ROG Ally X: 5 Upgrades, 2 Downgrades
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- Let's take a look at the ROG Ally X and my second impressions with this handheld PC after a few days of messing around with it.
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Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
02:11 rounded ergonomics
05:08 heavy feeling
10:14 solid face buttons
12:42 grippy analog sticks
14:59 SEGA d-pad design
20:40 battery life
22:49 shoulder buttons
24:26 summary and conclusion
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Please don't take a shot every time I say the word "pinky".
Too late i'm already trashed and it's only noon.
Its actually a very important note because holding weight on your pinky like that can cause nerve and other issues in your hands/nerves
I did this in one take, so I could be wrong but...
"pinky" : 5
"pinkies" : 10
"bottom fingers" : 0.5
TOTAL: 15.5
Retro game corps I have a question, I have a anbernic rg353vs and I don’t have a clue on how to add games to it cause I have been wanting to add a few game to it and I was wondering if you could help
Alredy did taht I mite be drunck
Honestly, Russ is the only youtuber I trust when it comes to these reviews and devices because of how he's able to explain his experience and its possible impact to the user. Specifically the ergonomics and how details that explanation was compared to every other channel out there.
You mean you don't like ETA Prime saying every product is flawless?
@@CSHummer ETA doesn't do that. He's also not a reviewer and never claimed to be.
@@CSHummer okay, i’m glad it’s not just me who was thinking this lol.
@@mechanicalmonk2020you’re right he’s just a shill, avoid his insights and content, basically a paid advertisement
@@robras2850 Like always, Thanks for Watching LMAO
I love how in depth you went on rhetorical ergonomics. One of the things you don’t really think about until you’ve had the device for a bit and something that may be annoying but you can’t fix w/o selling/returning the device
Completely agree -- as a Steam Deck user, I've always been curious about the ROG Ally device(s) but the ergonomics kinda freaked me out. I'm glad that RGC spent some time going into it during the video. 💯
Thanks for your videos❤
Time is flying, I'm grateful we all get to enjoy this hobby together
Very gay, but very true.
Great overview! Thank you for going over the action button loudness.
Just used your guide for the odin 2 and it was amazing! Thank you for what you do for the community 🙏
Thank you SO much for doing a thorough dpad break down and using celeste as a gauge.
The analysis of ergonomics is amazing, as someone who needs a comfortable device I really appreciate the time and thought put into this explanation.
But even so though I hated the ergonomics of the orignal too. It's like holding a flat phone with a tiny groove on it.. Awful
Literally the only thing I care about is battery life.
AGREED, i get less than 2 hours with like just one game at a time, no matter what i play, 18w, brightness at 30% and 720p
Digging the new studio layout and shot format.
That intro is the best in the business. Love it Retro!!!
Can't wait for the in-depth review.
i love that you put in so much effort to make such a detailed and informative video. Although it having no real benefit over the original aside from battery and is 100 bucks more completely removes it as a temptation
Especially when valve made a bigger upgrade with oled and also cuts the price significant. 300$ more just because of the bigger battery is not worth it. (Because the original ally has a lot of discounts)
WHOA the motion blur you have on this video is great! I was second guessing if it was 30 or 60 fps without checking my video quality setting.
Great review, as usual. It would have been useful if you had mentioned about ergonomics of the pinky.
Thank you so much for talking about the tension on the sticks. I always want a bit more for FPS games. I just think it's way more comfortable and I hadn't seen any videos where they discussed this.
Manufactures must hire Russ as a consultant to help them with the ergonomics, he really knows what he's talking about!
Loving the new setup for real! I am excited for the Ally 2. I started saving towards it now so I can purchase the Ally 2 whenever it comes our
Why not just wait for Ally 99 it will be perfect
@@utilisateurnothing-xd5wj But not even close to the Ally 100
@@morterox2 right. Lets just wait for 100
Love the new look and setup, R!
Considering the Saturn controller was the greatest thing ever, that’s a big pro.
Not as great as the Uranus controller
I just received my Steam Deck Oled a couple of weeks ago, but I’m also very interested in this device as well.
I’ll wait till there’s more reviews near release date before I decide to drop $799. I’m on the fence right now.
Can you look at the Ayaneo 2s 8840U? Would love to see a review from you before I buy it
Great video, I think I like the “clickiness” of the new shoulder buttons 😂 got mine preordered so we shall see but I can’t wait!
Can't wait to get my pre-order as well, cheers
+2 years later, the Deck is still the gold standard in ergonomics.
The steam deck doesn't even come close the rog ally.
