Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought an open box model and everything was in excellent condition! The device itself is extremely easy to use if you know about windows. The downside is the storage, but an upgrade to a 2tb ssd will suffice. The SD card slot definitely has an issue, I haven’t used any just to be safe but it burns out your card. The only fix is to send it back to ASUS and they’ll replace the motherboard I believe. The battery when it’s undocked, has a short lifespan of about a couple hours depending on the settings you have. Other than that this device is very fun and powerful for a handheld device. Once you buy a dock and the other accessories, it could turn into a desktop.

The Asus Rog Ally is great! It took a little while to figure out the keyboard when needed, but it works great for Steam gaming and browsing if you do not want the Steam Deck!

I got this to play my games on the go since my job takes me to a few different states. So far I've enjoyed it. I've played Baldur's gate 3, fallout new Vegas, etc and it has done pretty well with good graphics and fps. Though it's battery life isn't very long so don't be far from your charger.

Pros: Portable AAA gaming in small form factor, full Windows functionality, easy to mod. Cons: Ventilation, low ram, lack of accessories Gaming on this is easy as long as you tweak around the settings and find the sweet spot with the 6gb normal folks use for GPU and the rest for CPU. Albeit at low / medium settings I get easily 50-60 FPS for intense GPU games and 60+ for 1+ Year old titles. The heat is manageable from the two fans, I’ve never ran into issues with over heating. It’s better by a few degrees if you add an aluminum heat sink and change the back case to increase area for the second fan that’s carved out with the ROG logo. I’ve noticed minor differences with both those mods. So that’s negligible at most. The SSD increase is a must. Toss in a 2TB and you are golden for at least 10 games. Maybe 2 if you think about COD. Hah. There is a possibility to use the normal m.2 SSDs, just add the adapter and you have plenty of space for that upgrade as well. Modding is easy; the back case is accessible by taking off the 6 screws (5 actually cause the 6th stays attached). Cons: Battery life could be better, the GPU could have been better it’s rated as on par with a Nvidia 1650. Granted yes I understand it’s a “switch” form factor PC, so anything above 1080 is moot on a screen this size but still. The option to have greater fidelity would be nice. Most games you’ll be lucky to get a few rounds on performance mode, let alone turbo off plug in power. So consider any potential “portable gaming” to be near a wall outlet to be remotely lasting. The most annoying bit is the joy sticks rub off on the circular LED glow rings and leaves black residue in the small crevice you can’t quite get with pointed tools unless you take the front face apart to clean. It’s just normal wear and tear of a joy stick controller. After some time, the SSD tends to also forget there is an OS on itself so it’ll go into a BIOS/ UEFI state as if nothing is on the SSD. Fully shut down and it might work normally but it’s annoying when it happens frequently. Overall this is a tech persons toy, honestly anyone else might get really annoyed or frustrated in figuring out the nuances of such a device. This isn’t a plug and play console. It’s a small PC. If you aren’t versed in pc gaming and can’t trouble shoot basic problems or aren’t the go to IT for your circle…look at streaming devices like the Logitech go, PlayStation portable, or iPhone attachments for easier accessibility to your console via data driven connection.

The ROG Ally is a powerful handheld gaming PC that runs Windows 11, giving you access to your full library—Steam, Game Pass, Epic, and more. It features a sharp 7-inch 1080p 120Hz display, ergonomic controls, and AMD’s Z1/Z1 Extreme chips that handle most modern games smoothly. Pros: Excellent performance for its size high-refresh display Great for emulation and PC gaming Familiar Windows environment Cons: Short battery life (1.5–3 hrs under load) Fan can get noisy If you want full PC gaming in a Switch-like form and don’t mind some tinkering, the ROG Ally is one of the best portable options—just keep your charger handy.

I was thinking about the steam deck. But then I seen this and saw that it runs on windows 11 which means its a smaller computer. It runs well. Had a bit of a problem with the sdcard thought it was the issue these have had with the card reader malfunction due to heat stress. But it was just the card. I bought this really to play Baldurs Gate 3 when I go into work. This thing runs the game superbly at mid to high settings. The feel of the console feels firm durable. I love holding this thing in my hands. I will say though the keyboard feature and touch screen can be a little buggy at times. Would I buy this again? Yes would I buy a steam deck? Yes. This does have a horrible battery life but given the type of chipset and gpu it has. There are compormises that have to be. You cant have your cake and ice creme and eat it too. I normally have it plugged in all the time anyways so I can run at turbo mode. Even in the car.

