@@walter_the_wobot2349actually this like if Playstation 6 comes to 2024 and Playstation 7 in 2025 if it was made by asus not sony , yup valve did the right thing ally x fans said than why oled even though sd oled after two year's and it's not actually steamdeck 2 but steamdeck pro
Asus have a horrible customer support. Buy their products at your own risk. Reviewers need to mention customer support, warranty and after sale services in their videos.
Why would CZcamsr reviewers do that? They get the products for free, use them for a few days and put them with the rest of the dust collectors. They never get to the point of actually having to deal with that specific company’s costumer service….I get what you’re saying but it’s always buyer beware on the costumer service end.
Its $1570 after tax and 2 yrs of best buy protection here in Canada. A major fuckkkkkk noooo at that price. You pretty much have to buy that BB protection considering Asus warranty and customer service is as useless as a bag full of doorknobs. Meanwhile the Legion Go is on sale for $749 and theres no way in hell the X is worth over $400 more then the Go.... Period.
Yup! I recently bought an Z1E, 2tb 2230 ssd, glass screen protector, carrying case, and 2 year best buy protection for around $870. If I had pre-ordered an Ally X with a 2 year warranty, that thing was almost $1100 USD. Yea no.
I'm glad that you're not shilling as hard in this video as with the laptop video that you did when the ASUS debacle exploded. My recommendation, though, is to wait a month or two after release and see if you can't get it open box from Best Buy. You easily save $200 off the bat for a lightly loved unit.
I have the original Ally and I really don't get the Windows 11 experience issues people are talking about. Is it the same seamless mobile experience as a PSP or Switch? Absolutely not, but is it actively a bad experience? Again, absolutely not. It's totally fine to use, especially if all you're doing in the Windows environment is downloading and opening games.
It's actually easier to swap the sticks out. Yes it'd be nice to have hall effects upfront but still alot of companies not convinced half effects are actually bette.
The problem with hall effects is the magnet from the triggers that conduct Interference and 9/10 you gotta find a solution to prevent it with some Shield Tape
If you avoid every company Gamers Nexus criticise you'd end up living in a cave playing with stones. Even then Steve would be doing a 10 hour Deepdale into weather the stones were ergonomic enough.
I find it insane that people till this day arent pushing asus to answer why they moved the sd card slot. Its so clear theyre unwilling to figure out a solution for customers whos money they already took. What if theres another critical flaw that pops up and Asus does sketchy things to rob you of more money and your warranty? These are all questions that until being addressed should make everyone avoid this brand as a whole. P.s.: Austin metions the extended waranty which again means jack shit if there isnt an actual fix for the sd card reader theyre just replacing it with the same one in the same overheated spot, and they hand you a 200$ bill for "customer induced damage" in the end
@@darthrubik8384 No ythe original ROG Ally has a SD card slot close to a hot spot outside specification which led to it detroying itself and the card inside when used. All they did was offer free warranty replacement for that part that will still burn itself out. And when they marketed the ROG Ally X they just said they mived the port for "saving space" and refused to acknoowledge the original Allys hardware flaw. And they will do it again on this thing if such flaw is present.
@@darthrubik8384 They never fixed it and actually robbed people by inducing or pretending that other parts of the device have been damaged by the User. Till this day Asus lies about why they moved the SD Card spot on the new Ally X saying theyre "saving space" but in reality they just dont want to acknowledge their engineering flaw cause of the money they can save not doing so. Gamers Nexus made great videos about all of these issues you should be able to find it by searching "Gamer Nexus Asus"
Deck is only good if you have a gaming desktop companion or a gaming laptop that can compensate the lack of power and limitations of deck but if you have 7 yr old laptop gaming that can no linger play modern games but don't want to replace it cause it is still fine or a office laptop that cannot play ally is better choice. The fact that you don't need a desktop or gaming laptop to play demanding games on ally is more than enough.
@@nathanjuan6042 Eh, still better off getting a Legion GO, trackpad makes a big difference for several games and you dont have to rely on Asus' customer support which on its own is a big plus
The one thing i don’t like about my Ally and other windows handhelds besides Windows. Is they have offset sticks and diagonal d-pad/face buttons. For me it forces your hands to grip lower and higher to reach like the Switch layout. Vs the Steam Deck that has even sticks with d-pad and face bottoms right next to each other. And they’re all at the top while the Ally layout is spread out on the top half, Steam Deck is just more comfortable to hold honestly.
@@nathanjuan6042the OG steam deck is actually better than the original Ally. As long as customer support of Asus remains the same any other handheld would be better.
@@_akeel2 Stop capping. I haven't seen any videos that deck is better than original ally. The only time deck beats ally is below 15wats but 15 to 30wats deck cannot keep up.
@@_akeel2 Well, I haven't had any problems with mine for 7 months, so I don't need a good RMA because my device is in perfect condition. Heck, some warranties only last a year, and mine has been issue-free for 7 months. I haven't had to argue with customer service or bring my device in for repairs because there haven't been any problems. Is it worth it? Yes, of course. For the games I play, there are no limitations. Game Pass saves me a lot of money since I don't need to buy games at full price, and I still get the free games from Epic. Plus, I can play all my games from Steam at 1080p. Having extra power is better than limiting myself to 15 watts. You don't buy an Ally to play games at 15 watts; you buy it for the extra power and higher resolution.
One problem I have is the SD card slot failed on the original because SD cards Have A max Operating temperature of 80 to 85 and if you play in 30W or turbo mode the ally goes to 95 and I'd say that's what kills the SD card slot and SD cards.💯
I saw a video today about new solid state batteries. They're saying you can charge a solid state battery in 30 minutes and a single charge could keep your phone charged for as long as a week. If all that's true, things like a 2-3 hour battery life will soon be a thing of the past.
