Thats why you get bestbuy total tech and you can get as many replacements as you want, I've never had a single issue and I was the first one to actually start modding the Ally
Really interested in the device, I am currently within the 60 day period for best buy on my rog ally z1 extreme. I have to return it by July 6th to be able to return it. I think it's worth returning and getting the new one but would love your thoughts. Also would love to hear your thoughts on how much of a difference I can expect in performance. I play games like fortnite, Baldur's Gate 3, Horizon Forbidden West, Rocket League, Elden Ring, Cyber Punk, Assassin's Creed Black Flag and more. Also where would the balance be between the allocation of ram vs vram, wish it was 32 gb but still solid improvement. Love the bigger battery life. Also, I bought for my rog ally extreme a 2 tb SSD when I got it as well. Wondering what you think?
@kjellbeats so you would recommend returning it and getting the new one right? I should mention I can return the ssd as well, got them both from best buy.
@@darth_dunedain106 I'm thinking about getting the Ally X myself for traveling and when I'm too lazy to be anywhere but in my bed xD, as I don't actually have a handheld yet. I have a pretty powerful PC for Cyberpunk, Metro Exodus, Horizon Forbidden West, Sea Of Thieves, Sons of the Forest, Phasmophobia and a couple more. I also enjoy some Indies like Stardew Valley or Hollow Knight sometimes, but of course those run on anything.
I use my X when I feel like playing the top tier AAA games, and my limited edition black and orange oled when I want to play games that require less power. I even picked up the white steam deck oled even though I have no need for it 😒
yeah the x is so solid.. i finally just installed Bazzite on it so now i'm not sure when i will pick up my steam deck.. Bazzite completely fixed the stupidity of windows on the X.
Yeah its the first time I'm feeling very tempted. Not to replace my OLED SD but to have another hahaha i think if i could only have one i would still stick with the OLED SD.
In Norway, X will cost roughly $1000-1100 and Steam OLED is between $1000 and $1200. Z1E has been at $850-900 since forever. I'd honestly only get SD if indie / retro was all I'd focus on. Ally is fantastic. Especially if you are versed with Windows. I honestly loved the OG.
What a story🤯 That customer service from Valve>>>>>>>>>> and continues to be a constant across the board within the myriad of these videos that have kept me up late (for longer than I'd like to admit) trying to find the best option amongst all the variations. Thank you for a great video🙏🏻🤘🏻
Thanks for watching 🙏🏼 yeah the OLED steam deck is just overall the best choice but I'm excited to see the performance of the ally x and some of the future handhelds until the deck 2 comes out
idk, I think he exaggerated Valve's customer support. I had a similar issue and valve basically told me to buy and iFixit kit and good luck, which is fair because I broke my steam deck and they shouldn't reward me for that... but no they are not going to just send out replacement steam decks left and right. he must have caught the customer support person on a very good day
I made a three part video about it.. not exaggerating at all. I opened my steam deck, tried to replace the SSD, put it back together and it was broken. Totally bricked and then they just literally sent me a brand new one.
Can’t wait to see your review about the ROG Ally X. Was about to buy a Oled Steam Deck but now I’ll have to wait. Also I hope Asus fixed the SD card issue the Ally has.
I had an ally, didn't care for it. Too much tinkering required for each game. Just got my 1 TB OLED SD, and it's a way better experience than the Ally. Granted though, I have a PC if I wanna play games with max settings. I can use the deck to remotely play games in max settings, if I'm unhappy with a games performance on the deck itself and don't feel like sitting at my desk.
@@verse8833 this a very interesting approach. I do have a ROG G18 laptop with a 4080 in it. While it’s not as powerful as a desktop PC is capable of handling recent games at max settings so the streaming part of it sounds good. TBH I am more interested in having a portable console like Pc to play whatever with out worrying about the battery. I don’t mind playing at lower settings as long as the experience is smooth. Also I don’t like carrying my heavy ass laptop on my trips.
looks like the SD card was addressed. they moved it and ramped up the cooling system with new vents and everything. I'm pretty sure if I could only have one handheld it would still be the OLED Steam Deck to be honest.. but i think ill give the X a go and see what i think after some time with it.
