Handheld PC is the solution I need... I am getting older, I have a full fledged gaming rig, I have more money to spend.. BUT, I am also getting more busy lately on which exclusive gaming time feels so luxurious ... really appreciate if I can quickly fire up my mobile machine and quickly spend my 40-50 mins to enjoy gaming during lunch break ~
Agreed. I have a full PC gaming setup but I rarely have time to sit down and play on it. Having a handheld a PC will allow me to enjoy games on my breaks allowing me up to almost 2hrs of combined gameplay during workdays
Exactly. I am in the same spot. Work responsibilities and as a father managing kids, gaming time has become a luxury I can't afford xD. Only recently looking into handheld, and can't wait for Ally X to get released. I can now at least have some gaming time while laying in bed :D
Same, had a steam deck then bought the ally…3 days later I sold the deck 😂 my opinion is the ally is by far the best handheld available, absolutely love it, now I want the x ….so going to buy it and sell the original ally 👌 just wish ASUS did a part exchange program but never mind, also I think the new armoury crate se is looking sweet when available to download and a big improvement to the original OS.
@@dimierumadalin711 I see Dan as the most professional and dedicated to truth man I know when it comes to truly reviewing a product. I'm proud that we have someone like him in our country, I already saw the video in romanian, I'm watching him for fun at this point :)
I definitely think the price is justified given that a full one TB drive alone is over a hundred. You're getting a bigger battery that's going to be expensive, more RAM which cost money and it's still the only handheld based here in the US with VRR. I think it wouldve went a long way for them however to keep it the same price since alot of people did buy the first model last year and they could use a PR win after their terrible warranty issues. I mean I'm really swinging for the windows here, but if they did a trade in kind of service and rode off a bunch of the old ones that would have been huge too.
It costs almost twice as much as the original ally where I come from. If it was a couple of hundred more than I would be more than happy to buy one but can't justify double the price for only a small upgrade
it would be nice to see what dock stations would fit the device now and if anything that was specific for rog ally/steamdeck would fit it with the extra width.
Thanks for the quality video. This "Elder Gamer" really appreciates it. I got mine pre-ordered and am very excited to get my hands on it. I sold my Steamdeck and am actually thinking about selling my gaming laptop and just using this as my portable pc/ game pass machine.
HI I am so tempted to upgrade to the Allly X , My current the sd slot died after a year and two months ,and i turned it into a 4tb Rog Ally which would still work in the new one👍
@@crift1041 Does the power profile always mean the device just sucks the maximum amount of power available, even if nothing is demanding it? I thought it would scale as needed.
@@Hayden120 it comes with preset power profiles and you can make custom ones as well to limit wattage. So when I'm just browsing the web I can set it to 7watts and it wont go passed that, but then when I game i can bump it up. When youre plugged in you can just leave it at max if you want but just depends on your preference.
@@Hazeman. Deck owners always on every handheld vids just to promote the deck. I don't even know what they get promoting the deck. They are s annoying I see their comments in every handheld reviews. Deck owners are desperate so don't mind them
You forgot to mention the MicroSD card slot was moved. Could be for the issue they had with heat on the first model, and also there's a third vent that's keeping the screen cool.
Its 799$, even with tax its like 947$.....unless you add a protection plan. I'm not gonna add a protection plan because I'm gonna swap the SSD, that's gonna void that warranty I'm sure.
I have preordered Ally X to go away from Steam Deck. Given how long is SteamOS alive, everytime I turn it on, it has problems, crashes. When I was trying Legion GO I thought Windows 11 was not doing good, but now I'd say Windows 11 on handheld is as decent as SteamOS na Deck. Deck is not powerful enough to run modern games eg. Spider-Man remastered decently. 16GB ram is not enough even on Deck - Spider-Man is a perfect example where it lags just because Deck doesn't have enough RAM and has to swap on SSD. So 24GB RAM, bigger battery, 2280 SSD format, powerful processor, not too big display, Gamepass, Epic, etc. I hope SD slot problems will be fixed. It's very expensive, but I think it'll be a blast.
I guess youtubers havent heard the word Steam Big Picture and they keep on whining about the OS without realizing that this OS is the most stable when it comes to gaming. You can practically do anything on it seriously when they crying so much
Windows really is trash for mobile gaming. All those ponies and the thing can't make it past 2 hours without dying. Steam Deck is still king both LCD and Oled
which is why if you want you can install SteamOS on Rog Ally if you want. And runs perfectly. OFC brings the way better hardware gains as well. With 15w and Ally X battery Deck OLED can't win on this either.
If you like the deck then what are you guys doing in ally vids? I mean any normal person would never watch a review they are not interested in right? I mean I don't watch deck reviews because I'm not interested in that device but you guys what is your purpose and what are you doing here? What do you guys get when promoting the deck in every handheld reviews? Seeing your comments I can see how toxic your community is.