Why do people care about Asus selling every year? I've seen phone users who only call and text start screaming to get the newest phone. But the point for me is, just don't buy one after one singular year and wait maybe 2-3 years? It's still GREAT for those who never owned a handheld before and want the latest one.
All the handhelds are so good with bazzite on them. Performance goes through the roof. Rocking a legion go with bazzite with windows on an externall ssd for controller updates and shite.
What i find interesting is there isnt much talk about windows jank on this device. Its almost like slapping a bigger battery some how fixed the problem
I'm sticking with my rog ally. It's still so amazing. I dont travel much so I'll always plugged in. Also as a dad with the kids watching trolls on the 80in. I can lay back on the couch playing Call of duty, elden ring, just all the games I love
Hmmmm price is still steep, and does anyone know if the SD card reader is still frying? On the other hand battery life is really nice 👍 the second c type plug in is certainly a bonus. Windows is still Windows that's just the world a ocording to Windows.
$800 is kinda steep. You REALLY need to need that form factor because i'm almost positive my friend just bought a tuf laptop with a 4070 for under $800. Thats a lot of performance left on the table to just be able to hold it in your hand. Also if your in the house, you can just stream the games through steam so the performance difference to other handhelds is not even a factor at that point.
“We cant live our lives just waiting for the next upgrade” uuuuhh yes we can bc the moment that upgrade hits the shelves the previous model is soooo much cheaper. So for people like me who dont really mind getting one gen behind others. I can say in all honesty we can wait if that saves us around a few 100 euro’s on the last gen. Not everyone has that dollar/euro tree in his backyard ^^.
To everyone on about their customer service. You all obviously haven’t done enough research because Gamer Nexus just absolutely kicked them in the balls and made them kneel.
Windows hating still going on for handhelds? I thought we moved past that, especially when Ally X (and Snapdragon laptops) demonstrated impressive efficiency while running Windows. So turns out that was never the problem to behind with. It was all about hardware configuration and BIOS tweaking. Also what is this "dealing with Windows"? You mean occasioanlly updating it and doing some other Windows things for 5-10 minutes, like we do on our desktop gaming PCs? Complete non-issue, when you consider that Windows gives you access to ALL of your games library and not just some. I also think SteamDeck gets too much credit and love considering it's essentially locked down to 1 company's online service (out of the box, which is how 99% of users use the device). I also don't agree that SteamOS's UI is as big of advantage as some make it out to be. Sure slightly more polished UI is cool, but I use gaming devices for gaming, not for staring at UI.
Most buying handhelds are looking for a ease pick up and play like console gaming, like how steamos is. Windows still known for buggy sleep settings. Proton is almost able to play all games (besides kernel based anticheats) so I think they're getting there, besides having to find which layer works. Don't get me wrong I have no issue with w11 and have my Lego dual booted with bazzite and w11 for the games that don't work on bazzite. You complaining about his opinions is really pointless
I know right they acting like 80% of the world hasn’t already been using windows for the past 20 years lmao at this point it’s pretty clear it’s just a bunch of cope from steam deck users because they can’t afford something better so they nitpick and exasperate little issues the competition has. Everyone that’s had the chance to use both always ends up preferring the ROG ally. For every person that likes steam deck for the ease of use, there’s a guy out there that prefers the ROG ally for having windows and the ability to fine tune settings to get the specific performance they want. When money isn’t an issue the clear winner is the Ally.
Yeah that's pretty much bullshit. Unless they only play steam games exclusively, they still need to work with steam os destktop mode which just pretty much like windows.
So... I don't understand how these console work, i have 3 games i bought from steam, can i play It them on the deck or i Need to install windows first there?
Hey Austin just wanted to say I love your videos, I’ve been subscribed for years. I was hoping you might take the time and read my comment. My grandmother who is on a fixed income and has a really high debt to income can’t get a new computer because hers finally gave out, I’m hoping that you could make her life a little easier by giving her a good quality computer , thank you and god bless you .
Currently own a steam deck oled, and I’m enjoying it a lot. I can’t wait till the steam deck 2 drop and watch everyone run to that and talk how great and powerful that device is lol
I sold my Ally for the reason of failing SD card and slot issues. I dont want my device dying on me, let alone killing the memory card i bought for it.
ive got both OG and X in all honesty in terms of power or performance is minimal at best. SSD, buy a converter. The 2 only great things its black and better battery. But if using a battery pack like 747 anker i will get 4-5 hours easy out of the OG.
Ngl after being a PC gamer who's fought off a lot of console fanboys over the years, it feels like the roles are reversed when I talk about the reasons why I like the Steam Deck over the Ally.
I bought a regular Ally a couple days ago and I like it so far. It's REALLY comfortable to hold and the thumb sticks are great and feel like a regular controller! I've. Played on my buddy's steam deck and it just didn't feel comfortable with me. However as much as windows runs great I feel like steamOS is more seamless for gaming.
I had mine all of 6 hours before it started grinding on the inside. When I returned it to Best Buy they asked if I had it in a hot car for several days because it was hot as a toaster. I’m super disappointed, I LOVED it before it failed. More than the steam deck OLED. But when I took it in they said I was the third THIRD person to return one the same day. Thank GOD I got it at Best Buy and not ASUS. Wishing everyone else luck with theirs, I won’t be buying another one.
@@MikuCobraColeI’m pretty sure it was the X model because this video is based off of that specific model. Not trying to be a smart ass or anything it’s because he sad 3 people brought the same device back in the same day and it just came out.
