Customer Ratings & Reviews

The ROG Ally is Flawed but ultimately shows the potential for this platform. I would not recommend buying this iteration and wait for the next version. I pre-ordered the ROG Ally and have been gaming on it since day one. It's been clear since I first turned it on that this is basically a beta product for Asus. From bios/software issues to hardware issues, this device needed more time in the oven before being released. One example, Asus released a bios update which drastically dropped the device performance and took weeks before they fixed this issue. Another example, there is a known issue where the SD card slot gets overheated potentially causing actual damage to the SD Card and/or the SD slot. Its not all doom and gloom, the screen is great, gaming on it is better than my steam deck. But I would recommend waiting a while to see if they fix the issues or wait until the V2 of this device comes out.

Top 3 handheld PC’s forsure it being 3 years old still holds up great with AAA games

Do I wanna use this over the steam deck. Hmm, probably not. Its an impressive device. but it would have been more fun of the sides were removeable just like a Nintendo switch. slide in joysticks for games. Slide in a key pad and mouse combo for other stuffs. The gaming experience rivals the steam deck which could be gotten for a little over half the price. overpriced.. yes. this is for you if you want a strictly windows experience on a small screen. Also the joysticks don't make it useful for anything else than gaming. Not the brightest as a portable pc. 699 dollars will get you steam deck or an xbox or a ps5 or even a nice laptop if you have the time to deep search deals.

Experience has been pretty good so far! Still needs some optimization for gaming performance and battery, but future software updates should help that. Great to have all my pc games playable on the go!

Best handheld in the market right now. I like how the rog ally preforms and how a powerful it’s but the only down fall is the battery life. But it’s still my favorite device so for when it come to a portable gaming device.

Awesome device, love the screen resolution and quality. Would def recommend if you have a steam deck this one is a must try. Just don’t expect great battery life. Keep it plugged of bring a decen battery bank and you will be good to go.

Great little machine that allows me to play most of my games like WoW from the comfort of my couch. It does get a little hot after prolonged play sessions but has still handled everything like a champ.

Great product, runs games good, feels great, BUT the sd card reader has issues. and i got 2 of them and they both do.great price made it worth it tho.

Fantastic console. Very easy to use and great for road trips. Would definitely recommend for anyone looking to get into mobile gaming. Runs quiet and in turbo mode has the best graphics of any handheld I have ever used. Games run super smooth.

The asus rog ally is like a dream come true. As someone who was very involved with the umpc market before it crashed over a decade ago. If you look past the sd card issue what the ally is capable of is amazing. Can't recommend more

Disclaimer - I play both console and PC games on a regular basis, but I'm not a hardcore gamer. This is more of a casual gamer's review. With that in mind, I'll say that this product REALLY impresses me, especially the screen size and ergonomic design. I can play on this for hours without my hands feeling cramped or tired, and I like the screen and design much better than other handhelds in its class. *BUT* there are some important things to know before you buy. One is that you can't really play for hours unless you're plugged in. The high-performance mode of gameplay is only going to be active while you're plugged in to a power supply. When you're not plugged in, performance does suffer (it's a slight change to me, but hardcore gamers will definitely be bothered by it), and you also only get about 1.5 hours of gameplay out of it when unplugged (maybe 2h if you're lucky). Another major downside is the lack of ports. There's a headphone jack and it does have the ability to connect via bluetooth, but there is only the one USB-C port. You can plug in devices (I use AR glasses with mine), but you can't plug the Ally in to charge while anything else is plugged in to it. You need a very special adapter to be able to do that (I tried a handful that didn't work, so do research before you waste your money). Lastly, and to some people very importantly, the Ally is famous for burning through SD card slots. I'm not 100% clear on whether it burns through the cards or the slot itself, but so far it seems like the majority of reports say that it's the slot itself. Sure enough, we purchased an SD card for extra storage space, and within 1 week of play the Ally already couldn't recognize any SD cards that were plugged in. I'm not a techie, but it seems like putting the SD card slot at the hottest part of the device wasn't the greatest idea... Anyway, in summary, this is a good product but it DEFINITELY has its limitations, and I would make sure to do your research and confirm these are all OK with you before you shell out the money for one of these!

Its looks nice and feels nice in my hands but the battery doesn't last long and the updates after updates and still updating the performance and system software and good luck trying to configure the M1 and M2 extra buttons in the back to be usable in games and this was the only reason why i bought this so i can play diablo 4 but other than that you can play games watch movies just like a small pc about the size of a game gear probably a tad bit longer lightweight keeps you warm in the cold oh im looking forward for the winter storm..

Bought this to try out, and loved it. Screen is amazing. Windows 11 works great on it. Super customizeable to fit any gamer's needs. Worls extremely well for xbox gamepass. Only downside: battery life, but, it does have fast charging. 0 to 100% in about an hour.

The best purchase that I made, stunning screen and controls, just the battery drains quickly with AAA games

This device is everything I dreamed of in terms of a portable machine that plays my favorite games. I use PC Gamepass so I have access to so many games and this device is able to play them in very high fidelity.

I loved this thing I really don’t like to game for a while sitting down and picking this up and playing it everywhere is amazing. The graphics and the gameplay is awesome too and I would recommend this

Pretty much runs everything I throw at it. I got it when it was on sale for 500$. Worth the purchase. Bought myself an 2230 2tb (130$) and a mod case (32$) (for extra cooling). The battery is the only issue, before you know it you need to charge (time flies when you enjoy something). But with the extra $ I bought a power bank (60$) lol. Almost the price of the ally x in total but... I got double the storage (of Ally x 1 TB) and much faster speed plus I can connect other things with my new power bank. I'd wait for the sale or go straight ally x if this one is not on sale.

I love my ROG ally Z1 Extreme.... I also have the Lenovo Legion Go (Best BUY AND) The ROG ally X. I recommended this especially of you are trying get both plus the x and leave on docked to act as you're hone set up and use the x to travel with cause the micro sd works unfortunately the only gripe is that the Z1 Extreme Micro SD doesn't work but the internal memory can be upgraded. Check out my boy King Cato in youtube or kingcatothergamerfgc on tiktok he streams with all of em

Absolutely love having a portable pc this small. It’s great for gaming but also great for almost anything else you’d want to do on a PC. Word processing, video editing (best with mouse and bigger monitor but still works in a pinch), and so much more. Highly recommend! My only complaint is that the controller is lopsided. Wish the sticks were parallel and not one higher up on the controller. It’s not comfortable for me but I know a lot of people don’t care either controller layout.

Runs everything you need to like a champ. Also it's windows 11, so that's a bonus. Games such as Tekken 8 have locked 60fps on medium. Baldur's gate 3 split-screen coop works at 30+ on low. Street fighter 6 gets locked 60 at high-ultra settings. This little machine worked well at the $600 I bought it for, to see it go even lower makes it so much more accessible. I am not the biggest fan of its D-Pad for fighting games, however I mostly use external controllers. Storage is 512 gb, so it is upgradable if you tear it apart, or slap an SD card in it. I recommend the Rog Ally Z1E, even if you don't want to spring for the X.