Due to a copyright issue with the background used in the battery section, I had to trim the video between the 5- and 6-minute marks. While the key information is still intact, I apologize for any disruption during that segment.
Your thoughts and analysis are some of the best in the hobby, not having you on the podcasts is and will continue to be a massive loss, but I can't wait for you to occupy the space on my watchlist with more videos of your own ❤
Great comparison! To me I'd go for the Ally X since it's compared to it's introductory price, but if we can get an Ally for $400-500 or so, then that's another question. For the moment, I'm happy using moonlight and my Odin and not have to worry about configuring all these graphic and TDP settings to save my battery.
In my country the Ally Z1 extreme is for $440 (Including the bank discount offer $35) . Otherwise it's $475. I have purchased it from the Asus website.
I just bought an open box Ally for $352. For an extra $450, the Ally X doesn't make sense at all. Of course, Ally X doesn't have open box yet. And even if it did, it wouldn't be less than about $700, so it's still the same.
Good video and a great point at the end there about who this is for and I’m the guy that was just entering the windows market for the high-end device with the X. I completely love it.
I'm considering getting the X, do you think it would go on sale for holiday season? I have a steamdeck that I use for retro stuff but would love to have this for college inbetween classes to play games that require more oomph to them.
It'll probably get some kind of discount at best buy but I wouldn't expect any crazy deals on it, if you have access to a best buy and open box ally X is a great option.
So, a question, is it possible to set up specific power profiles for each game and let the system change between them whenever I start to run the game? Or this can only be changed manually?
Thanks got tired of arguing with people saying its a tremendous upgrade . Yes its nice but not a worthy upgrade if you have the og one. I got the X last week . Yes its been better all around experience but not a 800$ dollar upgrade experience. I put a 2280 990 pro 4 tb in it so now im at a 1200 $ upgrade . Am i happy of course . Should i have waited yes but i felt i was missing out on the better features that should of been in the lauch model last year . Cant wait for the next chipsets either the claw 8 ai plus or the next rog ally or even the go 2 ! 😊
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and yeah it's not a big performance boost more of a streamlining of all the components and a more user friendly experience, the gameplay is smoother and the QL upgrades are very nice but for users that are happy with the og ally the upgrade won't be that dramatic. Until Intel can get their drivers on the same level as AMD I'll be sticking with team red, the next generation of chips looks very exciting.
i sold my OG ally for 400, now goin to best buy to pick up my ally x for 448 after tax and from the og sale..im goin on long flights in the next couple months and need the extra battery life.
If you do egpu video, can you try the finals and cs2? I looked at some videos but performance differs between games drastically. One guy tested with 1070 and 4070 and in some games fps is the same because 4070 is bandwidth limited. I had xg mobile 4080 with my ally but its not stable and performance drops drastically when it gets hot. I would like to buy ally x and try egpu with my 4070ti super and if its good enough get rid of my pc for that. Nice video btw
Hey Im sorry I completely missed this comment, unfortunately the only egpu I have to test with is the radeon 7600 m XT. The 4070ti is going to be bottled necked by USB 4 but it'll still be a good 1440p experience, have you checked the thermal paste on your xg mobile or done any cleaning ?
If steam deck oled could somehow update the power cap (performance) it would blow the ally x out to me. Because I’m not familiar with handheld windows that’s the only reason I’ve held off on ally x n just sticking to deck oled for now
Unfortunately there's not much more valve can do to squeeze power out of the deck and keep it stable. If you don't want to jump into windows bazzatie on the X turns it into a more powerful deck with the same UI.
This “ROG ALLY X” is literally the same as my Ally Z1 Non-extreme just with some mid upgrades. People hype up tech like this but then crap on the Iphone 16 and PS5 Pro when they haven’t even released yet.
Well it's the same chip at it's core people just got excited because it fixes most of the issues the original Ally had and has some nice improvements, I don't think any I said in the video says otherwise.
In my opinion the oneXfly is one of the most esthetically pleasing handhelds available today, Ive never owned one but I got to use one for a few weeks and even though the software isn't as good as AC on the Ally it's still one of my favorites.
@@AishTalksTech I agree with you man. The Onexfly is such a pretty machine but the Ally is overall a better experience. I just feel like they missed out on not adding a 16:10 display onto it to close in the top bezels.
@@AishTalksTech Thankfully theres other options for that reason. I feel GPD and OneX are improving the most in these fields. The mainstream ones are great for most things though.
I have powerful gaming PC and all consoles and I still want it. Sometimes I want to just play some casual games and sitting on sofa or on the terrace and play some games instead of sitting behind the desk. But SteamDeck did justify that need. So I hope this will change it. I want Windows on my handheld
A lot of people do especially if you're using fsr it'll render the game at a lower resolution like 720p and upscale to whatever you have it set to, that's why I show raw performance at both 720p and 1080p.
People that work away from home or want there pc experience on the go . 7 inch screen at 1080p or 900p looks like 4k cause of pixel density. Also for the price your not gonna get a setup that's comparable especially getting the og z1 extreme for 400$ or less used . Not saying it's the best but it is a great experience wants you get them setup
Due to a copyright issue with the background used in the battery section, I had to trim the video between the 5- and 6-minute marks. While the key information is still intact, I apologize for any disruption during that segment.
Used market for ASUS ROG ALLY for £325 for base and £400 for 2tb, it’s such a steal
It really is, it's amazing how much you can play for that price.
Your thoughts and analysis are some of the best in the hobby, not having you on the podcasts is and will continue to be a massive loss, but I can't wait for you to occupy the space on my watchlist with more videos of your own ❤
Thank you I really appreciate the kind words.
