Customer Ratings & Reviews

5 stars, and yes i am aware of the battery life "issue" . I bought this to use at home, i start by saying this because to me its important that people purchase things based on their needs. If the battery life is an issue, get a decent power bank and turn off turbo mode on the device. Youll have 5 to 6 hours with a decent bank near by. That being said. I can finally just lay in bed exhausted after work, and play my PC games. Did i try with the other deck out there? Yes, i own both. And frankly this has yet to disappoint me as far as the games im playing goes. With the other device, i didnt even bother playing some games even though i could. So, if you want something portable with excellent performance, this is it. (Games played;) Gotham Knights Rocket League Alien Dark Decent Ace Combat The Last of Us

This device doesn’t hold up to titles that are coming out in the middle of 2024. Consider what you’re purchasing. I originally bought this device full price and I would not have purchased this item if I had known what the “power” of this device actually is. You can absolutely buy a dock or use the power cable with display capability for use of another monitor alongside the rog ally. If you’re looking into emulation, or games on 720p low-medium settings then you’ll have fun. Portably the device lacks extremely, I suppose with a game with RDR2 you’ll get 2-3 hours on 720p low-medium with the wattage cranked up. I couldn’t even imagine many scenarios besides web browsing or ps1 or older emulation. The 512gb the device has in the NVME is okay for someone that has 3 games. It’s a PC so sort of ridiculous they limit you. Personally I have a external HDD I’ll put games I don’t care to play on the go… not that I bring this on the go that much because of the battery life, this does not at all replace my Nintendo switch. For someone who enjoys windows and wants a portable experience, explore the steam deck more, look into laptops or just look at the Legion Go as that device seems similar with a nicer screen.

Impressive little machine for the price. Comes with windows 11 so it can do just about what any other pc can do. I got the Z1 processor and its a powerhouse. Can run starfield at 50 fps with a mix of medium and high graphics settings with RSR turned on. Battery doesnt last very long, but its regularly using 15-20 watts of power on the regular setting so its understandable. If you want longer playtime i recommend playing while its plugged in with the provided charger, or buy a beefy powerbank that's capable of charging devices at 65w.

Absolutely love the ally. I haven’t gamed this much in years! It’s literally a powerful windows gaming pc in your hands! Pair it with Gamepass, and you have a ridiculous amount of games to play. (Not to mention if you have steam, or you do emulation.) Speaking of, this thing will emulate EVERYTHING all the way up through ps3/360 and switch. It’s crazy powerful, super comfortable to hold, speakers sound amazing, battery life is really solid, and the “button feel” is perfect. the asus software (armory crate) consolidates all of your games into one UI and really everything here is just very high quality. This is the first review I’ve written on Best Buy, but I felt like I had to because of how much I’ve enjoyed it. if you’re considering getting into the handheld gaming space, this is a perfect rig for you.

I have been very happy with this mini pc. It has a lot of power in a very small form factor and also great bang for buck ratio. I have used this for work tasks and also fun gaming on the side in my down time the light weight form factor is great. I also own a steam deck which i love and personally really like having both devices. They definitely do check different boxes for me and can fill different roles even though those roles can overlap a little. The screen is excellent, the touch experience in my opinion on windows is pretty stellar and the current ally firmware has been stable and solid for me so far. If you want a light pc that can be ready to game at any time and arent worried about having every graphics setting maxed out this is the device to get.

This item does exactly as expected. Do your research to understand limitations. I would not expect this item to replace gaming pc’s. One might use it as an entry level but it will have cons. I wanted something light and portable for when the situation calls for it. This handheld fits the bill. Windows 11 platform works great to access your pc titles and also provide you with the ability to remote play (use both xbox and ps). Certainly you can just do the later with your phone or Logitech Cloud. I have installed Diablo IV which runs great for what it is. FFVII remake runs fine too. BioShock Infinity runs smooth even off the SD card. Which reminds me, I know there are plenty of forums and reviews talking about “issues”, but ive not encountered one. I got this item open box excellent and i do not regret it at all.

Overall it’s a great device. Battery is the one downfall, but I tend to have the charger by me when using it. Plugged in this thing runs most AAA games decently. Windows can be a headache sometimes unfortunately. I also had a couple issues that required me to send to Asus to repair, but they repaired both times, no cost, and it’s working great. Even installed a 2TB SSD in it very easily.

