Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have had the ROG Ally for over a month now and it is fantastic. I have not had any issues with it and the performance for how compact it is great. I did upgrade the NvME drive to a 2TB a few days after owning. I own a Steam Deck as well and is good but it cannot do things the ROG Ally can do. I can easily recommend this device to anyone on the fence.

Having owned the Steam Deck and the original Aya Neo I must say with regret that the Rog Ally has not lived up to my expectations. I was looking forward for a replacement for my Aya Neo which I've had since the first orders of the Indiegogo campaign shipped back in covid days, but after just 24 hours of ownership I am leaning towards returning it. The biggest deal-breaker for me is the lack of a dedicated USB-C port so I charge the unit while transferring data from external drives. This is also the reason why I sold my Steam Deck. Because all my Steam collection is backed up to an external SSD and I am finding myself having close to zero battery left after restoring only a few of my backups which are 100GB+ each. The ASUS armory crate is also a major hindrance. Yes, I know I can always uninstall it, but I prefer having the option to cycle TDP profiles in-game without using something like Ryzen Controller. While it's open, I found many cases where I could not use the web browser because the hitting the enter key on the virtual keyboard would cycle through the TDP profiles instead of acting as the enter key (i.e.: opening URLs). Performance-wise it does not feel a lot faster than my Aya neo which has the aging Ryzen 5 4500U soc. In games like FH5, even with FSR turned on with 720p and medium details, I get major intermittent stutters while running at 60fps that make the game annoying to play. MSI afterburner doesn't even register then FPS drop, it is that quick, but it's like the game rendering stops for a few hundreds milliseconds. My Aya doesn't do that! Having Windows 11 on it is also a big negative, not Windows in general which I appreciate over Linux as my biggest game collection is on GoG. It took a few hours to get all the Windows 11 updates downloaded and installed, not to mention the bloatware (Office, Teams???) and the occasional popups that get in the way and typical for an adware OS. Then there's the battery, see above. It does have some good things going for it. Compared to the Aya the build quality is better, the screen is also better despite being smaller, colors are more vivid and the sound is more crisp. The cooling system is also a lot less noisier than of the Aya Neo which almost always runs at full speed when in-game. The BIOS looks to be straight port from a ROG PC motherboard version which is also very nicely integrated with the touch screen and the buttons. The screen is also native horizontal. On the Aya a lot of older games start in portrait mode and try maneuvering the BIOS menu or the Windows installer in portrait mode... all without any input support, yikes! I can not recommend it though. I was really hoping for a an alternative to the Steam Deck, or the Aya, but unfortunately looks like Chinese companies like GPD, Aya seem to make handhelds that better serve my needs.

I take it with me every time I travel or go on a business trip. I can just take it out and play games whenever I want. I love it so much.

Absolutely love this beast of a handheld pc. Brings me back to the old days of playing on my psp

Great handheld console great on games and perfect for to go gaming

Loving every second. This device is a beast. Elden Ring, Horizon Zero Dawn, Gears of War. Everything runs and looks so great on this. Ive been recommending this device to my streaming community ever since i got it

Works great no problems run quick for a small system love taking it out of town definitely recommend to others

Pretty good device, battery could be better, by default only a 2230 m.2 slot but there are 2280 adapters out there, needs more ram than 16gb, and an oled wouldve been nice, but would get it again regardless

It’s a really good product to use and able to play a lot of your games easily. However, be aware there’s issues at launch such as bios, SD cards being damaged, freezing on optimization, armored crate etc. if your still planning on getting worth getting it when the bugs are fixed

This is one of the best console ,I love ASUS. Specially Best Buy always have some good deals for the customers,like this one I purchased console and they give a discount,which is amazing, And also give 1 month for free game pass from Xbox, Recommend 5+

Great device for Gaming on the go! As a dad i didnt get much time to game anymore but now i can snag a few minutes here in there while the family is occupied.

Love it! If you are into gaming, Gett this. I do recommend getting a mouse and keyboard combo that you can plug in using Bluetooth or a dongle. This will allow you to navigate like you would a Windows PC. The touchscreen is okay but if you are going to do a lot of personalization, you will want the keyboard/mouse combo.

Arguably one of the best pc handhelds on the market. Despite the battery life, it's been great with gaming and is now my home pc when connected to the ROG charger.

I bought the ROG Ally as a portable gaming tower that I could take on the go, paired with a 6850XT Mobile that I could use at home for a bit more performance. The hardware is awesome. The software is horrible. The battery life is also horrible. Windows on a handheld device fails miserably, causing absolute chaos on my system. Armory Crate has plenty of issues, and the process for pairing with the 6850XT Mobile was painful. While docked performance was fine, the battery life was horrid, making it. a non-starter for my longer commutes to Boston. I wanted something with a bit more power than the Steam Deck. This has the power, but not as much love and care as the Steam Deck does. I think with that love and care it can become better than it, but it is absolutely not there yet.

Had this for awhile now, works perfectly fine and love being able to play mobile.

I love this product. It's a good product. But I love the steam deck even more but still overall its good product even if you're looking for a handheld

Ive used it for over a year now and it works great. It's not the most comfortable for long periods of time.

I love this. It's literally a portable laptop and works so well

i love the rog ally , great portability , great performance

Love love love my ROG Ally. I’m writing this review after having it now almost four months. I haven’t had any issues like some others have had with the SD card etc. It’s amazing to be able to play games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldurs Gate 3 at 1080p and medium to high settings and having it run smoothly.