Elgato Stream Deck Mini refresh — a cheaper mid-tier

$79, six new keys, USB-C, the same software ecosystem. The competition for second-screen workflow control just got harder.

Elgato refreshed the Stream Deck Mini at $79. Six keys instead of four, a USB-C cable that does not pretend to be 2017 hardware, and the same software ecosystem and plugin marketplace as the bigger Decks.

The pricing is the news. At $79 the Mini undercuts every realistic third-party hardware control surface and steals the entry into the Stream Deck universe — which means more new users locked into the Elgato software ecosystem long-term.