In my experience within the first 10 days I had a couple hardware issues. The SD card reader stopped reading SD cards. My right trigger didn't register as being fully registered unless you pressed it extremely hard. To the point it was uncomfortable putting that much presser on the trigger thinking it may break. And lastly it kind of seemed half of my battery cells were dead. At 15-25w the battery life was only 45 minutes. Which was about half of what other reviews were getting. I do feel being a launch device things like this can happen and I do not feel the device as a whole is bad. The screen is decently bright and is color accurate. The controls are good, while the sticks are a bit to loose for my usual liking they worked fine. The speakers for their size have good sound depth and volume. Overall feel of the device is good. The performance potential is really good, while not quite there yet as long as AMD and Asus continue to support the device with firmware and software updates it could be an amazing device. Sadly I did return my Ally within the return window due to the hardware issues with the plan to pick up another one down the road. There are a lot of other Windows gaming handhelds out there but I feel that Asus and AMD working together can make the Ally great and having a local brick and mortar store to aid in support is the way to go over internet only purchasable handhelds. Good start but needs a little more time to become what it can be.

This is a great choice for a handheld gaming PC! It is powerful enough to handle the latest AAA game titles, the screen is vibrant and bright, and the controls are good. It is great for the price. I wish it had more storage, but you can upgrade it. I also wish it had a larger battery and more memory. There is a new model coming out sometime soonish that does have more memory and maybe some other upgrades.. I am thinking about getting it because Iove this one so much! You won't go wrong buying this one though!

First of all, I own a steam deck, and have owned a Logitech G Cloud. They lack the power I want, so i bought the ally. Its angular design is uncomfortable for me. The battery life is poor, and YES I run it at Turbo, otherwise no point in buying it over the steam deck since the deck is better at 15w. The G cloud is easily the most comfortable. Im having to return it since it gets very hot and shuts off. It gets hot not only around the command center and armory crate buttons, but oddly a little around the back grips. I did appreciate the updates (except the recent one that reduced performance by roughly 30%) The sound was the best ive ever heard. The buttons are nice overall. Mapping the back buttons make my life easy. I was getting about 1080p Mid settings 35-45fps Turbo non plugged in on Elden ring. Plugged in got me 45-55fps. Battery is horrible. Not sure I believe its the same as the steam deck. Overall, battery sucks, comfort isnt great, and the obvious heat defect is an issue ive even read elsewhere (likely fan problem). The look is awesome, sound is great, screen is nice, oh and xcloud streaming looks better than G cloud (likely due to 6E support), and theyre supporting it well so far. Would be a 3.7 star if not for the defect.

I’ve made the swap from a Steamdeck to the Ally and I do not regret this choice one bit. The Steamdeck was good, don’t get me wrong but the incompatibility with a lot of games really just made it more difficult to play the games I want to. AAA games played on the deck were only able to play Low-Medium settings. On the other hand, the Ally can play basically ANY game that runs on Windows and the games run at a good medium-high settings depending on the game. Games run at an average 41-100fps give or take depending on the game of course. I’ve yet to find a game that runs poorly on this thing. I’ve been using the Ally to lay on the couch and just game since I’ve bought it. Pros: can run almost any game Windows based SSD can be upgraded Cons: Battery life Battery life Battery life

This is an amazing piece of equipment. The fact that it can out perform laptops that cost more while being as portable as a switch is almost mind blowing. It does, however, come with room for improvement. Storage is the biggest issue. The 512 GB doesn't last long and the SD slot over heats and cooks the disk to death. This leaves you with too little storage or the need to open up your device and swap in a new drive. I have not opened mine up, so I can't comment on the difficulty. Overall, I would certainly recommend this over a Switch and I'm happy to have selected it over a Steam Deck, though I've not used one.

I started out with a steam deck and kept running into it's limitations. I felt like there was something missing and I was missing out on a true PC game experience so I took the leap and got the Rog Ally. It has done everything that I need. So far my biggest gripe is that the internal memory doesn't last long when you're really thinking about the sheer size games in their updates can have this is without mods and anything else luckily I already had an additional micro SD to expand its memory but so far I've got no complaints. It's a fun lightweight system with a nice amount of battery, it is a lot less restrictive then the steam deck. Thoroughly enjoyed no regrets.

