Customer Ratings & Reviews

The ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme is an outstanding handheld gaming device that delivers powerful performance in a sleek, portable design. With its high-refresh-rate touchscreen, strong AMD Z1 Extreme processor, and Windows 11 support, it offers a versatile gaming experience on the go. The ergonomic build and customizable controls make it comfortable to use for extended sessions. Overall, it’s a fantastic choice for gamers looking for a high-performance handheld.

Light, comfortable, plays indie games great and optimized AAA games well enough. Windows isn't the best OS and battery life can be brutal if you need high power output. I've never used steam deck but it's been great for me. Your steam, gog, epic games, etc work great. Recommend.

Nice hardware, great screen, impressive sound, and the absolute worst setup experience ive ever had with a computer. The microscopic text certainly didnt help, and the stick cusor is horrid. Games sometimes would not load. Some did not have functioning controls, and some would simply load indefinitely. All that and this thing runs HOT. Add to that the terrible battery life and you can keep this thing, its not for me.

The Asus Rog Ally is a great handheld with some minor issues. I do not recomend this device if you do not llike to tinker in windows and you prefer a console experience. It takes some times getting things set up and running the way you want. There are still issues related to the sd card not reading, crashing or slowing the handheld while the sd card is inserted. The screen at 120hz variable refresh rate is great even if the fps is slower it feels smother then the steam deck. The controls are great although the thumb stick is not as good as the xbox controller. The gripe is not as grippy as the steam deck, but still passable. Performance is great. Overall would recommend to people that like to game on pc, or even console gamer if you like to tinker.

One of the best gaming handhelds out, great for on the go can be taking any where, also purchased at a really good price.

Absolutely love this thing. Great for gaming on the go and can run all your favorite PC games purchased from steam and other apps. Running the highest settings does pull on the battery but a travel charger and your good to go.

I love my Ally, I purchase this when it first came out in the first thing I did was add a two terabyte hard drive to it. I could use it as a full-time desktop if I really wanted to but I use it for what it's purpose was. I take this with me on every trip and sometimes to work. It plays every game flawlessly. Definitely considering getting the newest version once it is out.

Bought it and initially hated it and didn’t quite understand exactly what I was getting myself pretty tech savy. I was coming from a Nintendo switch and I came in expecting this to behave the same and when it didn’t that frustrated me. I had to remember that yes it plays games portably but it’s still a pc, so if your gonna buy one of these go into this with that in mind. It’s not gonna have stellar battery life and it’s gonna take some time to get used to. Once you get the hang of it tho it is a amazing piece of technology and I look forward to having it for years to come. It only got 4 stars because it’s not perfect but well worth the investment if your a gamer and if you don’t have a pc well now you do and a pretty powerful one at that.

The device is exceptional. Has some bugs and some downfalls, like don’t buy it expecting to use an SD card, that’s not a very reliable way to store things. It’s easy enough to upgrade the SSD, other than that I’ve had 0 issues. I haven’t attempted to use a micro sd but I have no use for them. It runs every game I have awesome, COD, Diablo4, WOW, GTAV, RDR2, all run flawlessly, the temperature might get a little high if your playing out on the sun or something, but it’s manageable, surprisingly quiet and super comfortable to hold. Most of the issues it launched with have been corrected and have all turned out to be software issues between drivers and windows. Can’t recommend this device enough and I’m completely satisfied with my purchase.

After using this for a month, I'm very impressed. The experience is somewhere between the console presentation of Steamdeck and straight Windows, but with the ability to play every Windows game on the device. Sturdy, nice display, surprisingly good sound, and portable power.

The ROG ally is an absolutely incredible machine. It’s mind boggling that I can play literally whatever I want, anywhere I go. It’s sleek, powerful, and the software is great. Keep in mind, this is not a Nintendo switch. When you power it in, it is literally just a windows PC with a controller layout. You will have to know how to install what you need, update everything, and in general be able to tinker just a little bit to get it where it is supposed to be. But after that, the fun begins. There was nothing that it couldn’t run, and it looked great the whole time, including great frame rates. Full disclosure, I did end up going with the legion go. The bigger screen was too good to pass up, and the versatility was just better, even if the software side was a little lacking compared to the ally.

Great device! Fast and the graphics are awesome. My only issues is the battery life, I get a little over an hour of play time before I have to plug it up.

This thing is great! runs a bit hot though.. But honestly one of the best devices i have used. I installed all of my games and loaded up some retro games. Great on the go. Plays modern games at a decent rate.

I am amazed at the gaming capabilities of this little device. Build construction is overall solid. The screen looks magnificent. The controls are fine. My main complaint is the use of Windows 11 as its operating system. It's simply not optimized for use without a mouse or keyboard. Asus tries to remedy that with the Armory Crate interaction layer and by turning the right stick into a mouse, but it only goes so far. There have been many times I have been tempted to install ChimeraOS. You will also want to increase the storage. 512 GB fills up very quickly, especially with the size of today's AAA games.

It’s ok don’t expect much learning curve we are not their yet switch will always be on top can’t be beat Nintendo/ weak battery at full speed pour graphics in my opinion controls feel good but steam deck beats it in the controls department light weight but sd card gets hot fails small screen figity in most case no smooth operation here . wait a few years we might get there but hand held will be beat if it’s windows based Linux ok though

I bought this as a replacement for my PC that broke down. the screen is beautiful and when gaming on the unit it can play all of my current titles on Steam. The issue is with docking it, there is a major latency between input and actual on-screen actions, and the windows that is unfortunately mixed in make it clunky. The battery is miserable, and setup of this machine is also weird ie:utilizing the gyro controls, utilizing the back buttons and mapping, and other things of the sort.

The Rog Ally is a wonderful tool, a full fledged gaming pc in your hands. It is very useful and enjoyable. Only criticism is when its on extreme mode, and you are playing a game it gets very hot, and maybe lasts about 2 hours. Its worth every penny.

The Asus rog is a great gaming system that can run almost all game. It runs full Windows 11. The only downside is the battery life. Other than that, I love this gaming system. It's portable and you can dock it to play on a monitor.

This is a fantastic little machine. If you're familiar with windows then set up is a breeze. It runs games perfectly and I've never had any issues personally. That being said, there is reports of issues with the SD card reader failing but I haven't experienced this. But that may be a deal breaker for some. Windows itself is not suited for handhelds but again, I haven't had any problems with navigating. It's a bit of a pain with the thumb sticks but it's usable. I say pick one up and give it a try.

Whenever I want to play a game I play it on this device because I can bring it anywhere and anytime the SD card slot doesn't work which makes me a bit sad but Ive been thinking about upgrading the storage within the unit anyway as I've been wanting to you with electronics for quite some time. It plays everything seamlessly and has never crashed a game. I've played triple a tittles at medium settings and most others at high and never had any issues