Customer Ratings & Reviews

Sound stood out to me as an audiophile, compared to the Legion Go or even my Razer Blade. Screen looks sharp and performance is as solid as the Go. My only gripe, and the reason I use my Go over the Ally is the overall feel and screen size. The ally feels cheaper, more like a toy than a handheld console.

Runs great low battery life was the only issue. Runs most games i played

As someone who owns and used a Steam Deck i can make a direct comparison with this device. The ROG Ally is a new but strong device that rivals all hand held gaming systems. Performance, audio and video are great. The only thing it lacks is in battery life and UI. But the lack in battery life is the sacrifice we have to make for peak performance, and the UI will get better as time goes on. It takes some getting used to but overall i am pleased with my purchace.

Really wish I could give half stars, cause it is really a 4.5, but oh well. Thing is a beast, screen is great, speakers are awesome. On top of that software support has been frequent and given huge quality of life upgrades as it has gotten more mature. Only knock is the battery life tbh, but that is only worth half a star to be honest as it is a nice to have, not a need for me personally.

More than a mini pc, that you can play as consol. Love the spec and can play AAA games at low setting. Affordable and best for its price.

I had been eyeing the steam deck for months but I felt I would want something more powerful. And then this thing was announced! Didn't hesitate to put down my pre-order and I haven't regretted my decision at all. The performance is top notch giving what's available in today's technology for a portable device at this price. Battery life could be better, but understandably I already knew that going into it. Be sure to grab a 65 watt portable charger and you'll be fine. Understaing that this is a full mobile pc running win 11, I'll give it some slack. All that said, try it for yourself!

So out of the box I was extremely impressed, the ROG Ally feels great in the hand. I booted it up and everything felt familiar. I've owned it for five months now and I have to say I love this thing. It plays AAA games just fine and with the upcoming addition of AFMF 2 from AMD it'll get even better. I absolutely recommend the ROG Ally if you're looking for a great all around handheld.

Im honeslty inpressed by the performance. The 120hz screen is beautiful. I run fortnite on medium to low settings and max out at 120FPS. Diablo stays around 45-65 fps. Bladurs gate 3 around 60-80fps. They’ve done updates for the battery but its still not the best. I am one to always have it plugged in thoughso that doesnt really matter to me. Get this over a steam deck please.

Overall - very happy with the Asus ROG Ally. Asus tech support has been probably the best customer service and support I've dealt with in a long time. I'll go into detail on that. Initially, my unit was having many problems which I started to realize probably wasn't software. Asus quickly repaired my unit and it was working great. I then had a game compatibility issue, which Bethesda told me they do not support handhelds, so I turned to Asus for help. It took some time, but Asus came through and helped me fix the issue. Asus is very thorough, responsive, and quick with their support. Pros: - Screen Resolution and refresh. At 1080 for games that aren't too demanding, they look great - The controls are very comfortable for me and I actually play FPS games very well with them, probably better than with a standard console controller - Sound is decent for a handheld - Seems like Asus is pumping out firmware updates very regularly to fix issues - ASUS support gets a 10/10 from me Cons: - In my opinion if the screen was just slightly bigger I would prefer that much more - I'm worried about rumors of overheating microSD cards so I don't use one anymore in the unit - Windows (handheld mode) needs work - 16gb of RAM is bare minimum these days - 512G SSD is a little small - Very demanding games need to have settings lowered

I was an early adopter of the steam deck. That device was pretty cool but the screen was really bad and 60 Hz no matter how you look at it; just is not a good experience. So I sold it on eBay and bought the Ally and it is literally better in every way than the steam deck. I love portable gaming on older AAA games at 120 frames with a great screen. It is powerful so of course battery is not gonna be great, but that's to be expected until a new battery technology or CPU processor comes out that can handle 120 frames for hours at a time. Absolutely no regrets, this thing is great!

Im an avid console gamer but wanted something a bit more substantial than a Nintendo Switch to game in bed or while the wife is using the main tv. This machine is more than capable and can run most modern titles flawlessly. My only complaint is the battery life which leaves much to be desired and i wish they offered more colors. I highly recommend for those looking gor a portable gaming pc.

Really nice hand held better than a certain other hand held and uses windows so its not just a game machine. Fast beautiful display . great control comfortable to us. I put in a 1TB sd card for addition storage. only one thing could be improved BATTERY LIFE is not greay 2-5 hours the charger however can recharge in 1.5 hours. I reccomend you get an 8000 mah one and when you use you have to use the C port output or the Ally will not charge..barely maitain....