@@JS2123-m9x They can't accept seeing a better device than what they bought. Deck can't even play all steam games, struggles in modern AAA games, needs to check if its verified or playable only 800p and has a lot of limitations. I can't imagine limiting myself on only steam knowing I can play more especially on gamepass, epiv and garena. I can't imagine not playing all my games. Not having VRR on a handheld is a big no for me and not having 1080p is also a big no. Deck is a big downgrade if your coming from ally.
@@nathanjuan6042 since I got an Ally my Deck is docked to the TV and runs only EmuDeck. I got the OLED model and after a while ended up docked to the TV for EmuDeck. Again. Rog Ally is simply a better way to play for me, even with the shitty battery. I feel like lot of people are missing out just out of prejudice.
Handheld PC is the solution I need... I am getting older, I have a full fledged gaming rig, I have more money to spend.. BUT, I am also getting more busy lately on which exclusive gaming time feels so luxurious ... really appreciate if I can quickly fire up my mobile machine and quickly spend my 40-50 mins to enjoy gaming during lunch break ~
Agreed. I have a full PC gaming setup but I rarely have time to sit down and play on it. Having a handheld a PC will allow me to enjoy games on my breaks allowing me up to almost 2hrs of combined gameplay during workdays
@@user-hk7iy2vt5yAgree. Handhelds are the future for folks like us!
Exactly. I am in the same spot. Work responsibilities and as a father managing kids, gaming time has become a luxury I can't afford xD. Only recently looking into handheld, and can't wait for Ally X to get released. I can now at least have some gaming time while laying in bed :D
not only that, you arent limited to sitting on a desk. I myself am getting older and this will be my first handheld since a gameboy color LOL
Love my Ally. Can't wait for my Ally X.
bro mad lucky fr I finna get myself a powerful laptop for my birthday but I’ve always wanted a handheld pc because that just straight up 🔥
Same, had a steam deck then bought the ally…3 days later I sold the deck 😂 my opinion is the ally is by far the best handheld available, absolutely love it, now I want the x ….so going to buy it and sell the original ally 👌 just wish ASUS did a part exchange program but never mind, also I think the new armoury crate se is looking sweet when available to download and a big improvement to the original OS.
I’m thinking about never going back to PC justgetting the mobile set up with the ally x🌶️🔥
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@@techniqualities you should see big, because if you keep the passion and work hard, you WILL get there or very close ^^
@@techniqualities you will get there!
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@@dimierumadalin711 I see Dan as the most professional and dedicated to truth man I know when it comes to truly reviewing a product.
I'm proud that we have someone like him in our country, I already saw the video in romanian, I'm watching him for fun at this point :)
I love this ❤, will try and pick up one
What about microSD?
Do you think it's fixed on the X by now?
honna preorder mine....cant wait..
How does the d pad work? I have the original and it sticks when I use it :( thinking of upgrading for the better redesign
This video was way too good to have so few subscribers. You got a sub!
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deff want this fasho
I definitely think the price is justified given that a full one TB drive alone is over a hundred. You're getting a bigger battery that's going to be expensive, more RAM which cost money and it's still the only handheld based here in the US with VRR. I think it wouldve went a long way for them however to keep it the same price since alot of people did buy the first model last year and they could use a PR win after their terrible warranty issues. I mean I'm really swinging for the windows here, but if they did a trade in kind of service and rode off a bunch of the old ones that would have been huge too.
It costs almost twice as much as the original ally where I come from. If it was a couple of hundred more than I would be more than happy to buy one but can't justify double the price for only a small upgrade
it would be nice to see what dock stations would fit the device now and if anything that was specific for rog ally/steamdeck would fit it with the extra width.
Doubt it. The difference is significant . that battery is massive.
Thanks for the quality video. This "Elder Gamer" really appreciates it. I got mine pre-ordered and am very excited to get my hands on it.
I sold my Steamdeck and am actually thinking about selling my gaming laptop and just using this as my portable pc/ game pass machine.
HI I am so tempted to upgrade to the Allly X , My current the sd slot died after a year and two months ,and i turned it into a 4tb Rog Ally which would still work in the new one👍
No it won’t, they changed the ssd type.
As i had steam oled and lcd i don't know why i feel the body of sd lcd stronger than sd oled and ally x
@3:12 Is it really sucking 32W of power just sitting on the desktop? That doesn't seem very efficient. Is something running in the background?
Probably has the power profile set to that. Obv can be changed for different uses, I just think he didn't for the vid
@@crift1041 Does the power profile always mean the device just sucks the maximum amount of power available, even if nothing is demanding it? I thought it would scale as needed.
@@Hayden120 it comes with preset power profiles and you can make custom ones as well to limit wattage. So when I'm just browsing the web I can set it to 7watts and it wont go passed that, but then when I game i can bump it up. When youre plugged in you can just leave it at max if you want but just depends on your preference.
When Rog Ally X will be released ? I want to buy it with Switch OLED
July 22
You could buy a refurbished deck and 1tb SSD and save yourself over $400 just saying.
@@GroundBeefPigeon oh tq
@@Bert439 but I didn't like Steam Deck
@@Hazeman. Deck owners always on every handheld vids just to promote the deck. I don't even know what they get promoting the deck. They are s annoying I see their comments in every handheld reviews. Deck owners are desperate so don't mind them
im hoping and praying we will get a psp from sony again
I was think about the sd card cooking 🍳
The MAIN THING they needed to improve was the Sd-card reader frying Sd cards.
