Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've owned it currently own more than my share of handheld gaming devices. Started with the Switch OLED, then the Steam Deck OLED, the Ally Z1E which I returned due to battery life and other issues. Currently I have the above mentioned Switch OLED, the Lenovo Legion Go, the ROG Ally X, and recently the MSI Claw 8 ai+. I haven't had enough time to properly review the Claw 8 so for right now at least the Ally X is still king. It's exactly what a windows handheld gaming PC should be. The software is by far the best of any device I've owned. The device just works. The ergonomics are great, especially with a Killswitch case. With the Z1E and 24gb of ram it's able to run most anything I throw at it. The only downside I've found is the screen size. Don't get me wrong, the VRR is great and the colors are punchy and bright. 7" just isn't enough for my eyes. Hence the acquisition of the Claw 8 ai. Remains to be m seen which between the two will come out on top. But if you're in the market for a handheld, and given the fact that the claw 8 is virtually impossible to find, you can't go wrong with the Ally X. Especially if you can get it open box ;)

I purchased this handheld console as a way to play the games my Steam Deck couldn’t. I saw the reviews and finally pulled the trigger. First game I fired up was God of War and it smashed through it. It plays modern games well, indie games fantastically , and older games with little effort. In a lot of ways this out performs the original Steam Deck. The beautiful vibrant 1080p, 120hz refresh panel with 7ms response time. Z1 Extreme processor with 24GB LPDDR5X RAM. 1TB of storage and a 80wh battery. The form factor is not perfect, but it’s easy to carry around or slide into my backpack. Windows OS is not better than Steam OS for gaming, but if you do other productivity works, The Ally X will surprise you. I use this device as a laptop replacement at times and it works well. If you find a 2024 ROG Ally X at a great price, it won’t hurt to try it.

I just purchased my Ally X a few weeks ago and I'm obsessed! I was going back and forth between the Ally X and the Steam deck, but ultimately settled on the Ally for its performance, comfortable controls, and the fact that it just looks cool. You can easily access and switch between steam and Xbox games without downloading different apps. I play POE 2, Elden Ring, and play cloud based games with no issues! Plus, it's very simple to tinker with the settings depending on what you value when gaming.

The ally x plays black ops 6 and all AAA titles I throw at it! This handheld is a beast and if I didn’t have a gaming pc but owned this tossing a dock and a keyboard and mouse together you have a reliable and quality rig on the go! Battery is also very strong compared to others I have tried

So i have steamdeck and i want to try this product to see for myself. So after almost a month of using it, i can say that its more powerful compare to steamdeck. But playing on its native resolution (full HD) the fps i get is kind of similar to steamdeck. A little better maybe. I always wanted to play on native resolution because i looks so much better. I capped my framerate to 60 fps depends on the game to conserve battery and to run cooler. While the handle, and the grips and the overall ergonomics i can say that steamdeck is still better. I like the rog ally x because i can play my epic, battlenet and other game platforms games without a hassle. So windows os is a downside and also an upside. My goto when i am going out is still my steamdeck because of ease to play. Its like a nintendo switch. So i think, overall experience based on the good and the bad. The rog ally x is evenly matched to my steamdeck. Recommended.

Fantastic handheld performance with the Z1 Extreme CPU Much faster and better build quality than any model steam-deck. I would choose this handheld over all other 2024 alternatives. The upgraded Battery life is great for long car/train rides on the go!

Very nice for gaming on the go. Has good specs and games run at an average performance. Display is good and the device is not uncomfortable to hold.

Great gaming device. I’ve been using the ally x for a little less than a year but I wouldn’t have picked any other system. I love the performance and being able to game on the go!

The best purchase I've ever made. It helps me with my work — you can get everything like Microsoft Word, emails, set up videos — basically a full computer. Plus, I love games. It has good processing power, not slow at all, and I can take it anywhere. Highly recommended if you like games and get bored while you're out. You can use it without any issues. Simply the best gaming purchase I've made. What a marvel — 10/10.

Die hard Valve fanboy, but I must admit the ROG ally X is way ahead of the competition. I loved my steam deck since i received it a year ago but everything called out to me from the X, EVERYTHING. Specially the bigger battery.....steam deck owners, you know exactly what im talking about. Sell it and get something better. GFX, BATTERY, ERGONOMICS, DISPLAY ARE WORTH THE BUY.

Incredible , I literally love everything about it , I bring it litrally everywhere and I have my complete computer with me. Couldn’t ask for anything better

Awesome handheld gaming pc. Best over in performance, weight, screen size, visuals, battery life, etc. Easy beats any other handheld out there.

The good: It's fast for a handheld, great performance and market leader in the segment for sure. It run windows which offers at least the ability to attempt to play some games that are simply not available on the steamdeck - aka Forza Motorsports. Great NVMe performance / watt - and optional ability to swap it if you want to get even better nvme drive. Overall I liked this device but I only bought it to play 1 game mainly and it can't... Out of a last ditch effort I ran the cloud restore, which worked amazing - love how easy it is to deploy a fresh OS on this as well. Great BIOS and feature rich device. The Bad: I bought this because in store demo of the orignial Ally showed it playing Forza Horizon 5 - which worked awesome and I mainly play Forza Motorsport on my PC so grabbed this to add some racing in a more casual setting - but unfortunately, as powerful as the device is, it's not enough for Forza Motorsport. I don't think this is a Ally X specific issue as it is a 780M/AMD driver problem - which I get. So I will be returning as was main use case to replace my Steamdeck. Hopefully the nVidia new handheld will be powerful enough, fingers crossed! The Ugly: Arrived brand new with seal cut - seems to have been tampered with before I ever got it in the mail - needs better quality control perhaps? Left trigger also stopped working, the spring mechanism seems to be an issue.

Ive been my favorite AAA games on this bad boy on the go and i hardly miss my PS5, dont be fooled by all these youtubers being by Valve dismissin just because it runs windows, most of them are being paig by Valve. yes there are few things you have to do maximize your experience but its not rocket science. Just turn off the widgets on windows 11. I dont even bother with armory crate because it will take you down some real complicated control mappin stuff. Just start your favorite games from the Steam app and you will be fine. Im currently playing Elden ring, RDR2, witcher 3. They all run buttery smooth, love it.

Great screen, great battery life, I think this device would be even better if the SO were better optimize to handheld form factor.. but hey, this isn't on ASUS .. But, ASUS should at least include a case... It's $799. C'mon Asus

This is a beast of a handheld. I am playing AAA games no problem. The battery life is good, picture quality is good. It's all around a fantastic device.

I've had the original Ally since around Christmas and this is definitely an upgrade. The boost in the ram is noticeable in how much faster load screens are. I also love the color. Oddly the only games I have trouble with are some of the slightly older lego games, for some reason they just keep stuttering and stalling. The changes in the layout really do make it more comfortable to hold and the device itself has a bit more grip to it. I put a 4tb ssd in it (which was ridiculously easy) and I'm set!

The product was good and worked as intended solid battery life and even frames were good unfortunately I had to return it due to the screen size and the actual size of the device I have bigger hands after just thirty minutes my hands were cramping

It's an excellent device. Very simple to use. Windows is not much of a hassle as others would have you believe. Its very capable, the screen is amazing, storage is decent and believe me when I say that having it will make you game more.

I've had this for a month now, bought it opened box and just remembered it was used writing this review. It works great, im in love with it and would highly recommend. Only con I can think of is the right joystick being in a lower position than the left. From time to time I touch the screen with my right thumb causing the game screen to move. To be fair, that can just be a personal problem.