Excellent I love it couldn’t get my hands off, hands down!

great product! i love the rgb lights behind the joysticks and it runs games great! however, the battery life is pretty low so i have to play games with it plugged up to the charger.

Note: I am receiving a warranty extension from ASUS for my feedback, however this has not affected my review. This device is just awesome. The screen is beautiful. VRR on a handheld is an absolute game changer. I personally love having Windows 11 on a handheld and the flexibility that it allows is unparalleled. Games run smooth and I can install them from Xbox, Steam, Epic, etc. Anywhere you’d install from on a desktop PC. And honestly, it runs games really well, too! There are some sites that give the best settings for games and I highly recommend checking them out. They help a lot. The major flaws that I’ve encountered are one that’s very commonplace and one that seems to have just happened to me. There’s a very high chance that your SD card reader will get fried and stop functioning—along with any SD card that’s in it. This may or may not have been fixed, though it’s unlikely. It’s just very unfortunately located in an area of the device that gets way too hot. The other issue for me was that my first unit had a cracked open shell brand new out of the box. I guess the backplate was warped and quality control isn’t great so they shipped it out anyway. After exchanging it, I got a unit without the issue. All in all, I’d say that this is the best gaming handheld. Stick with the Z1 Extreme and enjoy the power in your hands!

Completely blown away by how amazing the Ally is. I expected it to be great for light titles but Cyberpunk, Witcher 3, FF14, Diablo 4 and Elden Ring are by no means light games to run. 1080p with medium-high settings at 60-100 fps is crazy on a handheld and what I would expect from a full laptop with a discrete GPU. I wish the battery was bigger but honestly can’t say I’ve felt limited by it. Also be sure to grab a larger NVME, 512GB is enough to realize you want more space for your game library.

This product is amazing. I had recently sold my acer nitro 5 laptop due to the fact it could no longer handle triple a games. The ally on the other hand seems to handle those games flawlessly. The screen is bright and very vivive, speakers have great and crisp quality sound and the gameplay is mostly flawless. Initial set up was somewhat time consuming due to the many settings and configurations in windows and steam etc. However not that my ally is set up and all my Games are installed it is by far one of the superior handheld gaming experiences ive ever had. Keep or up asus!!!

Performance: Pickup day 1, loaded Diablo 4 (70+ fps @19W manual, 720p, medium FSR Performance, 100+ fps on turbo) runs buttery smooth. I also tested other games like with solid fps CyberPunk 2077, Street Fighter 6 and Lost Ark. The performance is great and it run extremely quite especially compared to other devices. Comfort: Overall good comfort for long play sessions. It’s size and weight are well balanced and it has a premium feel compared to the steam deck. The analog sticks were surprisingly great given how loose they initially feel. Buttons and triggers feel great and the rumble works really well. Speakers: Asus knock it out of the park with the audio on this one with Dolby atoms the speakers sound amazing, better than most gaming Laptops I’ve owned. They get really load, 50% volume is plenty and with my IEMs 40% volume. My best comparison for these speakers would be like experiencing the difference between a standard windows laptop and a MacBook Pro. Microphone: I test the microphone using discord and they are also top notch, and according to those I test with sounds like high quality gaming headphone mic. One caveat is you may need to adjust a setting in Armory Crate to get them sounding this good. Armory Crate -> Settings -> Audio -> Microphone Modes (on) -> check Cardioid Mode Conclusion: All wasn’t great I ran into an issue with LB button always firing/not registering input, this was intermittent and mainly noticed outside of games. For this reason I’m returning the current unit and ordered a new one. TLDR: Overall, barring the minor issue I encountered with LB a great device well with the price. Most comparable handhelds are closer to $1k with poor support and long waiting periods for crowdfunding campaigns.

The ally is what i have been looking for in a handheld pc for a long time. I have been been using the ally since its release. The performance is great runs most games at medium to low at high fps. The 120hz screen is fantastic even though you can't get the full 120 in games you usually get around 80-90 in most AAA titles. The controls are great no issues with button stick and thumb sticks are really nice and quite conpareble to a ps5 or xbox controller.

It runs Windows so it is buggy sometimes. But overall it is the best. Good performance, outstanding capacity, stunning screen. Battery is my only complaint