I bought this open-box and it was perfect. I have a desktop pc but I play this thing way more. It's super convenient to just pick up and play. I wish it came in 1TB instead of 512 GB but it can easily be swapped out. I'm happy I bought this on sale less than $400. The fact that I can pick this thing up and play AAA games in such a small form factor is so cool.

The screen is perfect, the sound is perfect, is pretty lightweight compared to other handhelds, but I hate windows, updates can take a lot of time and it's more hassle because you need to check windows updates, myAsus updates and armored creat updates. It's pretty powerful but only above 15W, if you want more power you'll need either a power bank or play plugged in because the battery kinda sucks, if you don't want to do that I think the steamdeck oled version is a better option unless playing unverified games on steamdeck are a most for you, that and games that aren't on steam like minecraft, in that case go for the ally

It’s a decent system for what but is. Very power processor and GPU and that’s an awesome experience for a handheld. Unfortunately that means battery life will be less than stellar and you have to remain plugged in or gonna have to keep power banks on hand. Performance wise it handles everything I threw at it like a champ. It’s a new kid on the block so the issues are being ironed out through patches as with any new thing. If you can overlook the battery consumption issues then this may be the unit for you. I also was taking this beauty to work for a min watching movies on that beautiful screen. Invest in a decent dock as well. The paper one serves its purpose but a decent plastic one would’ve been preferred.

I’ve had it for over a year now and let me tell you! Playing on the go and in planes is a great because of how compact it is. Plays most games well on medium settings, it’s a handheld so obviously you can’t play on high settings for AAA gaming. Battery life is iffy BUT if you use an external battery pack you’re in for a good time!

The ROG Ally Z1 Extreme has a lot going for it—powerful hardware, a gorgeous 120Hz display, and a sleek, comfortable design. Windows 11 support means access to a massive game library, and the performance is solid for a handheld device. When it works as intended, it’s an amazing portable gaming experience. However, it’s held back by some frustrating issues. Battery life is disappointing, often struggling to last beyond a couple of hours during demanding gameplay. Windows 11 isn’t optimized for handheld use, leading to clunky navigation and occasional software headaches. ASUS’s Armoury Crate feels half-baked, making system management more complicated than it should be. For those willing to tinker and overlook some rough edges, the ROG Ally Z1E is a powerful handheld gaming PC. But out of the box, it doesn’t quite deliver the seamless experience you’d hope for at this price point.

Product works as described. It’s able to play most AAA games without issues. The battery life is a bit short, and so I would recommend to play with it plugged in. The storage capacity is also a bit smaller, therefore it would be worth to look into upgrading the SSD. I have had no issues running Steam games and Xbox games on this device. Overall, I would recommend folks to buy if you want a budget friendly handheld gaming device that rivals even consoles.

Intended on purchasing a Steam Deck before this was announced but opted to wait and purchase this instead. The storage is easy to upgrade to a 2TB SSD and said upgrade is highly recommended because modern video games will quickly eat up the amount of storage you are left with. The screen looks much better than the Steam Deck and is well worth paying $50 extra to go from a maxed-out Steam Deck (512GB) to an ROG Ally (Z1 Extreme, 512GB). Battery life could be better but that's to be expected of putting a high end laptop chip inside something so small. The 120Hz screen is a joy to look at and all games look and run phenomenal on this, so long as you adjust the settings accordingly.

I have been looking at all the portable PC's coming out lately and really wanting one. After researching about them all, decided the ROG Ally was the one for me. How much you like this little guy will come down to your patience with windows and your desire to tinker. Im perfectly fine with windows and love to tinker so Ive been in love with the Ally. So far it plays a huge portion of my gaming library, and the ability to have any game launcher really seals the deal with me. Only real downside is the battery life on these is a bit on the sad side. Again though, if you are down for some tinkering there are ways to improve the life with the included battery, and if you are willing to get your hands a little more dirty you can replace the included battery with one double the size. Condition was marked as -Good- (or whatever the middle one was) but the unit I got was pretty much mint, included the whole box, all thel wires, and the unit itself was very clean.