The steam deck “killer” has been out for almost a month and overall it gives PC enthusiast access to some great specs at a very reasonable price. My rating for this device may seem low but it takes into account the pains of handling windows on a small handheld device and my very own underwhelming and questionable unboxing experience. Overall the set up is far from turn on and play. It will require you to update windows, armory crate, and check bios updates through another asus app to ensure everything is up to date and this whole process will take up to an hour. Asus has been working on updates to improve performance just be aware that at lower wattage (10 watt) you’ll be on par with a steam deck performance. The ally will have better frame rates and better resolution options at higher wattages but at the cost of battery life. I personally use my Ally on its 15 watt mode and I usually average a good 90 minutes of play time. Hasn’t been a deal breaker but I’m definitely more aware about the battery limitations when I’m not near a power source. Build quality is decent on my unit. Screen is plenty bright and the colors are fantastic. The 120hz refresh rate is very nice and one of the primary reasons for options for the ally than the steam deck. The unboxing experience was very underwhelming and questionable. First of all my ally came in completely discharged. I was worried I had received a dead unit but windows showed the battery had been depleted for a while once I booted it up. My unboxing experience also included hair underneath the peel away plastic and it was not just one or two but numerous which made me question if I received a repackaged review unit. ASUS definitely needs to improve on that front. The ROG brand typically signifies a quality item and the unboxing experience should also reflect that. I am hopeful that ASUS will take into account all of these criticisms from reviewers and costumers to improve this device and deliver a much better product when their second gen device is designed, built, and shipped in the future.

I picked up an Open Box deal, (the person changed their minds after purchasing). Its been about a week and I’m loving the Ally. I have a gaming pc, but sometimes I want to lay in bed or play my games on s road trip etc, and this is the perfect device for it. I’m thoroughly enjouing so far. Battery life is about 1 or 1 1/2 hours depending on the game, but I find myself playing with it plugged in for the turbo mode to get the best FPS in certain games. The only gripe I had was the storage, but it was an wasy fix. Bought a 1tb ssd and swapped it out. Took less than 10 minutes to get it done.

I needed something to play PC games while I'm out of town, but didn't want to be carrying around a large laptop. And then I came upon this majestic beauty. I was skeptical at first about its performance being a handheld full fledge computer. I decided to give it a shot and glad I did, it's the gift that keeps on giving, It just kept surprising me with its performance game after game, it dominated my expectations. Highly recommend for anyone trying to play their favorite desktop games on the go.

Overall it’s great I can play both my steam and xbox games on it. Does suck it has like a 3 hour battery life but for the performance you get I say it’s well worth it.

I absolutely love my ASUS ROG ALLY!! The screen is bright and sharp, beautiful graphics, you don’t need 2K or 4K at all! It runs Diablo 4, tomb raider, even emulation games are amazing! The ergonomics are amazing as well, I can easily hold and play this for hours on end compared to the switch. The battery life may turn people off! But!!! I have no issue at all, I play it at the airport easily plug it in and good, on the plane! Plug it in and I’m good! I don’t catch myself playing it on trains at all, but as a traveler it’s sooo convenient to pull out and start up, it did have a few bugs at launch with the armory crate which as of 7/5/23 they have ironed out and it’s much smoother and more responsive, again this hand held was sooo Worth it and I’m glad I snagged it!!!

I got the Asus Z1 Exreme portable gaming device from best buy and the experience was amazing!! It was pretty straightforward runs on windows 11 software so you can do pretty much anything a normal pc can do and it supports 120 hz so you can experience lower imput delay when compared to a device still running 60 fps or hz you can also pair it with a 120 hz monitor and buy a usbc to hdmi capable dock if you want to use a bigger screen to game on and still get the same performance! Overall this product has to be a 5 star review because of all of the features the device has in such a compact formfactor!!

The ASUS Rog ally Z1 extreme has been performing well for me. I am able to play from steam, xbox ultimate game pass and Playstation remote play very easily. This handheld is lightweight and fairly quiet with the fans. Docked mode really gives you a portable pc experience.

Great product! There is some pros and cons. Pros: Powerfull, well made, feels like a “controller”, run windows (also con) Cons: Battery life, soon or later your sd card will stop working so is better to buy a large storage (1 or 2tb ssd or more), 512gb nowadays is kind of real problem, and windows (sometimes you get stuck with some minor issues), But still loving my ROG ally extreme.

Got mine instore. Out of the bat the system looks good. Solid and feels premium. - Pro - display is 120hz. - speaker sounds pretty good. - windows. so can install almost any game. - Con - Windows. its not a custom windows so it has all the windows bloatware and unessesary configuration windows offers. If you know your way around it its an easy fix. but if you dont know anything about it then you will lose a lot more battery faster due to unwanted apps or things running in the background. - Battery life. Might update my review as I havent use it that much. Will see how it goes.

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.