I have never consciously had to think about how to hold my ROG Ally. This really seems to be an over-analyzation of the ergonomics. Especially with add-ons available to customize it. Can you please provide the decibels and frequency of the button noise like Gamers Nexus does during their testing?
Seems like a decent upgrade. I don't even think one of the "downgrades" is actually a bad thing either (I like clicky shoulder buttons).
Yup. Great battery life, great Sega D-pad, rounded ergonomic corners, better performance. It's relatively expensive, but then this is one of the best PC handhelds on the market. Nintendo will have their work cut out for them , the Switch no longer has a handheld monopoly.
absolutely. I love clicky buttons, my fave
Clicky buttons and button noise seem like things that hardly anybody cares about other than reviewers.
Yeah Im sure that tens of millions of parents are just rushing out to buy their kids 700 dollar handhelds. @sophieedel6324
I like to play with headphones in public places or next to my girlfriend. So the less noice the better for me. But it depends on the usecase. If you play it by yourselfe in your room, then the noice doesn‘t matter to you.
Well the "downgrades" you pointed is basically "what I don't like", is more like a user experience than a downgrade
Good day Russ and thank you for all your time an efforts! May we know when should we expect a similar comparison video, but with performance, noise, battery life and similar tests? When you'll be allowed to expose that kind of info? 🤔
Great comprehensive review! 🙏🏻
Hi Russ, thanks for your content. I'm temporarily living abroad and I finally can buy handheld devices (that don't ever ship to my country), which 4:3 would you recommend? I want to emulate PS1, PS2 and that kind of stuff so analog sticks are kind of a must. Thank you!!
Hey Russ, do you know when the embargo will lift? I can't wait for your in depth review on this!🙌🏼🔥
Between you and like 4 other TH-camrs I trust like I have the Odin 2 and ally X otw because of you guys 👍🏾
I had a dream awhile back you and I were hanging out and playing games. You were even more chill than you seem in your videos. Love your stuff. Keep doing your stuff. Youdaman.
Don't you love having awesome dreams?
sus
New lighting set up? looks good!
Hey Russ: great video as usual sir. I wonder if on the review video you'd be able to talk more about the value proposition due to the more expensive price. Also how does it function with up scaling and frame gen tech like AMD RSR and AFMF. Thanks for allcyou do.
Just add two little grip hexagons where the pinky goes. Super cheap on Amazon. Usually marketed for mice.
interesting, are these the adhesive grips?
Yes, they stick on. I have them on my legion go
This is just the beginning in the world of handhelds... I can't wait to see what will happen in 5 years 😆😆
The beginning was like 3 years ago
The Gameboy I had when I was a kid says handhelds are not new
I mean the beginning of the world of handheld games for the current generation of games... You can now play "red dead" and "elden ring" everywhere 😉
maybe we should ask Joe
No need to hold your breath for that long. Strix series would pump up the graphics performance by much within a year. Fingers crossed
Hey Russ! Hope good luck in next videos and also could you please answer me this:
Should I buy a POWKIDDY X55 now and hope you post a new video about its setup OR should I save money and buy STEAM DECK 512G LCD in a few months? PLEASE ANSWER THIS?
Please? I cannot decide if POWKIDDY X55 is worth it?
steam lcd 512 is on sale right now on steam !!!! Steamdeck all the way
Great review. I'm actually looking at this as a work laptop! I have programs for my work that are very mouse based and very little keyboard involvement. But the portability feels to be the most important thing. Between the joysticks and touch screen it feels like a great device! Not sure / doubtful this is something you could speak to.
I just wanna know if it's usb4 or 4.2? I sold my last one because i was not feeling the RAM, m.2, or the proprietary xg mobile. But im more excited about the aftermarket mods than the device itself 😂
This is a great update on the OG. Like every body and their dog I'd love an OLED screen, but I guess it's still VRR or OLED, so on balance I'm OK with it. With new AMD processors on the way I'll hold off a bit longer (and for handhelds Lunar Lake may even bring something).
Love the studio
I’m at work but I can’t wait to watch this when I get off🗣️
Comments, I haven’t bought one yet. Is this device worth the premium over the Z1E? I’m looking to be economical and already have a gaming PC.
I really want the god win mini 2024. O ly thing is the ram being ddr5 not ddr5x? I if I’m mainly trying to get the best fps out of my eGPU does that difference even make a difference?
If the allyX is less comfortable that might be a huge issue…. Obviously leaves room for a case maker/3d printer to take over the market with the most comfy mod.
I love you 😘
I'd love to see the default suspend/resume functionality tested in different games. I'm hearing that AC SE 1.5 has greatly improved its Extreme Standby Mode and Modern Standby Assistant features (which override some of the jank intrinsic to Windows).
