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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 9062 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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88%would recommend to a friend

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Customers commend the ROG Ally for its impressive overall performance, portability, and excellent screen quality. Many appreciate its game compatibility and lightweight design. However, some customers have expressed concerns regarding battery life and issues with the SD card reader. Additionally, a few users have noted the device can heat up and that the storage capacity and software could be improved.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this thing!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got it on sale for $599. DEFINITELY worth that, no doubt about it. Has run every game I play at medium or high graphics settings, 900p resolution, and always 35+ fps. Most games I average in the mid 40s. Highly recommend going ahead and upgrading the SSD straight away before installing games to make it faster and simpler. I used a 1tb SSD and can store plenty of games. Heck of a unit.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good bang for the buck

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome gaming device with lots of customization but only downside is kind of short battery life, on GTA 5 battery barely last about an hour

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best portable of the moment

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for portable gaming. With each update it keeps getting better. Battery could be better, though i suspect its more of a windows problem

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Made video games fun again

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Something about playing video games on a dedicated gaming device just makes it more fun for me. I already have tons of steam games and this can run all but the most poorly optimized (struggles with a basic RTS called Northgard that it should be able to run haha). I just beat Elden Ring on this thing. It's great! Just be sure to buy a bigger SSD, you can even get an adapter to allow fun size NVME SSDs which are way cheaper.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Purchase!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I already had the Steamdeck and honestely I didn't want to add the Windows partition and suffer with all the respective configuration. This is an excellent alternative for SteamDeck. You can play Xbox Game Pass games (only PC versions), Steam games, Warzone, etc. You must only adapt to the mouse moving it with sticks or touch pad. Screen is smaller than SteamDeck. Although, you can configure the grapichs in any game settings and you can get all the juice from Ally. BTW, I love both systems. If you don't have a SteamDeck this is an excellent option if you want to avoid all the Windows configurations.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Asus rog ally

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This device is a perfect handheld pc that can run any game at a stable 60+ but its only downside is the battery life.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Comp0uter

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works very well and expands the enjoyment of having a computer that is mobile. Works so well when away from home.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    ROG Ally r1 extreme

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This handle Pc is amazing I’m enjoying playing lots of my AAA game titles that I loved on the ps5 and Xbox man does this thing does its job well with those games I was impressed with what it had to offer and I really had to buy this device and see for my self and it delivered 10/10 for me

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game compatibility, Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Rog ally

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its a amazing product i love how fast and the fact i have windows 11 in my hands. The fact that i have all my pc games handheld is insane and the peformance is great

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great machine

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    thought about purchasing this for a while and finally did. happy with the decision. runs AAA games very well and is very comfortable and portable

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    birthday gifts

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I brought 2 one for myself and one for my 9yr old. we both love it so far no issues. my 9 yr old wanted a gaming PC so I decided on this so he can take it on the go.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    ROG is my Ally

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The ROG is a great start to something beautiful. If you understand how PC's and Windows 11 then you will understand the negatives that actually can be improved. I took it on a trip and time passed like I was playing at home. My only con that is really impactful for me is when the ROG is low battery it feels like a controller with no rechargeable batteries...lol

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    BEST HANDHELD EVER

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The ally is great only issue is battery life but other than that a wonderful purchase highly recommend especially from best buy

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game compatibility

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Exactly what I have been looking for!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A lot of people have complaints about the ease of use of this device, but I do not. I've been looking for a handheld that runs windows and has the specs to run really good games as well as old games. I love that I can essentially replace my desktop and my laptop with this device for most of the stuff I do day to day on a desktop PC. The only con I have to this device is the design of the SDs card slot location as these cards can get hot to be in with and this device doesn't help. Cool off the SD card. It actually makes it hotter. Other than that, I love this device and I would recommend.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Screen quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great handheld device!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I use this to play steam games! It runs great and the screen is vibrant!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A must have

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's better than any other portable console. Rivals gaming laptops in power, I love mine

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good handheld, just not for me

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    To be fair, the ROG Ally is a very good gaming handheld but after using for a few days I returned it and got a full refund (thank you Best Buy!). The system just didn't feel right and using Windows on such a small screen was unpleasant. But that was me so don't be dissuaded by my impressions. In many ways it's superior to the Steam Deck that I ultimately ended up buying.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased the Ally to be able to play PC games in the go and while traveling for work. This device has almost the same specs as my home PC and is quick. Very quick.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Power full handheld computer ( Little Beast)

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am using this since 3 months. This is my compact powerful computer. This has powerful processor, good RAM and graphics card. I use it for games, video editing, movie making, presentations etc. This little computer renders high graphic games withoutany issues, most of the laptops struggle to render such games. This is travel friendly. I carry it wherever i go. I connect to monitor or TV for video editing and movie making. For the price this is simply superb. I like ASUS products. This is my second ASUS product. Kudos to ASUS

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    “The Game Changer”

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Rog Ally is “A game changer” (pun intended). I can play ALL my Steam games and more on it. If i’m playing a difficult level, I can pause, go into Windows 11, and browse the web to find help! The build is high quality and the Armory Crate management software is always improving. If you are looking for long battery life, buy a Nintendo Switch. But If you want to play AAA PC games for an hour or two with the ability to fast charge or play while plugged in for longer play time, this is an amazing device to do it on!

    I would recommend this to a friend