Very good experience. Potential Buyers have to go into this as if they are purchasing a low - mid end gaming laptop. This isn't for the Plug and Play Console only user unless they are willing to tinker and Learn on how to optimize Windows OS to bring out the Ally's Full potential. If you are going into this thinking that everything just works correctly right out of the box you may not get that good first impression. This is not on Asus. Asus did a very good job with the Armory Crate which I personally use, Since this is WIndows 11 OS. you have a Plethora of options for Game Launchers. Once u get everything set up, most users will have a great Experience on this device. Battery Life is just as good as any Current Gaming laptop on the market battery Life depending on various Game Settings, Screen Brightness, Sound Volume, Haptic Feedback settings, in Game settings, Power Profile. Most WIndows OS Users, especially the PC Gaming community are aware of all of this when buying this device. I can go on and on about the Ally. I absolutely Love the Ally, Not just for current gaming. Despite not always being able to hit 60fps. 30 to 45 fps, actually feels really smooth thanks to VRR support and it's vibrant screen with colors that pop. without getting technical here. Thank you Asus and Thank you Best Buy.

Great competitor in the handheld gaming market for what it is, a mobile pc for gaming and work on the go. I've had mine for a few weeks now and gave it several games and scenarios to go through to see how it would perform and it did really well. The thermals will be the thing that I mention. This does run hot and ASUS is supposed to be sending a patch or update that will help in thermals for the safe use of SD cards. Some were having there's corrupted and becoming completely useless. I haven't had an SD in mine but I'm glad I don't really need one right now as I use it for mild to light evening and nightly gaming for an hour or two. running turbo mode with power plugged in you can barely hear the fans which in my opinion as a PC gamer, is amazing! Still, as much as I love all the power behind that mode, I don't want to shorten my battery just to have a few frames more. That's where the ability to create custom power profiles come in to also be able to select the amount of VRAM you can use. It helps in adding in thermals and longevity of the system but also allows you to get the most bang for your buck in this machine. I use mine at 23w across the board, and still run Stray at incredible frame rates on 1080p 120hz. Hogawarts Legacy 720 at 120 I can get between 52-110 depending on the area and what is happening on screen but to me, the frame drop is barely noticeable. Grand Theft Auto V looks great, HiFi Rush is killer, Rage 2 and Tomb Raider games are phenomenal. Again, it's how you adjust the settings to get max (preferred in this case) performance to quality ratio. Visually it's striking when you first light it up, the sweet ambiance of RGB and the blast off the speakers (which in my opinion are great for forward firing speakers. It's not the most comfortable to hold for a long time but you get used to it and find a groove to make the gaming sessions great. The sticks feel like console sticks, not loose but not tight, the ability to select deadzones and configure button mapping for several games its a plus in my book for full customization. Storage, well, I agree with most that it sucks. Truthfully, 1TB should be the minimum for a gaming console but for what this beast has inside it, I can forgive the small 512gb of space. I don't plan on adding a huge library to this, its for travel and gaming on the go. Heavy gaming with big libraries are for my gaming PC. But this thing can handle cloud gaming with my Xbox Game Pass like a champion, quick load times and no lag. Experience may differ on settings and internet speed. I run gig internet and have mine tuned for longevity of power and performance as I stated before and the games still look and run crisp. Bloatwear is a must tackle on this and there are plenty of videos on Youtube that will help in letting you know what and how to remove items, I do my own so it frees memory and allows for max storage. Docking, well, I don't need to do that because again of my PC, this is for chill time and on the go gaming. Running Steam in big window mode is super chill. Epic is great. EA app never works at all, not ROG issue, EA. We all know them, smh. Xbox is seamless and emulators. This can do so much and handle so much I'm still experimenting with different setups as I watch what others do to help aid in performance and quality. So yes, I recommend this to those that don't have a steam deck, to those that do and those that just want a mild to mid tier editing machine. It's a windows PC for your hands, do what you will. I definitely haven't regretted a second in buying this little monster. 1-2 hrs heavy gameplay battery life. 2+ for my 23w settings and unlimited POWER when I plug it in. There is just so much you can customize and do in the Armoury Crate app that I won't put here but I will say you will have a lot to explore as you go and learn with this. The macros are the best for how to use the M1 and M2 buttons on back that you find what they all do in armoury crate in settings. So yes, I love what this does and what it does for me in performance, just the battery needs a little help in surviving haha.

Im get straight to the point ,I love the Rog Ally very good Traveling companion. My only issue is the battery dies way to quick, like less than 30 minutes at a time. Asus need to work on Extending the battery usage. Other than that I'd recommend this to others.