Customer Ratings & Reviews

A full Windows 11 PC in a super compacts format, the hardware is very fast for the format, although designed as a gaming hand held, the small device is capable of running any pc based software with ease, excellent quality as expected from ASUS!!

Just took this on a cross-country trip and it was wonderful, particularly since an available plug on my flight meant I didn't need to worry about battery. I loved the Steam Deck, but am even happier with this as an upgrade, since it can play anything in my library (PC Game Pass, Epic, and GOG in addition to Steam) with no Linux tomfoolery needed. Docking a star for the fried 1TB SD card. Hopefully Asus will solve that issue soon.

I've had my Nintendo Switch since 2017. I've loved it for its stability and simplicity. It's a handheld console with decent battery life without any bloat. A few years into owning it, I've been in the search for an upgrade. Deterred by subpar battery life and performance, I've stuck with my trusty Switch. That was until the ROG Ally with Z1 became available. The battery life is less than that of the Switch, which is expected due to its increased size, audio, video, and overall processing performance, but it's manageable. I'm able to play 2 and a half 6-minute quarter NBA games, which is not bad IMO. I have kept my Switch this whole time, but I think now I'm confident to let it go.

The bios updates and bugs every day are not encouraging for a $700 device. It also gets extremely hot in turbo mode. Games do run great and adding all launchers is very easy if youre into pc gaming. The toughest thing for me is that the steamdeck is around half the price for the base and another $100 for a 1tb ssd that you can add which makes it around $450 for very similar performance. If you want no hassle then buy this instead. Battery life is horrible too but no other product is good at battery other than a switch.

First things first this is a great device. Its got the lower to run just about any game at settings that look good on this size of a screen. Our boys played it while we traveled without issue. If someone is expecting this to be just pick up and play, it can be with skme front end work. Its a PC, so there is some set up, updating, and downloading required. But once its ready to rock the armory crate/asus app on the device keeps anything gaming well organized. Everyone has to remember if you dont have internet you cant play live service games, so olan accordingly and download some that can be played locally from the devoce. We are extremly happy with how it performs and its ease of use.

At first it was probably the worst gaming hand held to use. After 3 days worth of updates, it became quite usable and fun to play games on. Around 4 campaign missions of Halo worth of battery life. Fun to use during break or on the go

Its a decent handheld gaming system/computer. Im still learning and adjusting on how to use it. Nice to be able to play games from steam, ea, epic, and more. Battery life is ok, but if youre running a bigger game it will drain it fast and also heat up. The sound it outputs is really nice, a lot better than i would have expected! For being my first handheld pc, i think i got my moneys worth. But i think that some improvements could definitely be made

One of the best handheld gaming devices i have ever own, this is a must buy for anyone who likes to game on the go, you can play both steam and xbox games well worth it.

Bought this juat so I could play Genshin. It plays flawlessly. Also bought an external battery since battery life isnt great.

For the price this thing does it all! I was seriously impressed at how well games run on the Ally. Everything from RDR2 to Hogwarts legacy have all run super smooth. Pair this with a good docking station, a wireless keyboard, and a good controller this portable gaming console can do everything you need it to, plus more with its windows 11 built in. I will reccomend a larger micro sd card if you plan on downloading a lot of games, or upgrade the ssd to the 1tb or 2tb

It was lightweight, the buttons felt nice to price, it wasn’t very loud like a ps4, and the speakers were nice. Windows ran really well when it came to using the web. However, the touch screen isn’t the best as I often had to keep spamming certain applications for them to even star loading. As someone who has played with a controller their entire life, the feeling of having my hands stretched out so much did feel odd, but that’s not the consoles fault.

Great for gaming on the go! Definitely sucks that to be able to use top performance you have to sacrifice the battery life.

I played every day I like it. I can use it for discord to talk to my sister who lives in Texas and play Xbox and steam

This device is not your average handheld console. People who are used to playing switch or the steam deck are gonna have a hard time getting used to this, but if you know how to use a windows laptop or ever used a pc use it like a laptop with controllers. You can use this to play Vr games or Nintendo games if you want you just have to download emulatros. But get ready to update this thing for 6 hours because you have to first update windows, then update the bios, then update the armory crate then you are good to start using this. After this any game you throw at it it will run as long as you play around with the settings and the performance. I have been draming like a device like this since a kid a gaming console where u can play whichever games wherever whenever.

This thing is amazing. The screen pops. The controls are responsive, although a bit clicky. The joysticks have a great feel to them. The triggers are nothing to praise, they are good quality, but ordinary. As of now this system has 1 issue. SD CARDS. The 512GB of storage fills quickly. I purchased an SD card to expand my storage, and it stopped working after 5 minutes. The SD card will over heat and fail. To expand storage, get a bigger 2230 nvme. It takes less than 10 minutes to swap it, and about half an hour to restore your system using asus cloud service.

This thing can run any game at a stable 30-60 FPS. I played through the entirety of RDR2 and never went under 30, sometimes hitting 60. Incredible. Battery life is the only negative, but that was expected.

Only giving four stars in terms of battery life and buying open box. They literally dropped the price by $100 3 hours after I had bought mine. However they were nice enough to return the difference. The system is amazing , the ease of use and button mapping. The led color changing lights are nice at night. The screen is amazing. I actually put this over the steam deck I have. I don’t mind always having it plugged in. But if you’re the one to have an outlet by you all the time. I’d get the steam deck.

I love my Ally. It works perfect. Plays all my Blizzard, Steam, and EA games. Plays Diablo 4 with zero problems. Short battery life. Make sure you get a powerful car charger if you are going to play it on the road

This thing has a ton of power inside of it and has great performance for many games that I’ve tired. In my opinion it’s the best way to get games in the go with having a laptop or a giant desktop with yiu

Works really well and love the game play. Can get hot if you’re not letting the air flow. It’s a handheld pc so it’s awesome. Photo is compared with a switch light. Much bigger screen yet not heavy