Customer Ratings & Reviews

Tips for new owners, including fix for initial wifi keyboard issue: 1. When initially selecting your keyboard in the setup, click to add an extra keyboard template, then search your language (IE: English US), then after selecting continue as normal, now when you set up your wifi the keyboard will pop up. Its that easy. 2. Immediately update all drivers on MyAsus AND on armory crate to rnsure the device is now completely updated. 3. Now that your device is updated, in armory crate navigate to gpu settings and change from 4gb vram to 8gb. This drastically improves performance in games. And lastly, make sure RSR is activated in command center, this will also increase your frames in game. Overall, the ROG ally is great. Its bright ips 1080 screen is crisp and beautiful. The touch screen actually feels great when nagigating around windows and scrolling, almost feels just like using my smartphone. Cheers guys, hope this helped someone.

Purchased for my wife who didn't enjoy the Steam Deck due to size and weight. The ASUS ROG Ally is lighter, more powerful, and also quieter. It plays everything she wants to play from Stardew Valley up to her collection of Assassin Creed games and Hogwarts Legacy. And she loves the smoothness of the high-refresh rate screen. 10/10

I take my favorite games with me ill even just chill in the living room and game! This with the open fit pro earbuds by Shokz is one of the best Gaming experiences ive ever had i can hangout with friends and just vibe. I also got a new puppy so i need to watch him so i just play games and its super easy to keep and eye on him. One thing i dont like is its a white handle it gets dirty quick in the case i keep isopropyl alcohol whipes and microfiber cloths to keeo it looking nice. I primarily play Smaller games like Katana Zero, Hotline Miami, Enter The Gungeon, Messenger, Dead Cells, Ect. It handles other larger games pretty well such as Bo3 with zombies and custom maps but i use the smaller fames when i have a break at work and i can pause it for a bit till im off.

Fantastic device. Handles everything I've thrown at it like a champ. Amazing speakers, crisp screen, solid build quality. The only issue was wobbly analog sticks, but I looked up a fix online and fixed it easily. Overall a great deal considering I also got it at the open-box price, and it was basically brand new.

If youre looking for just that, a handheld PC. The rog ally is perfect for a pc on the go. I plug in at work and it runs games great. If youre looking for more of a streamlined console handheld and not great with windows. id go with something else like a steamdeck. But the Ally is powerful and will run any game.

THIS IS A MINI PC, NOT A CONSOLE!!! The ones giving negatives in their reviews are constantly comparing the Ally to consoles, mainly the Steam deck. You would never compare a PC to an Xbox or PS5, there’s no point of comparing the Ally to a steam deck. The Ally is better compared to laptops and other windows handhelds. Windows does not work like a console, AND WILL NEVER WORK LIKE A CONSOLE unless windows make a console like os. Asus cannot fix the demands other reviewers have b/c their complaints are limitations to windows. If your a PC player and want to continue to have the freedom to play all the games in your library, your not afraid of tweaking settings then this is for you. If your a console player and you want to simply click and play, this is not for you.

As the title states, this is a handheld pc. Not a console. So if youre expecting an easy experience like a switch, xbox or ps4 or even a steam deck, this wont be for you. You must have knowledge of how a computer works and operates. With that being said, set up was a breeze. Update all the drivers in armory crate, amd software and my asus app and boom! You are good to go my friend. I have bigger hands and this feel great. The screen is amazing, being able to customize your desktop just like a pc, because it is a pc, is amazing. Steam, xbox and epic are already pre installed. Just log into your account and boom. I havent upgraded my ssd yet since Im very selective on the games I want to play and like to finish the ones im on before i jump over to the next. Upgrading the ssd is a simple 5 minute job and is the easiest thing you can possible do. I currently have a 1tb sd card that holds my xbox game pass games on it currently and have not fried it like some have. Now, is this thing perfect? No. Its not for everyone. Will it replace your desktop? It could, but youll be limited. Is it a console? No. I wont have all the answers but if you join some forums majority of all your answers will be there.

"I love my Asus ally! The performance is on par with my gaming laptop. I highly recommend it for purchase. It's worth every dollar.