How are the shoulder buttons? I had lots of issues with squeaky shoulder buttons on the Gen 1.
What about the trigger buttons? Are they still using the magnetic sensor? Due to that, the joysticks are basic joysticks that drift after 1/2 months of use. On the Rog Ally 1, I had to spend more money on buying extra joysticks from Aliexpress to replace the original one that got drifting
Can we swap the new ally X sticks into the original ally? Would love to get the higher tension sticks!
I was thinking this too. That's the biggest upgrade for me but I don't want to spend 800 for it obviously. Hope it's interchangeable.
really waiting for your whole review. I have Switch oled, Company of Heroes 1 was main reason to buy it. It works very fine witch switch and I can play it outside in summer, in shade. It would be fun to use handheld and have all 3 Company of Heroes, few Total War games, Uncharted 4.
Hi I am interest in the Ally X , although I have a Rog Ally and its Micro Sd died a month out of Warranty and I turned mine into a 4tb 2280, Is it worth it ?👍
Really hoping the batteries for these will be compatible with the OG Ally and available for purchase somewhere
Question for you Russ or all the chat - I've a Steam Deck OLED. I hate Windows yet I keep finding myself looking at the Lenovo Legion Go in particular plus the Ally X. Each of those can have Steam on it. So my question is, if you had the Legion Go or Ally X, why would you keep the Steam Deck OLED?
Steam is most optimized for the Deck and OLED screen is a huge benefit over the other handhelds besides the 120hz vrr screen that the Rog Ally has. You can also put Steam Deck to sleep during a game and then quick resume later. The deck can also be turned on by a controller not sure if the other handhelds can do this.
steam Deck oled is better? i want the steam deck oled for emulation as well
it really boils down to personal choice, I have a Steam Deck LCD and I LOVE using it for emulation and pc gaming, emulation is easy with EmuDeck. maybe a little more user friendly than a Windows Handheld. but that is just my opinion.
We need a comparison with an external gpu connected to the X compared to XG mobile on regular ally extreme
great review as always... the best reviews are those done by the real gamers who use the device, most reviewers wont actually give these things the time of day to ever discover the issues you find.
My one reservation with this (besides having the ally and deck oled already) is i would love to have seen Asus do something with the low power capability, turning off of cores or something to enable it to hit really low wattage and be usable... the fact the ally has a minimum of 7w means it will almost always be drawing more power than we know certain games really need, some games like cue club 2 i know will run at 90hz no issue at 4w on deck oled and it just extends that battery life, keeps everything cool etc but on ally you got 7w mins and its often much higher total system power. Its all great that the battery is pretty big now but the potential on offer if they could get this thing sipping 4w and running well in indie games would be staggering... it would be a massive massive advantage dwarfing all other handhelds but they just dont seem to be very interested in that... its why the deck is as good as it is, valve just understood the assignment for handhelds.
Any idea if any of the original ally 3rd party cases will fit the ally X.
How does it compare to a 8840u with a 780m ?
What about the fan noise? Is it as low as the OG Ally on bios 317?
I can't wait for the 22nd 😭 I'm using mine for music production. I can't wait to see how FL Studio runs on it
Is there any info when the embargo gets lifted?
One thing we're forgetting is the Ally upon release had the same trigger problem, I think it'll go quieter over time with use
Can you speak to the audio on the Ally X?? I'm hoping it's the same as the original. ROG Ally has the best sound/surround profile I've experienced in a handheld so far!
I love it when you test-play Contra or any other precise platformers that use the D-Pad. I love my current Ally, but that D-Pad screwed me up while playing some of the Hollow Knight colosseums. It recognized wrong commands often, so I had to use a PS5 controller instead
My only major problem with my rog ally is the battery life. I just bought a 100wh power bank and that solves my problem. Also, it's cheaper than upgrading to ally x 😄
I agree with you i would have just settled with my OG ally z1 extreme 2tb hard drive but my credit card company said that I've had my credit card for 10 months and I have yet to use it even once so they said they were gonna cancel it. So I ordered the ally x, I just can't lose a 5000 dollar credit limit from Mastercard, just couldn't. So thats my excuse to by the ally x
@@ConnorORya You can't go wrong with the ally x. I would also buy it too but my budget is tight atm so I rather wait for the ally 2 instead and hoping by that time, I have enough money to buy it lol. Grats btw and enjoy with your ally x! 😁
I just leave mine plugged in all the time, and it doesn’t bother me.
@@Armando_Aranda Same. But I forgot to mention, it's about using it outside or traveling 😅
@@jervz13696 Use a power bank and leave plugged in if you want to when you’re away from home.
