The Asus ROG Ally is on sale for its lowest price to date this weekend

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Now that the caller and improved Asus ROG Ally X has arrived, we’re starting to spot immoderate coagulated deals connected its predecessor, the Asus ROG Ally. Now until August 19th, for instance, the Windows-based gaming handheld is disposable astatine Best Buy with a Z1 Extreme spot for an all-time debased of $499.99 ($150 off). That’s astir fractional the terms of its successor, which costs $799.99, rendering it a bully alternate if you’re connected a tighter budget. The lower-end exemplary with the Z1 spot is besides connected merchantability for $379.99 ($120), though, given the show downgrades, we’d urge sticking with the Extreme configuration.

At this price, the modular Asus ROG Ally offers bully value, adjacent if it didn’t impressment america arsenic overmuch arsenic ROG Ally X erstwhile it comes to comfort, performance, oregon artillery life. It’s inactive much almighty than Valve’s Steam Deck, though, acknowledgment to its Z1 Extreme spot and enhanced show erstwhile the handheld is plugged successful and engaged successful “Turbo” mode. It besides features a quieter instrumentality and a larger 1080p show with a 120Hz adaptable refresh rate, the second of which is amazingly creaseless for its size.

Unfortunately, its artillery lone lasts a mediocre 4 hours astatine best, which is disappointing fixed it’s designed to beryllium a portable gaming PC. It’s besides held backmost the Windows 11, which isn’t well-designed for small, handheld-like devices. That said, Valve is moving connected adding enactment for SteamOS connected rival handhelds like Asus’ ROG Ally, truthful possibly we could spot it moving an alternate operating strategy down the line.

The ROG Ally is Asus’ archetypal ace astatine a Steam Deck rival. It’s a Windows-based PC gaming handheld with a seven-inch 1080p, 120Hz touchscreen and integrated gamepad controls.

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