I bought the old ally for 400 this week. I know it has its issues with the sd card but I'm hoping I'll make it work because the performance is just so much better than a steam deck for what I play which is mostly genshin or some destiny 2
It's Asus, never buy anything they make unless they can literally prove they are better in both their customer service and the quality of what they made. If you just dive right in, while it's your right, when anything happens, you lose your right to complain, due to all the warnings out there.
Original Ally is🎉 phenomenal . Sold the Deck OLED and kept the Ally due to game compatibility and a better screen on Ally. Yes it has better, smoother , sharper screen than the Deck OLED . Armory Crate is really good now too .
im not wasting my money on the rog ally i dont think theyll ever fix the damn thing at all and its windows based meaning its gonna be garbage while steam deck has very few issues also the name is so original why is every company obsessed with the letter x
I don't know why Microsoft doesn't just relaunch Windows CE and make it for small handheld PCS. I know Windows CE was made off a different software kernel but they can update it with a new software kernel. The Windows CE would be made for small mobile PCS and small electronics like a GPS.
Microsoft isn't smart that's why. Also, ask the true gamers that had great minds didn't work at Microsoft anymore. They're ask replaced with non gamer men in shiny suits and actually hate video games.
@@fairphoneuser9009 Microsoft can revamp Windows CE for portable devices. I know Windows CE was completely incompatible with Windows. Because most GPS units used Windows CE as their operating systems and if the GPS has life time map updates you could connect the GPS up to the computer to update the maps. I know you needed the software to update the maps but before you would connect the GPS Windows would see it as a storage device. If it was completely incompatible it would do like an Apple device and say this device is not compatible with a Windows device.
@@fairphoneuser9009 I know it wasn't like regular Windows that why I said revamp Windows CE to make it for mobile device that uses controller buttons and touch screen. The original Windows CE was a super cut down version of Windows that really didn't offer drivers just a basic operating system that was not DOS. In terms of just being simple to put on a mobile device like GPS. I know it may seem like I am promoting Windows CE as a fix all. I am really saying just relaunch Windows CE as a Windows for handheld computers and mobile devices that has those type of controls. Personally in my life I have only seen one desktop PC that had Windows CE installed on it. Don't know why but it was at a Firestone tire place. So I knew when I purchased a GPS with Windows CE is was a basic operating system.
Just bought this and listed my Z1E for sale. The upgrades are just too good, double battery life, NVME m.2, 2 USB C ports, Increased RAM, moved SD card slot to prevent overheating of the slot, and also added in joysticks that feel much smoother than the z1e.
Coming from the Steamdeck... I love Windows on it. Now I can play any game without having to jump through a million hoops. It's not a console, it's a handheld laptop.
You have windows on a steam deck too?? lets gooo!! windows on steam deck is literally godsent if you know what you are doing, I can play all my games without worrying anything
Yup. When SteamDeck came out there was misguided narrative about these handhelds for a few years. It's a handheld gaming PC, not a console. So it only makes sense to use the best gaming OS that you already use on your gaming desktop PC and that is Windows. Not even SteamOS with Valve's best compatibility efforts can come close. I can appreciate Valve's efforts and obviously competition in this space did great things, but I think some people got a bit carried away with drinking Valve's coolaid. I don't want to be too negative of SD but I don't like SteamOS at all and I also don't' like the fact that by default that device is locked to 1 company's online service (and everyone gives this a pass because Valve...).
It’s a $300 dollar price bump. Not sure you watched the video or not but you get a approx 50% faster z1 extreme chip, better cooling and a better design with double the battery life and double the storage from 512 to 1tb.
@@mickeymouze5 yeah, okay. My pc with a 2080 is the same as my pc with a 4090? If that’s how you understand tech I’m not going to maintain an argument.
11:56 "this really is, in my opinion, the best windows powered handheld pc, period" . . . until lenovo sponsors us and give us a free legion go 😅. Is it really Austin? why not compare it with the legion go?🤔
8:39 bro what are you saying the steam oled has oled screen enough said who cares about getting more frames in cyberpunk when it’s smooth already ? We are not talking about some esports game or whatever. Calling it a ps4 vs ps5 is dumb
Can say from switching the OS on my ROG Ally (original) from Windows to a SteamOS-alike (Bazzite OS), it has made it so much better and exactly what I wanted for an upgraded Steam Deck. Windows on a handheld is absolutely horrific
Windows is great on my ally , idk what Austin and everyone else is talikng about . it works great , I have absolutely no problems and it's now my main PC.
Don't understand the Windows 11 hate. Works great for me, even on Ally. Very few issues. I have a M3 MacBook Pro and a Threadripper work station and an HTCPC, I use them seamlessly next to each other. I like having full access to a windows box on my Ally, there area ton of games that don't play, or play right on steamdeck.
@@Dovarcraft right click the right stick, it turns into a cursor. I honestly have no problems with it. On of my friends brings full foldable keyboard and mouse with his to use as a full box. I don’t find the need, everything I need to do I can do with touch, OSK and the controls the ally has. Also, 11 is 100% better than 10. That’s crazy.
@@SterlingSanders disagree about Win11 being better, I prefer how 10 looked and that the context menu required less clicks to get to where i want to go, just as two examples. And I find that using sticks as a mouse feels really bad and carrying extra gear kinda defeats the purpose imo. And as someone that plays Warcraft 3, Starcraft 2, Civ, Rock Raider, System Shock Remake, HotS, and other games that pretty much require a mouse, i find that i really need at least one trackpad.
