THAT OFFERS GREAT POSSIBILITIES
+ PROGRAMMABLE KEYS WITH LCD DISPLAY
+ IDEAL FOR STREAMING

The Professional Review team awards him the gold medal:

Elgato Stream Deck Mini

DESIGN - 82%

NUMBER OF KEYS - 81%

FUNCTIONALITY - 80%

PRICE - 77%

80%