I wish it was an 8 inch screen.
already improved they move the sd card slot
They should have updated to a oled
Oled is overrated
@@BlueCollaredGritoled is amazing still dont know if to buy this because i cant imagine not having an oled screen coming from a steam deck oled
@@SvGPlayer831 😂😂🤣that’s hilarious
I have a oled steam deck and a oled Nintendo Switch and I don’t see what the big deal is
@@TheArchitect9593 just helps with battery life
If they don't make a limited edition. I'm not upgrading. Already modded mine.
Ok scalper.
Testicular Cancer
xD
Limited edition for what? Ge a skin. And you can literally download anything on windows. That would make it limited edition otherwise?
You forgot to mention the MicroSD card slot was moved. Could be for the issue they had with heat on the first model, and also there's a third vent that's keeping the screen cool.
Will wait for when people start returning them 😂 no way I'm paying 1100 bucks
Its 799$, even with tax its like 947$.....unless you add a protection plan. I'm not gonna add a protection plan because I'm gonna swap the SSD, that's gonna void that warranty I'm sure.
@@truthbetold06 here in Norway it's 1100 🤣🤣
@@zomg346 Damn, that’s rough.
@@truthbetold06with tax it’s 855
@@TheArchitect9593 You right…I just looked at the email, it was 847.99 after tax I added a whole 100 dollars for no reason 🤣😂🤣😂
Steam deck or ally x?
Ally X :)
I have preordered Ally X to go away from Steam Deck. Given how long is SteamOS alive, everytime I turn it on, it has problems, crashes. When I was trying Legion GO I thought Windows 11 was not doing good, but now I'd say Windows 11 on handheld is as decent as SteamOS na Deck. Deck is not powerful enough to run modern games eg. Spider-Man remastered decently. 16GB ram is not enough even on Deck - Spider-Man is a perfect example where it lags just because Deck doesn't have enough RAM and has to swap on SSD. So 24GB RAM, bigger battery, 2280 SSD format, powerful processor, not too big display, Gamepass, Epic, etc. I hope SD slot problems will be fixed. It's very expensive, but I think it'll be a blast.
Spider-Man new game is not available for the steam deck and cannot be played unless it's on crack or chiaki
@@izajahmed8863I am talking about insomniacs "marvel's spider man remastered" it's verified for steam deck so I don't know what are you talking about
@@izajahmed8863But do you believe that is possible to play it on Rog Ally X decently?
Legion go is garbage.
@@Phmms90the x will play it smoothly. All games.
She would have had an OLED screen like the Steam Deck it would have nickel.
For me VRR > OLED everyday.
But I do hope a successor can achieve 1080p, 120hz VRR and OLED
The f it's this it's for real your Chanel never saw it I saw this video on Zona it so I am surprised
te adaptezi
I guess youtubers havent heard the word Steam Big Picture and they keep on whining about the OS without realizing that this OS is the most stable when it comes to gaming. You can practically do anything on it seriously when they crying so much
Stie nea Dan , englezăște !!!!! Nu ai acelasi șarm la vorbe in englezaste ! 😊
Windows really is trash for mobile gaming. All those ponies and the thing can't make it past 2 hours without dying. Steam Deck is still king both LCD and Oled
which is why if you want you can install SteamOS on Rog Ally if you want. And runs perfectly. OFC brings the way better hardware gains as well.
With 15w and Ally X battery Deck OLED can't win on this either.
If you like the deck then what are you guys doing in ally vids? I mean any normal person would never watch a review they are not interested in right? I mean I don't watch deck reviews because I'm not interested in that device but you guys what is your purpose and what are you doing here? What do you guys get when promoting the deck in every handheld reviews? Seeing your comments I can see how toxic your community is.
@@nathanjuan6042 I tell you why. They know there are better alternatives and they don’t like it.
FFS just enjoy what you have.
@@JS2123-m9x They can't accept seeing a better device than what they bought. Deck can't even play all steam games, struggles in modern AAA games, needs to check if its verified or playable only 800p and has a lot of limitations. I can't imagine limiting myself on only steam knowing I can play more especially on gamepass, epiv and garena. I can't imagine not playing all my games. Not having VRR on a handheld is a big no for me and not having 1080p is also a big no. Deck is a big downgrade if your coming from ally.
@@nathanjuan6042 since I got an Ally my Deck is docked to the TV and runs only EmuDeck. I got the OLED model and after a while ended up docked to the TV for EmuDeck. Again.
Rog Ally is simply a better way to play for me, even with the shitty battery. I feel like lot of people are missing out just out of prejudice.
lol more of the same, poor customer service that hates its customers.
Wear a helmet
After all the drama I believe that has changed
@@BlueCollaredGritbro what the fuck do you mean 😂
@@techgod-h7b the world don’t revolve around you snowflakes
That’s why you get it from Best Buy with their warranty and won’t have to deal with them.