The display is still too small. A 7 inch screen at 16:9 is barely usable as a windows device. I know it because I had the Ally for 3 weeks and I never got used to it. The Lenovo Legion Go has the perfect size and perfect pixel density.
dang.. thats one of my concerns and my honest that is that i would rather the larger screen like the legion go. When is the Legion go 2 or mid upgrade coming out!! haha
You can remote desktop everything for setup. That way you never have to touch Win while doing the setup. Have it launch directly into a gamefront software. Feels like a console then :)
HI I am not sure about upgrading too the new version, my Rog ally micro SD Died a month after warranty expired and Asus wouldn't honor an RMA, so i just put a 4tb drive in it and called it a Day 👍👍
oh dang sorry that they are not helping you out with the dead SD card.. that's incredibly lame. Honestly makes me worried about getting the X. My experience with Valve when I broke my OLED was amazing they just send me a new one haha.
As long as this device is purchased from a third-party seller it's a no brainer. Not worth an upgrade from the OG, but as a first time buyer this device is going to make many people happy. Let's just hope it won't have many flaws this time around.
Yeah this don't buy an Ally because of Asus poor customer support is just tedious. Just don't by from them then, you could say this with GPU's also, I would never buy direct from the manufacturer anyway.
Haha I'm not loyal to only steam deck it's just the best option right now. I'll always love my deck but I do want something with more power until the deck 2 comes out.
I think valve done that because your a utuber creator no shade for that but I replace my joystick last month on my SD and couldn’t calibrate them I spent well over a week bl n 4th with valve eventually they told me I could send it in for repair starting at a price of $150 bucks n may cost more all depending so when people say there opinion on the warranty I look at them like ok your a suspect and I was still in warranty
Well, to be fair, they had no idea I make videos on TH-cam. Also, as flattering as it is, no one cares about my little TH-cam channel. At the time, I was getting very few views. Even now, my account isn’t large enough for any company to care about, even if they knew.
hahah thats so funny I didn't realize I was calling it that. That's great thanks for calling that out.. I can't believe your the first to point that out.
yeah its a little to expensive almost feels like getting the Ally when it goes on sale and waiting for the Ally 2 or steam deck 2 would be a better play for cost.
Thats why you get bestbuy total tech and you can get as many replacements as you want, I've never had a single issue and I was the first one to actually start modding the Ally
100% I totally forgot to say buy from Best buy!!
That's what I'll be doing.
Really interested in the device, I am currently within the 60 day period for best buy on my rog ally z1 extreme. I have to return it by July 6th to be able to return it. I think it's worth returning and getting the new one but would love your thoughts. Also would love to hear your thoughts on how much of a difference I can expect in performance. I play games like fortnite, Baldur's Gate 3, Horizon Forbidden West, Rocket League, Elden Ring, Cyber Punk, Assassin's Creed Black Flag and more. Also where would the balance be between the allocation of ram vs vram, wish it was 32 gb but still solid improvement. Love the bigger battery life. Also, I bought for my rog ally extreme a 2 tb SSD when I got it as well. Wondering what you think?
many of the AAA games you mentioned can definitely benefit a lot from the ram increase!
@kjellbeats so you would recommend returning it and getting the new one right? I should mention I can return the ssd as well, got them both from best buy.
@@darth_dunedain106 i think the upgrade makes a lot of sense, as long as you got the additional money to spend.
@kjellbeats yeah was thinking so too, what device do you have and what games do you play
@@darth_dunedain106 I'm thinking about getting the Ally X myself for traveling and when I'm too lazy to be anywhere but in my bed xD, as I don't actually have a handheld yet. I have a pretty powerful PC for Cyberpunk, Metro Exodus, Horizon Forbidden West, Sea Of Thieves, Sons of the Forest, Phasmophobia and a couple more. I also enjoy some Indies like Stardew Valley or Hollow Knight sometimes, but of course those run on anything.