This thing is a beast. Run alot of games no problems. Feels good to hold and controlls are in a good position. Screen looks amazing runs at 1080p and 120 htz. Runs windows 11 but has a asus over lay so you can easily control your settings like tdp. Ive had it tor a month and have played it every day no problem. RGB lights around controllers.

So its a good device, great concept and basically a portable gaming pc. The drawbacks are that the sticks are very smooth (i like a little resistance personally), and the sd card reader may just decide to stop working or reading specitic cards. Mine currently stopped reading the sd card i bought specifically for it but that card works fine in other devices and different cards work in it, and sometimes the armory service can load slow or windowd just not want to function properly (had to hold down the power several times because it wouldnt shut fown normally). When it does work, which is usually, its a great little device that runs pretty well. Id wait to see what asus does about these issues before buying if i were you though.

Amazing product for handheld gaming, best purchase I’ve made in a while. Handles most modern games fairly well with a bit of tweaking game settings.

Rog ally blow me away got it on sale and couldn’t be happier ! Only con is battery but I mostly play at home so that wasn’t an issue !

Super great machine for on-the-go gaming. Only big drawback is the battery life but its worth keeping a battery pack with while you are out and about. Plays all my games I want great. Also can get loud fan-wise but can be tuned out.

I was thoroughly impressed with the quality of gameplay on larger and demanding titles like Lies of P but it seems like while they excel in gameplay they lack a little quality hardware. I had my device for 2 weeks before I had to send it in for repair due to the thumb stick being broken and locked the cursor dragging left making it useless for gaming. I bought it because even though I have an up-to-date PC I miss the casualness of a console and this very much hit the spot and would be terrific for travel, even though the battery life is terrible. I am looking forward to getting it back and would not discourage buyers but suggest a reasonable comparison between the options available, steam deck, claw and whatever might come next to see if it would be a better fit.

I bought this as an open box item, and I could not be happier. Besides a little smudge on the edge which wiped off, this thing was brand new. It works great with any game I have played on it. The battery life can go a bit quick, but I also purchased a battery pack, and it keeps it going with no trouble.

And excellent portable windows device that can do a little bit of everything. The only draw back is the battery and personally the fans can get a little loud when playing intense games. For a first generation product it a great foundation to build upon.

The ROG Ally is a FANTASTIC handheld PC!!! That being said, it is a WINDOWS 11 PC. It comes with all the quirks too. It isn't as plug and play as a Nintendo Switch. If you have a laptop, or desktop PC, the set up for the Ally is the same. However, Armory Crate software adds the console like feel after you install your games. Once set up, it is very easy to use after that. Battery life varies wildly depending on how you are using it. AAA modern games like Battlefield 2042, Cyberpunk, Call of Duty, etc are demanding and chew through the battery. Streaming through Nvidia GeForce Now, PS Plus, and Xbox Cloud Gaming are gentle, and do not demand the higher power settings. Same is true with older less demanding games. So, your experience will vary. Over all, i love this thing and I would highly recommend it to any avid gamer for gaming on the go.

So it's a very good machine. It is a portable PC and it played all my Epic games and Xbox Cloud games. It gets really hot. It wiped out my microSD card because of how hot it was running. Can't wait to see the next version.

Strongly advise you know how to get around computers, lots of updates and setting tweaks and YouTube videos to get the most peak/cooling performance. I was 2 seconds away from returning to best buy due to low fps and high temps. But after some research turning off cpu boost from agressive to disabled actually keeps it from burning up to about 70 to 78 playing aaa games. Also 2 mods to the handheld, 2tb ssd 2230 and a heatsink to it reduced overheating temps on ssd by 18 degrees. So dont buy and think it works great out of the box because it doesn't. However after adressing issues I use this more than my pc. In the bed and on the couch is so much easier. P.s.a dont use ssd card for games or at least long time use for heavy demanding games. I just use the 2tb ssd i installed. Overheating your sd card is still a thing.

I love this handheld. I bought it to replace my gaming laptop that I didn’t use very much. It supports external displays and can dock to a tv. I have had no problems with it so far and it does well for all the games I play. I have high hopes for the future of these handheld type devices.