@@Dovarcraft Your problems are more with the types of games you play than game form factors. RTS’s on a handheld, or any controller apparatus will be a diminished experience. You’re going to run into that problem with all the ones in the market, considering none of them were made for playing with a controller. I guess Steamdeck is the only product that works for you, even if underpowered? Or just use the touch screen for selection? Either way, not the kind of game I consider playing on the go. We’ll agree to disagree, win 11 is a better experience for me in general, though there are some niggles, I’ll give you, the context menu on win 11 is super dumb and annoying. No need to navigate a menu inside a menu, and remove the menus ability to interact with the keyboard for shortcut actions through typing after activating the menu. I just reverted it back to the old one, so haven’t delt with that for a long time.
So premium that its the most expensive and yes Asus is still only one of the 3 mainstream hand held gaming PC manufacturers to not even include a standard hard shell carry case in the box.
Buyer Beware! Asus absolutely will throw you under the bus when this thing breaks. And it will break. Their customer service is atrocious and their build quality leaves a lot to be desired.
A few years ago I could get a decent gaming laptop at $600, an awesome mid range gaming laptop at $800. Now even handheld are $800 and a decent mid range gaming laptop starts at $1000.😢
@@redring4083 yeah, i had a laptop from them and its screen broke on its own(i know it sounds crazy but i think heat killed it) only after 2 months they said we can't repair this and the parts aren't available. they did offer me another laptop but for $1200.
Sold my OG ally because the ergonomics were so bad... just got my x and im here to say, its still really bad. I have the Lego, steam deck and now the x. The ally is still the only one that i even think about grip comfort and constantly feel myself needing to adjust. Austin, there is absolutely zero chance you find this more comfortsble to hold than the deck.
Waiting for mine. Gonna put a 4tb drive in right away and run dualboot with Bazzite as my main platform to get the SteamOS experience and just a small partition with windows mainly for docked mode and Geforce Now in 4k120 on big screen.
![BEST Gaming Handheld in 2024!? [Steam Deck OLED | Ally X | Legion Go | Claw]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/czoKrKcgHaY/mqdefault.jpg)
I would wait another 6 months for the ROG Ally Y, maybe even a year for the Z
As a consumer it sucks that every year a new one is launched.
Has a big impact on resell value.
@@2greenify I seriously gotta stop buying first gen products
@@2greenify Every 6 months if it’s ASUS. Just stick with Valve. They have more reasonable upgrade cycles.
And ally oled tomorrow XD and ally 2 limited edition after less than one year 😂😂
@@walter_the_wobot2349actually this like if Playstation 6 comes to 2024 and Playstation 7 in 2025 if it was made by asus not sony , yup valve did the right thing ally x fans said than why oled even though sd oled after two year's and it's not actually steamdeck 2 but steamdeck pro
Asus have a horrible customer support. Buy their products at your own risk. Reviewers need to mention customer support, warranty and after sale services in their videos.
Amen to that
Why would CZcamsr reviewers do that? They get the products for free, use them for a few days and put them with the rest of the dust collectors. They never get to the point of actually having to deal with that specific company’s costumer service….I get what you’re saying but it’s always buyer beware on the costumer service end.
@@XAV-117never buy warranty’s from shops. The only one who got a deal is the shop
@@mustang9549congrats for the most braindead comment of the day at 10am
GamerNexus already got a resolution for this in motion and are being held accountable
Its $1570 after tax and 2 yrs of best buy protection here in Canada. A major fuckkkkkk noooo at that price. You pretty much have to buy that BB protection considering Asus warranty and customer service is as useless as a bag full of doorknobs. Meanwhile the Legion Go is on sale for $749 and theres no way in hell the X is worth over $400 more then the Go.... Period.
Yup! I recently bought an Z1E, 2tb 2230 ssd, glass screen protector, carrying case, and 2 year best buy protection for around $870. If I had pre-ordered an Ally X with a 2 year warranty, that thing was almost $1100 USD. Yea no.
and some users experiencing issues with their Ally X already
@@haynknight2002😂😂😂
1570...?!! How much tax is there?!
The F 1570$ you can had 5 steamdeck oled and put them in your gaming market 😉
I'm glad that you're not shilling as hard in this video as with the laptop video that you did when the ASUS debacle exploded.
My recommendation, though, is to wait a month or two after release and see if you can't get it open box from Best Buy. You easily save $200 off the bat for a lightly loved unit.
I have the original Ally and I really don't get the Windows 11 experience issues people are talking about. Is it the same seamless mobile experience as a PSP or Switch? Absolutely not, but is it actively a bad experience? Again, absolutely not. It's totally fine to use, especially if all you're doing in the Windows environment is downloading and opening games.
I also main my original ally and I think the Windows on it is great . I have no problems idk what these guys are talking about .
Just needs an OLED screen and the hall effect sticks and triggers and it'll be perfect.
It's actually easier to swap the sticks out. Yes it'd be nice to have hall effects upfront but still alot of companies not convinced half effects are actually bette.
The problem with hall effects is the magnet from the triggers that conduct Interference and 9/10 you gotta find a solution to prevent it with some Shield Tape
Ally oled is coming tomorrow but it will be 2000$ without tax and the warranty about you giving them your car on ship 🚢
Hall effect sticks are overrated. Stop buying into the youtube hype
@redcrimson1028 ally company told me don't buy steam oled because allyX oled and ally2LCD tomorrow and I don't know which one to choose 😅
Thank you Gamernexus for exposing ASUS
If you avoid every company Gamers Nexus criticise you'd end up living in a cave playing with stones. Even then Steve would be doing a 10 hour Deepdale into weather the stones were ergonomic enough.
@@Drunken_Horsereal this guy acted like he did something 😂
@@Drunken_Horse until you experience that bad company practice yourself
@@ronan5894 Most companies are like this, sadly. It shouldn't sway you from obtaining a device that you enjoy & makes you happy though, imo.