I use my X when I feel like playing the top tier AAA games, and my limited edition black and orange oled when I want to play games that require less power. I even picked up the white steam deck oled even though I have no need for it 😒
yeah the x is so solid.. i finally just installed Bazzite on it so now i'm not sure when i will pick up my steam deck.. Bazzite completely fixed the stupidity of windows on the X.
I chose oled steamdeck over og ally and legion go. But with the ally x, im a little tempted
Same boat bro 😓
Yeah its the first time I'm feeling very tempted. Not to replace my OLED SD but to have another hahaha i think if i could only have one i would still stick with the OLED SD.
Now if they made a Legion Go update and it was like this i would probably pick that. I really want that bigger screen and detachable controller.
Thanks for the review, I own a Asus ROG laptop and would definitely be interested in the Ally X.
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Ally X price in canada is 1100$. Steamdeck oled is 689$
The steam deck is for sure better priced but it's getting a little under powered for new games this year so I don't know what to do! Haha
In Norway, X will cost roughly $1000-1100 and Steam OLED is between $1000 and $1200. Z1E has been at $850-900 since forever. I'd honestly only get SD if indie / retro was all I'd focus on. Ally is fantastic. Especially if you are versed with Windows. I honestly loved the OG.
What a story🤯 That customer service from Valve>>>>>>>>>>
and continues to be a constant across the board within the myriad of these videos that have kept me up late (for longer than I'd like to admit) trying to find the best option amongst all the variations. Thank you for a great video🙏🏻🤘🏻
Thanks for watching 🙏🏼 yeah the OLED steam deck is just overall the best choice but I'm excited to see the performance of the ally x and some of the future handhelds until the deck 2 comes out
@@nophacetech with practically unparalleled performance and that whopper of a battery, I couldn't agree more
Underrated video and channel, great job man. I think MS will come out with an Xbox handheld with possibly Steam in it.
thank you very much! Yeah the playstation and xbox handhelds are going to mix things up for sure!
@@nophacetech competition makes things better!
idk, I think he exaggerated Valve's customer support. I had a similar issue and valve basically told me to buy and iFixit kit and good luck, which is fair because I broke my steam deck and they shouldn't reward me for that... but no they are not going to just send out replacement steam decks left and right. he must have caught the customer support person on a very good day
I made a three part video about it.. not exaggerating at all. I opened my steam deck, tried to replace the SSD, put it back together and it was broken. Totally bricked and then they just literally sent me a brand new one.
Can’t wait to see your review about the ROG Ally X. Was about to buy a Oled Steam Deck but now I’ll have to wait. Also I hope Asus fixed the SD card issue the Ally has.
I had an ally, didn't care for it. Too much tinkering required for each game. Just got my 1 TB OLED SD, and it's a way better experience than the Ally. Granted though, I have a PC if I wanna play games with max settings. I can use the deck to remotely play games in max settings, if I'm unhappy with a games performance on the deck itself and don't feel like sitting at my desk.
@@verse8833 this a very interesting approach. I do have a ROG G18 laptop with a 4080 in it. While it’s not as powerful as a desktop PC is capable of handling recent games at max settings so the streaming part of it sounds good. TBH I am more interested in having a portable console like Pc to play whatever with out worrying about the battery. I don’t mind playing at lower settings as long as the experience is smooth. Also I don’t like carrying my heavy ass laptop on my trips.
looks like the SD card was addressed. they moved it and ramped up the cooling system with new vents and everything. I'm pretty sure if I could only have one handheld it would still be the OLED Steam Deck to be honest.. but i think ill give the X a go and see what i think after some time with it.
honestly the OLED Steam Deck kinda ticks all those boxes especially if you have a capable PC laptop.
@@nophacetech
Eh gonna stick with my current ally. Got gifted the egpu 4090 for the bday and I’ve been having a blast with it
The display is still too small. A 7 inch screen at 16:9 is barely usable as a windows device. I know it because I had the Ally for 3 weeks and I never got used to it.