Thanks for the video, please what platforms is running Celeste? Someone?
Thanks you showing Destiny 2. I use my Ally mostly for D2 and I have been using my Ally more since TFS. Btw how are you liking the TFS Russ?
Destiny 2: Electric Boogaloo
Some people just had bad day, your concerns are on point, comfort is one of the biggest selling point, its a shame that some people are just doesnt realize how hamd fatigue is a thing
Was playing on my deck yesterday for like 45 min and my pinkies fell asleep. Have yet to have any handheld prevent this. The switch OLED was the worst
The real question is would you get the ally x over the legion go?
You really care about your pinky fingers. 😂 Awesome video!
Nah the mouse click buttons is an upgrade it feels more responsive. My envision pro has mouse clicks and they feel amazing. The downgrades arent really downgrades
The Ally X seems like a solid step up but I’m curious what Lenovo is cooking up for the next Legion Go
I hadn't even finished the rg cube video yet, you're more consistent than your viewers!!😂
What in the Anbernic is up with those shoulder buttons?!?
Maybe adding a Tetris test to the contra/streetfighter tests would be a good idea? I found the ROG Ally very difficult to play Tetris on it. The X doesn't look any better, tbh.
Try Tetris DX from the gbc.
Nice studio my guy. Love the set up. Just a suggestion, maybe a hair light? It’s your channel tho. You do you.
Hmm, I am using a hair light. Maybe I need to reposition it?
I do like the new studio setup but I see what this poster is saying. If you look, your left side is covered in shadows. Maybe center the hair light? Still looks good tho!
@@RetroGameCorpsI guess I see what you mean. My person opinion I like my hair lights to almost make you glow to help separate you from the back ground. But that’s my preference. If you like the lighting as you have it. It’s all good.
Same pinky problem for me with the original Ally
Right on time I was waiting for your review!! Thanks!
Where can I get that ROG Ally plushie ?
Year of the Saturn d-pad?
Any good grip cases for rog ally x ?
Had a session of 6h non stop playing Ghost of Tsushima in my OG ally. Could not do that with my Steam deck or a Lego. Once the Ally x was announced I decided to upgrade the Ram to 32gb 7500mhz as I dont feel the newer is better. Just hope we get a Xgmobile adpater to oculink soon.
Why couldn't you do that with your Steam Deck?
How's the fan noise?
are there any handheld pcs that will push xplane or msfs?
Great video. Wanted the X but I can't use my XG Mobile with it
Curious to know if the Ally X fits the tomtoc slim case for ROG Ally.
It does but just barely. It's a little too thick and I think that it puts a little too much pressure on the sticks when you close it. So I wouldn't advise it personally. I've been using my Waterfield magnetic case since it's a lot roomier. www.sfbags.com/products/steam-deck-magnetic-case
best part about the ROG Ally X is I've seen Z1 models of the original go for as low as 250 and z1 extreme go as low as 300 on fb marketplace, definitely gonna grab a z1 if I can get one for 200 or less in a few more months
A Windows handheld without trackpads is an immediate no.
I can’t wait to have one
besides the battery, it's not worth a upgrade, as it really doesn't offer any other kind of performance boost.
Hey Russ, do you know if any of the manufacturers are doing an Independence Day sale? Other than steam discounting products that are out of stock of course
Does the ROG ally no longer support 120 Hz on an external monitor? I’ve hooked up my ROG Ally to two that support and only get 60 Hz locked. I’ve checked my cables. I’ve checked my dock. I’ve checked everything. I don’t know what’s going on.
It's whatever you're using to dock it or the HDMI port . . Plug the usb-c cord directly into the Ally and the monitor using the DP 1.4 port on the monitor and you should see 120hz if your monitor can go that high or higher . I noticed that it automatically changes to 60hz when I use the HDMI ports.
that's the review we were waiting for
The ergonomics was my biggest concern about the ally x. Personally I love how the original Ally feels. I’ve even tried using a grip on it but I found the added weight and rounded edges too uncomfortable especially for Dpad-centric games.
I understand why that there’s no OLED bc that would require sacrificing VRR since such a panel this small doesn’t exist yet (the right move).. but man I wish they could’ve reduced the bezels and included a larger screen. Maybe an LCD with VRR in this size doesn’t exist too
Is rog ally good for play with keyboard and mouse?
but what about performance? that is what we are all waiting for, is it worth the upgrade
I have no issue with the original other than battery. Really hope they drop the upgrade (for a decent price)
New camera?
why rubber buttons on anbernic are so quite ?
If the DPad is similar to a saturn's, then it must be pretty amazing!