@@Drunken_Horsethere is a difference between oops and it's an iceberg.
deck oled 2 will going to be my next handheld.
Me to, come from a deck lcd and want a deck 2 oled
For $500 I'd MAYBE consider it
If you can’t afford the best tech, don’t look at it. It’s not $800 for no reason.
I find it insane that people till this day arent pushing asus to answer why they moved the sd card slot. Its so clear theyre unwilling to figure out a solution for customers whos money they already took. What if theres another critical flaw that pops up and Asus does sketchy things to rob you of more money and your warranty? These are all questions that until being addressed should make everyone avoid this brand as a whole.
P.s.: Austin metions the extended waranty which again means jack shit if there isnt an actual fix for the sd card reader theyre just replacing it with the same one in the same overheated spot, and they hand you a 200$ bill for "customer induced damage" in the end
I've been considering the ROG, but this is the first I've heard about the SD card slot overheating. How did this come about? Did they actually fix it?
@darthrubik8384 you must've been living under a rock?
@@darthrubik8384 No ythe original ROG Ally has a SD card slot close to a hot spot outside specification which led to it detroying itself and the card inside when used. All they did was offer free warranty replacement for that part that will still burn itself out. And when they marketed the ROG Ally X they just said they mived the port for "saving space" and refused to acknoowledge the original Allys hardware flaw. And they will do it again on this thing if such flaw is present.
@@darthrubik8384 They never fixed it and actually robbed people by inducing or pretending that other parts of the device have been damaged by the User. Till this day Asus lies about why they moved the SD Card spot on the new Ally X saying theyre "saving space" but in reality they just dont want to acknowledge their engineering flaw cause of the money they can save not doing so. Gamers Nexus made great videos about all of these issues you should be able to find it by searching "Gamer Nexus Asus"
@@redcrimson1028 when it comes to mobile gaming newer than the PS Vita, yes
finally someone brings up the gpu has 8gb of vram now vs the older ally gagging the system ram for vram
Steam Deck OLED best girl
Paid reviews need to be banned,
This video Vs a none paid review are very different.
Austin selling out again
I love my steam deck oled. If I want better graphics I just play on my desktop
Deck is only good if you have a gaming desktop companion or a gaming laptop that can compensate the lack of power and limitations of deck but if you have 7 yr old laptop gaming that can no linger play modern games but don't want to replace it cause it is still fine or a office laptop that cannot play ally is better choice. The fact that you don't need a desktop or gaming laptop to play demanding games on ally is more than enough.
@@nathanjuan6042 Eh, still better off getting a Legion GO, trackpad makes a big difference for several games and you dont have to rely on Asus' customer support which on its own is a big plus
I've bought 2nd handed 2tb steam deck from my friend who is going to save up for the Ally x. I can say that I really love the Deck especially the OS.
The one thing i don’t like about my Ally and other windows handhelds besides Windows. Is they have offset sticks and diagonal d-pad/face buttons. For me it forces your hands to grip lower and higher to reach like the Switch layout. Vs the Steam Deck that has even sticks with d-pad and face bottoms right next to each other. And they’re all at the top while the Ally layout is spread out on the top half, Steam Deck is just more comfortable to hold honestly.
Totally glossed over the small detail of frying SD cards. Smh
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My sd card never got fried. I know it was happening but that did not happen to me.
@@letsgobrandonfjbtrump47 exactly, as long as a device is overpriced and has fancy branding he is hyping it up and salivating over it.
4th day of straight Ally X news and reviews. Im loving my CZcams feed rn. 😍
The OG Steam Deck will forever remain my preferred handheld gaming device, so many good memories.
Yes because that is the only device you have 😂
@@nathanjuan6042the OG steam deck is actually better than the original Ally. As long as customer support of Asus remains the same any other handheld would be better.
@@_akeel2 Stop capping. I haven't seen any videos that deck is better than original ally. The only time deck beats ally is below 15wats but 15 to 30wats deck cannot keep up.
@@nathanjuan6042 oh wow the more expensive device is better 🤯 but whaaat? Bad customer support? Bad QA on the device? Is it worth it nahh
@@_akeel2 Well, I haven't had any problems with mine for 7 months, so I don't need a good RMA because my device is in perfect condition. Heck, some warranties only last a year, and mine has been issue-free for 7 months. I haven't had to argue with customer service or bring my device in for repairs because there haven't been any problems.
Is it worth it? Yes, of course. For the games I play, there are no limitations. Game Pass saves me a lot of money since I don't need to buy games at full price, and I still get the free games from Epic. Plus, I can play all my games from Steam at 1080p. Having extra power is better than limiting myself to 15 watts. You don't buy an Ally to play games at 15 watts; you buy it for the extra power and higher resolution.
🤔 so legion go or ally x for cod and other games on the road? Im a truck driver trying to go to bestbuy tomorrow and get one to use
One problem I have is the SD card slot failed on the original because SD cards Have A max Operating temperature of 80 to 85 and if you play in 30W or turbo mode the ally goes to 95 and I'd say that's what kills the SD card slot and SD cards.💯
Could have used 16:10 screen with those big bezels
I saw a video today about new solid state batteries. They're saying you can charge a solid state battery in 30 minutes and a single charge could keep your phone charged for as long as a week.
If all that's true, things like a 2-3 hour battery life will soon be a thing of the past.
Psst…your sponsorsimp is showing….
Very true. Not being totally true
Why do people care about Asus selling every year? I've seen phone users who only call and text start screaming to get the newest phone.
But the point for me is, just don't buy one after one singular year and wait maybe 2-3 years? It's still GREAT for those who never owned a handheld before and want the latest one.
