Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- RC71L-ALLY.Z1X_512
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- SKU:
- 6542964
Customer reviews
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 9063 reviews
(9,063 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Performance4.6
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Storage Capacity4.0
Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars
- Controller4.4
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
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.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Overall performance, Screen quality
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Performs pretty well but needs a lot of tuning
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It is definitely a powerful portable, and can run AAA games pretty well on medium settings. Screen looks great, but the controls are subpar compared to a steam deck. The overlay for choosing games is also an afterthought at best, as you get kicked out into normal windows A LOT, so you never forget thisnis a windows machine.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from ASUS Answers
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- Pros mentioned:Overall performanceCons mentioned:Sd card reader
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Rog ally for the win
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Almost perfect except from the micro sd issue,performance is solid
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Game compatibility
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The stepping stone to handheld PC gaming
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.After several software patches and hot fixes, the Ally is finally deserving of the title of king of handheld PC gaming. The Steam Deck is cute and has a strong, applaudable, focus on compatibility, but having the Ally to fill in gaps with things like Xbox Cloud Gaming, all the non-compatible Steam games, and games from other launchers, sells it. The only con is Windows-related and boot issues, which one can only hope is fixed in time with software.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice device
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very nice device, feels good in the hand. Battery life is mediocre though
I would recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
ROG Ally
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The portabke computer aspect is fantastic but imthe initsl start of having to uodate drivers and systems was a bit off putting. Having to soend time watching videos to get the right drivers after the initial install was a slight oain but not too bad. The main “flaw” is just the batteryblife, after about over an hour of game play the system is out of battery life.
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great hanheld
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great handheld system. I purchased it since my wife and kids take over all the TVs. Now I get a chance to play games while they watch their show. Storage could be better, i usually game on the cloud via game pass, so i guess is not too much of an issue. However if you have a big library in steam, storage wont be enough. I havent had a chance to test the sd card. Hopefully it will work.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Have Patience!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Overall it's been great for what it can do, but there's a big learning curve and a bit buggy. Docked mode is probably where I see most issues. It's only been out for a little over a month, so I see it getting better. Steam Deck was the same way in the beginning. Do I regret the purchase? Not at all. If anyone wants to get into an entry level windows machine, this is a good starting point.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
In love
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.10/10. This thing does everything i wanted out of it. I can play Fortnite 120FPS easily and it looks beautiful doing it! I thought i would only be using Turbo Mode all the time plugged in but was so surprised to find that i can play in Performance Mode! Doing so gives the Ally about 2 hours and 20min of Fortnite gameplay which is amazing. Same goes for Overwatch. I play using my bluetooth Xbox Controller and latency is amazing as expected. Very very happy with my purchase and in love with the Ally!!
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performanceCons mentioned:Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I’ve had this for a month no problems great performance battery could be bigger, and I have had no issues with SD card reader
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Game compatibility
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome Device if You Know Your Way Around Windows
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a powerful device that plays most AAA games well. If you're not a PC gamer, it's going to take research and patience to get this thing tweaked to how you like it. If you're not a Windows user period, you're going to have a very tough time. Once you come to terms with both of those, the use case and performance of this thing is incredible. There's definitely some quality issues out there with so much plastic, but if you don't run into any quality control issues, this thing is a pleasure to use.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A fun handheld device
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this after reading and watching a lot of reviews on it and so far it's great. It connected to my Steam library easily and has enough power to play many games without issue. The only thing I need to purchase is the storage upgrade to 2TB because the 512GB it comes with is way too small for games these days.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good gaming handheld device
||Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.For a handheld device is definitely works hard for such a compact device. Everything about it runs better than even my gaming laptop. The only downside for me is the awkwardness of holding it. For comfortability it nots as good as id like. But thats still minuscule compared to everything else it offers
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:Heat dissipation
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.So far this windows device has been pretty good, have not had any issues out of it so far. Excepted a bit of freezing here and there, the frame rate is pretty soild also the system is very responsive which is great, I also like the different modes you can choose from which are desktop, consoles mode and touch so far i am impressed the product. One last thing is the system’s heats up the screen whixh makes it very hot, it can be a bit noisy at rime just the fans.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
ROG Ally is Great!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I’ve been wanting to get into PC gaming for a while and the ROG Ally offers a nice solution since I don’t have the space for a full-blown PC setup in my house.
I would recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:Sd card reader
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very Pleased!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I love my ROG Ally. After owning the steam deck, I was really itching for that experience but with a handheld that had a bit more power to it. Besides the minor tweaks to get the Ally where you want I have no complaints to this point with this device. Although after only a short time my SD card slot did not work like most other reviewers are saying. I am able to upgrade the storage but feel like the SD card is where the Ally failed.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great device
||Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Amazing device my husband loves it, he uses it often. It’s very convenient for traveling.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Product
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Had this for awhile now, works perfectly fine and love being able to play mobile.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Doubles as a PC
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I needed a PC for school but rarely use laptops for personal use. I wanted more utility so I picked up this device to double as a handheld gaming system and a PC. It does everything I need it to. I can run regression analysis in Excel and play Starfield on Xbox GamePass. Its the perfect device for me
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great little powerful device
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This thing is fantastic, plays all my AAA games in low-med settings at 45+ even 60+ fps depending on the game. It is quite a bit more involved than other "consoles" but if you have a bit of windows knowledge it's very easy to setup and use. Definitely consider upgrading to 1TB SSD.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great buy for most
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This thing is amazing, IF you get a good model and you can figure your way around windows. I’m coming from a steam deck and mostly play plugged in, if you want this to be portable you should reconsider or get a battery bank. Other than that it’s powerful and after some tweaks can float around 75c and stay in VRR for almost any game you would want to play.
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