The Lenovo Legion Go has the perfect size and perfect pixel density.
dang.. thats one of my concerns and my honest that is that i would rather the larger screen like the legion go. When is the Legion go 2 or mid upgrade coming out!! haha
@@nophacetech I still pre-ordered the Ally X, since I want to test it. But I dont think I can get over the small screen...We'll see.
You can remote desktop everything for setup. That way you never have to touch Win while doing the setup. Have it launch directly into a gamefront software. Feels like a console then :)
I'm glad I waited. I'll definitely be buying a ROG Ally X. I'm not worried about the warranty because I have a Best Buy Total membership.
that's the way to do it :D
Not gonna lie I’m lowkey thinking about ether buys a gaming console and save up for the ally x
What console are you thinking about?
Bro csn you run godfall on steamdeck
HI I am not sure about upgrading too the new version, my Rog ally micro SD Died a month after warranty expired and Asus wouldn't honor an RMA, so i just put a 4tb drive in it and called it a Day 👍👍
oh dang sorry that they are not helping you out with the dead SD card.. that's incredibly lame. Honestly makes me worried about getting the X. My experience with Valve when I broke my OLED was amazing they just send me a new one haha.
Hi I think i am going to wait, their not going anywhere , lets see what support the machine gets, and also their using intel Arc for Graphics 👍
As long as this device is purchased from a third-party seller it's a no brainer. Not worth an upgrade from the OG, but as a first time buyer this device is going to make many people happy. Let's just hope it won't have many flaws this time around.
Yeah this don't buy an Ally because of Asus poor customer support is just tedious. Just don't by from them then, you could say this with GPU's also, I would never buy direct from the manufacturer anyway.
What happened we suppose to be LOYAL TO STEAM DECK BRO
Haha I'm not loyal to only steam deck it's just the best option right now. I'll always love my deck but I do want something with more power until the deck 2 comes out.
I think valve done that because your a utuber creator no shade for that but I replace my joystick last month on my SD and couldn’t calibrate them I spent well over a week bl n 4th with valve eventually they told me I could send it in for repair starting at a price of $150 bucks n may cost more all depending so when people say there opinion on the warranty I look at them like ok your a suspect and I was still in warranty
Well, to be fair, they had no idea I make videos on TH-cam. Also, as flattering as it is, no one cares about my little TH-cam channel. At the time, I was getting very few views. Even now, my account isn’t large enough for any company to care about, even if they knew.
Is Asus now to be trusted? What has changed?
Idk about trusted but I just want the power
hate those black bars. Same factory chinese screens
7inch too small for that price.
honestly that's a concern of mine.. i feel like i want a larger screen like the legion go for my more powerful handheld.
come on valve where is my frame gen
Probably coming soon. It's going to have to for the new games.
i'm just not buying it unless the screen has oled.
And maybe, just maybe, one day you'll learn it's not called the 'rogue ally' ;)
hahah thats so funny I didn't realize I was calling it that. That's great thanks for calling that out.. I can't believe your the first to point that out.
Just for you to know. If you feel broke. You can get it at bbs for 659 dollars 😂😂😂
Also you can easily return it if you don't want it haha
€899 in Belgium. €899 = $973. Almost a 1000 dollars. That's not fair. Now I'm.certainly won't buy it...
yeah its a little to expensive almost feels like getting the Ally when it goes on sale and waiting for the Ally 2 or steam deck 2 would be a better play for cost.
Don't buy day 1. They will drop the price like they did with og ally
@@PapaZigghow long do you reckon it will be intill they drop the price? As no way I’m paying the price it has launched at.
@@johndosh6832 give or take a few months. But definitely for black friday and christmas season.
Lol hard pass going on here especially when the AAA market isn't so great right now 😅
Hard Pass. Will not fool me twice.
Did you get the rog ally? What happened?
@@nophacetech Fried my 1tb sd card. ASUS wasn't any help. The return window to Best Buy was still open thankfully.
@@nophacetech I'm also curious what happened? I've had mine for 3 months and haven't had one problem. Just annoyed with the battery