All the handhelds are so good with bazzite on them. Performance goes through the roof. Rocking a legion go with bazzite with windows on an externall ssd for controller updates and shite.
What i find interesting is there isnt much talk about windows jank on this device. Its almost like slapping a bigger battery some how fixed the problem
I'm sticking with my rog ally. It's still so amazing. I dont travel much so I'll always plugged in. Also as a dad with the kids watching trolls on the 80in. I can lay back on the couch playing Call of duty, elden ring, just all the games I love
This is not worth the extra price hike. This is how the Ally should have been.
Hmmmm price is still steep, and does anyone know if the SD card reader is still frying? On the other hand battery life is really nice 👍 the second c type plug in is certainly a bonus. Windows is still Windows that's just the world a ocording to Windows.
I just gave my Steam Deck OLED to my son for his birthday and he loves it. I’m picking this up for myself so I’m looking forward to it
Please make a video on the Back Market trade in process! It would be very interesting to see🙏
$800 is kinda steep. You REALLY need to need that form factor because i'm almost positive my friend just bought a tuf laptop with a 4070 for under $800. Thats a lot of performance left on the table to just be able to hold it in your hand. Also if your in the house, you can just stream the games through steam so the performance difference to other handhelds is not even a factor at that point.
“We cant live our lives just waiting for the next upgrade” uuuuhh yes we can bc the moment that upgrade hits the shelves the previous model is soooo much cheaper. So for people like me who dont really mind getting one gen behind others. I can say in all honesty we can wait if that saves us around a few 100 euro’s on the last gen. Not everyone has that dollar/euro tree in his backyard ^^.
To everyone on about their customer service. You all obviously haven’t done enough research because Gamer Nexus just absolutely kicked them in the balls and made them kneel.
Windows hating still going on for handhelds? I thought we moved past that, especially when Ally X (and Snapdragon laptops) demonstrated impressive efficiency while running Windows. So turns out that was never the problem to behind with. It was all about hardware configuration and BIOS tweaking. Also what is this "dealing with Windows"? You mean occasioanlly updating it and doing some other Windows things for 5-10 minutes, like we do on our desktop gaming PCs? Complete non-issue, when you consider that Windows gives you access to ALL of your games library and not just some. I also think SteamDeck gets too much credit and love considering it's essentially locked down to 1 company's online service (out of the box, which is how 99% of users use the device). I also don't agree that SteamOS's UI is as big of advantage as some make it out to be. Sure slightly more polished UI is cool, but I use gaming devices for gaming, not for staring at UI.
Most buying handhelds are looking for a ease pick up and play like console gaming, like how steamos is. Windows still known for buggy sleep settings. Proton is almost able to play all games (besides kernel based anticheats) so I think they're getting there, besides having to find which layer works.
Don't get me wrong I have no issue with w11 and have my Lego dual booted with bazzite and w11 for the games that don't work on bazzite.
You complaining about his opinions is really pointless
Bro it’s just a pile on tbh. They hear one person say something and they all hop on it
I know right they acting like 80% of the world hasn’t already been using windows for the past 20 years lmao at this point it’s pretty clear it’s just a bunch of cope from steam deck users because they can’t afford something better so they nitpick and exasperate little issues the competition has. Everyone that’s had the chance to use both always ends up preferring the ROG ally. For every person that likes steam deck for the ease of use, there’s a guy out there that prefers the ROG ally for having windows and the ability to fine tune settings to get the specific performance they want. When money isn’t an issue the clear winner is the Ally.
Yeah that's pretty much bullshit. Unless they only play steam games exclusively, they still need to work with steam os destktop mode which just pretty much like windows.
So... I don't understand how these console work, i have 3 games i bought from steam, can i play It them on the deck or i Need to install windows first there?
Hey Austin just wanted to say I love your videos, I’ve been subscribed for years. I was hoping you might take the time and read my comment. My grandmother who is on a fixed income and has a really high debt to income can’t get a new computer because hers finally gave out, I’m hoping that you could make her life a little easier by giving her a good quality computer , thank you and god bless you .
Currently own a steam deck oled, and I’m enjoying it a lot.
I can’t wait till the steam deck 2 drop and watch everyone run to that and talk how great and powerful that device is lol
Facts im good with my OLED
I sold my Ally for the reason of failing SD card and slot issues. I dont want my device dying on me, let alone killing the memory card i bought for it.
ive got both OG and X in all honesty in terms of power or performance is minimal at best. SSD, buy a converter. The 2 only great things its black and better battery. But if using a battery pack like 747 anker i will get 4-5 hours easy out of the OG.
Ngl after being a PC gamer who's fought off a lot of console fanboys over the years, it feels like the roles are reversed when I talk about the reasons why I like the Steam Deck over the Ally.
i have it and regret it now. im not done installing all my games yet.. but i feel the games i play most make it go dead fast
I bought a regular Ally a couple days ago and I like it so far. It's REALLY comfortable to hold and the thumb sticks are great and feel like a regular controller! I've. Played on my buddy's steam deck and it just didn't feel comfortable with me. However as much as windows runs great I feel like steamOS is more seamless for gaming.
I had mine all of 6 hours before it started grinding on the inside. When I returned it to Best Buy they asked if I had it in a hot car for several days because it was hot as a toaster. I’m super disappointed, I LOVED it before it failed. More than the steam deck OLED. But when I took it in they said I was the third THIRD person to return one the same day. Thank GOD I got it at Best Buy and not ASUS. Wishing everyone else luck with theirs, I won’t be buying another one.
Was the new X model? I'm just curious
@@MikuCobraColeI’m pretty sure it was the X model because this video is based off of that specific model. Not trying to be a smart ass or anything it’s because he sad 3 people brought the same device back in the same day and it just came out.
Better get a Deck or Legion GO
@@MikuCobraCole Yes, it was the X model. Sorry for the late reply, I don’t check CZcams notifications often.
@@Dovarcraft I have a SteamDeck OLED, thanks : )
I have the original Ally and my SD card reader has never worked. It’s turned me off to buying from them.
I bought the old ally for 400 this week. I know it has its issues with the sd card but I'm hoping I'll make it work because the performance is just so much better than a steam deck for what I play which is mostly genshin or some destiny 2
I still rather use my steam deck anything windows 11 handheld is gonna be horrible
It's Asus, never buy anything they make unless they can literally prove they are better in both their customer service and the quality of what they made. If you just dive right in, while it's your right, when anything happens, you lose your right to complain, due to all the warnings out there.
Original Ally is🎉 phenomenal . Sold the Deck OLED and kept the Ally due to game compatibility and a better screen on Ally. Yes it has better, smoother , sharper screen than the Deck OLED . Armory Crate is really good now too .
im not wasting my money on the rog ally i dont think theyll ever fix the damn thing at all and its windows based meaning its gonna be garbage while steam deck has very few issues also the name is so original why is every company obsessed with the letter x
I don't know why Microsoft doesn't just relaunch Windows CE and make it for small handheld PCS. I know Windows CE was made off a different software kernel but they can update it with a new software kernel. The Windows CE would be made for small mobile PCS and small electronics like a GPS.
Microsoft isn't smart that's why. Also, ask the true gamers that had great minds didn't work at Microsoft anymore. They're ask replaced with non gamer men in shiny suits and actually hate video games.
Windows CE was a Windows for non-PCs. It was incompatible to Windows. Do you really want to cripple those handhelds?
@@fairphoneuser9009 Microsoft can revamp Windows CE for portable devices. I know Windows CE was completely incompatible with Windows. Because most GPS units used Windows CE as their operating systems and if the GPS has life time map updates you could connect the GPS up to the computer to update the maps. I know you needed the software to update the maps but before you would connect the GPS Windows would see it as a storage device. If it was completely incompatible it would do like an Apple device and say this device is not compatible with a Windows device.
@@KenSch2020 It just didn't run "regular" Windows software. That's the point where it was completely incompatible with Windows...
@@fairphoneuser9009 I know it wasn't like regular Windows that why I said revamp Windows CE to make it for mobile device that uses controller buttons and touch screen. The original Windows CE was a super cut down version of Windows that really didn't offer drivers just a basic operating system that was not DOS. In terms of just being simple to put on a mobile device like GPS. I know it may seem like I am promoting Windows CE as a fix all. I am really saying just relaunch Windows CE as a Windows for handheld computers and mobile devices that has those type of controls. Personally in my life I have only seen one desktop PC that had Windows CE installed on it. Don't know why but it was at a Firestone tire place. So I knew when I purchased a GPS with Windows CE is was a basic operating system.
Just bought this and listed my Z1E for sale. The upgrades are just too good, double battery life, NVME m.2, 2 USB C ports, Increased RAM, moved SD card slot to prevent overheating of the slot, and also added in joysticks that feel much smoother than the z1e.
Coming from the Steamdeck... I love Windows on it. Now I can play any game without having to jump through a million hoops. It's not a console, it's a handheld laptop.
You have windows on a steam deck too?? lets gooo!! windows on steam deck is literally godsent if you know what you are doing, I can play all my games without worrying anything
Yup. When SteamDeck came out there was misguided narrative about these handhelds for a few years. It's a handheld gaming PC, not a console. So it only makes sense to use the best gaming OS that you already use on your gaming desktop PC and that is Windows. Not even SteamOS with Valve's best compatibility efforts can come close. I can appreciate Valve's efforts and obviously competition in this space did great things, but I think some people got a bit carried away with drinking Valve's coolaid. I don't want to be too negative of SD but I don't like SteamOS at all and I also don't' like the fact that by default that device is locked to 1 company's online service (and everyone gives this a pass because Valve...).
The only thing which I don't like about steam deck and the steam OS, is that I cannot play certain few online games like BF5...
Have you already done legion go reviews? I'd be buying it maybe so I'd love to hear your opinion on that device 😃
It's just a shame to pay 800+ for the same device for just minor changes
It’s a $300 dollar price bump. Not sure you watched the video or not but you get a approx 50% faster z1 extreme chip, better cooling and a better design with double the battery life and double the storage from 512 to 1tb.
Still the same device
@@mickeymouze5 yeah, okay. My pc with a 2080 is the same as my pc with a 4090? If that’s how you understand tech I’m not going to maintain an argument.
@@herblybxb_ ok
I really like Win 11 on my ally. It makes the device so much more versatile! And the windows handheld experience will only get better with updates.
11:56 "this really is, in my opinion, the best windows powered handheld pc, period" . . . until lenovo sponsors us and give us a free legion go 😅. Is it really Austin? why not compare it with the legion go?🤔
8:39 bro what are you saying the steam oled has oled screen enough said who cares about getting more frames in cyberpunk when it’s smooth already ? We are not talking about some esports game or whatever. Calling it a ps4 vs ps5 is dumb
Im still not sold even all the praise he did on ASUS ROG ally X, Asus is not getting another dime for me due to customer support
Can say from switching the OS on my ROG Ally (original) from Windows to a SteamOS-alike (Bazzite OS), it has made it so much better and exactly what I wanted for an upgraded Steam Deck. Windows on a handheld is absolutely horrific
Can you play windows games on Bazzite?
Steam deck oled just buy that trust me if you want easy and flawless ui for your games
Ken’s playlist showing TOGETOGE is the best part of this video
Windows is great on my ally , idk what Austin and everyone else is talikng about . it works great , I have absolutely no problems and it's now my main PC.
No touchpads and windows 11 are the worst problems
Got an ally x running bazzite. Its the best handheld right now.
Ill stick to my legion go until there is a major upgraded handheld. I hope everyone enjoys their ROG ally x if they picked it up!
About windows on ROG Ally X you can use Windows Tablet mode, i think its cool
When I finally upgrade my SSD, I'm going to install Windows 8 on it for fun. I have a feeling the UX will be pretty cool.
@@conchobar fr
Don't understand the Windows 11 hate. Works great for me, even on Ally. Very few issues. I have a M3 MacBook Pro and a Threadripper work station and an HTCPC, I use them seamlessly next to each other. I like having full access to a windows box on my Ally, there area ton of games that don't play, or play right on steamdeck.
Because “iTs nOt WiNdOwS 10” basically. Been using w11 since it came out and I’ve yet to have a single issue out of it.
same, Win11 is okay, imo its slightly worse than 10 but not by much. For a handheld though its complete ass, especially a handheld without a trackpad
@@Dovarcraft right click the right stick, it turns into a cursor. I honestly have no problems with it. On of my friends brings full foldable keyboard and mouse with his to use as a full box. I don’t find the need, everything I need to do I can do with touch, OSK and the controls the ally has. Also, 11 is 100% better than 10. That’s crazy.
@@SterlingSanders disagree about Win11 being better, I prefer how 10 looked and that the context menu required less clicks to get to where i want to go, just as two examples. And I find that using sticks as a mouse feels really bad and carrying extra gear kinda defeats the purpose imo. And as someone that plays Warcraft 3, Starcraft 2, Civ, Rock Raider, System Shock Remake, HotS, and other games that pretty much require a mouse, i find that i really need at least one trackpad.
@@Dovarcraft Your problems are more with the types of games you play than game form factors. RTS’s on a handheld, or any controller apparatus will be a diminished experience. You’re going to run into that problem with all the ones in the market, considering none of them were made for playing with a controller.
I guess Steamdeck is the only product that works for you, even if underpowered? Or just use the touch screen for selection? Either way, not the kind of game I consider playing on the go.
We’ll agree to disagree, win 11 is a better experience for me in general, though there are some niggles, I’ll give you, the context menu on win 11 is super dumb and annoying. No need to navigate a menu inside a menu, and remove the menus ability to interact with the keyboard for shortcut actions through typing after activating the menu. I just reverted it back to the old one, so haven’t delt with that for a long time.
legion go? no?
So premium that its the most expensive and yes Asus is still only one of the 3 mainstream hand held gaming PC manufacturers to not even include a standard hard shell carry case in the box.
Buyer Beware!
Asus absolutely will throw you under the bus when this thing breaks. And it will break. Their customer service is atrocious and their build quality leaves a lot to be desired.
Here in NZ the Ally x is $1790 and the SD oled is $1780
A few years ago I could get a decent gaming laptop at $600, an awesome mid range gaming laptop at $800. Now even handheld are $800 and a decent mid range gaming laptop starts at $1000.😢
its a good product even best in class, but the price is bad if you already have any other. the price is a bit too much for just an upgrade
@@morphowolf.-vv5fq forget all that and consider what an absolute nightmare it is to deal with Asus over warranty claims.
@@redring4083 yeah, i had a laptop from them and its screen broke on its own(i know it sounds crazy but i think heat killed it) only after 2 months they said we can't repair this and the parts aren't available. they did offer me another laptop but for $1200.
MASSIVE Game Gear vibes.
The best option is the ally z1e you can buy this second hand for 300-350...
Sold my OG ally because the ergonomics were so bad... just got my x and im here to say, its still really bad.
I have the Lego, steam deck and now the x. The ally is still the only one that i even think about grip comfort and constantly feel myself needing to adjust. Austin, there is absolutely zero chance you find this more comfortsble to hold than the deck.
Nice yard!!
Just over $1000 in the uk at £800, and still no hard shell in the box, carry case.
Legion go is king.
Lenovo legion go > Asus rog ally x
Why not compare with the Lenovo legion go? Seems a more even comparison.
Because that's humongous. It's not even a handheld for me.
So reviews can be bought
I would love to have one of these to pair up with my ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Ryzen 9 4900K 2020 laptop
Come back ASUS when you've made it with an OLED
The real question is it worth spendinf 800$ on
Waiting for mine. Gonna put a 4tb drive in right away and run dualboot with Bazzite as my main platform to get the SteamOS experience and just a small partition with windows mainly for docked mode and Geforce Now in 4k120 on big screen.
soooo it's a double sponsor integration...you do these on Galaxy flip...huh? :)
I think Linus ripped on it during a Shortcircuit episode, too.
I ended up going with legion go, have a deck n love it. I just cant risk that much money with asus.
Can I use Rog Ally with MSI Claw docking station?
Microsoft could learn from Google, Google actually made support for folding phones years before they made their own folding phone
IM HIGH ASF AND CAN HEAR HIS MIC HIT HIS CHEST WHY DID GOD DO THIS TO ME
Bro LOL
lol whhhaaattt
what is a good 800usd "gaming laptop" alternative?
lenovo loq
at this point you're good to get a decent RTX2070/3060 laptop around that price with probably a similar graphical output
Acer has a cheap laptop with a 4060 or 4050 for like $100 more right now if I recall correctly
Asus really played themselves woth their horrible customer service
Early bird gets the warm!! Hope you everyone has a nice day🙌🏼
worm.
do you have to install windows on a new hard drive if you do replace the stock one?
Regardless , I wouldn't give up my Legion Go for it