Facts
Great comparison!
To me I'd go for the Ally X since it's compared to it's introductory price, but if we can get an Ally for $400-500 or so, then that's another question.
For the moment, I'm happy using moonlight and my Odin and not have to worry about configuring all these graphic and TDP settings to save my battery.
I agree for 400-500 the ally is a great deal. To Asus's credit armory crate makes it very simple to adjust TDP.
In my country the Ally Z1 extreme is for $440 (Including the bank discount offer $35) . Otherwise it's $475.
I have purchased it from the Asus website.
I’m not paying 800 dollars
Then why are u here? F off then.
yeah you are
Then don’t nobody cares😂😂
@@S-Penn No, he’s not. Neither will I. It’s literally the same shit as before.
@@S-Penn Get out the basement
Great review! Although there's not huge difference in FPS at 25w/30w, there's a huge improvement in temperatures!
Thank you!
Yeah the temperatures are way better and gameplay feels smoother ok the Ally X
I am looking to get my first gaming hand held. This video helped me make my decision. Tha k your for the detail look at the games
I'm glad I could help
I just bought an open box Ally for $352. For an extra $450, the Ally X doesn't make sense at all. Of course, Ally X doesn't have open box yet. And even if it did, it wouldn't be less than about $700, so it's still the same.
Good video and a great point at the end there about who this is for and I’m the guy that was just entering the windows market for the high-end device with the X. I completely love it.
Got ROG Ally With 2TB SSD and Cetra Wireless ANC headset for 430€. Such a steal.
That's a solid deal
Picked up an Ally for £300 on ebay basically new condition, seems the best bang for buck of all handhelds as of now.
It really is the Ally does almost everything the X can at a fraction of the cost.
in Indonesia,.. Rog Ally X price is almost Twice Rog Ally gen 1
Oh that's a rough price, but luckily the gen 1 Ally still does most of what the X can.
Same in India . Ally Costs 40000 whereas ally X costs 90000 😂 I got the ally
@@suammadeepghosh1678 How's the battery life so far?
@@neurodox On turbo, I get about an hour and fifteen
Thanks for making this. I have an Ally, and I want to see better how they compare in reality
Hope the video was helpful
Excellent video!!! 👏🏻 Always a lot of quality in your work 🙌🏻


Great review Aish!
Thanks man
I'm considering getting the X, do you think it would go on sale for holiday season? I have a steamdeck that I use for retro stuff but would love to have this for college inbetween classes to play games that require more oomph to them.
It'll probably get some kind of discount at best buy but I wouldn't expect any crazy deals on it, if you have access to a best buy and open box ally X is a great option.
So, a question, is it possible to set up specific power profiles for each game and let the system change between them whenever I start to run the game? Or this can only be changed manually?
In armory create you can create per game profiles.
17w is the perfect spot
Yeah, it's a great mix of battery life and performance.
Fantastic review, Aish!! - Stubbs
Thanks got tired of arguing with people saying its a tremendous upgrade . Yes its nice but not a worthy upgrade if you have the og one. I got the X last week . Yes its been better all around experience but not a 800$ dollar upgrade experience. I put a 2280 990 pro 4 tb in it so now im at a 1200 $ upgrade . Am i happy of course . Should i have waited yes but i felt i was missing out on the better features that should of been in the lauch model last year . Cant wait for the next chipsets either the claw 8 ai plus or the next rog ally or even the go 2 ! 😊
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and yeah it's not a big performance boost more of a streamlining of all the components and a more user friendly experience, the gameplay is smoother and the QL upgrades are very nice but for users that are happy with the og ally the upgrade won't be that dramatic.
Until Intel can get their drivers on the same level as AMD I'll be sticking with team red, the next generation of chips looks very exciting.
@AishTalksTech They sure do can't wait !
Nice. Great review aish 🙂
Thank you 😁
i sold my OG ally for 400, now goin to best buy to pick up my ally x for 448 after tax and from the og sale..im goin on long flights in the next couple months and need the extra battery life.
You got an awesome deal on that! I'm sure you're going to love the upgrades specially if you've been an ally user for a while.
@@AishTalksTechgood deal? He’s paying retail at 848… instead of buying a battery pack for 75 he spent and extra 448 lol
How you getting it for 448$??
Brand new Ally is selling in india @330$
That's a sweet deal you really can't beat the performance for that price.
Where is it 330$? It's at 36k INR which is 430 USD.
@@Chiragrtryeah it's $440 .
He might be talking about the z version and not the z extreme
If you do egpu video, can you try the finals and cs2? I looked at some videos but performance differs between games drastically. One guy tested with 1070 and 4070 and in some games fps is the same because 4070 is bandwidth limited. I had xg mobile 4080 with my ally but its not stable and performance drops drastically when it gets hot. I would like to buy ally x and try egpu with my 4070ti super and if its good enough get rid of my pc for that. Nice video btw
Hey Im sorry I completely missed this comment, unfortunately the only egpu I have to test with is the radeon 7600 m XT.
The 4070ti is going to be bottled necked by USB 4 but it'll still be a good 1440p experience, have you checked the thermal paste on your xg mobile or done any cleaning ?
Great video ❤
Thank you
Awesome video! Very in depth comparison.
Time to sell my Ally
Thanks dude I appreciate it.
Sell it?! But the collection!? 😂
If steam deck oled could somehow update the power cap (performance) it would blow the ally x out to me. Because I’m not familiar with handheld windows that’s the only reason I’ve held off on ally x n just sticking to deck oled for now
Unfortunately there's not much more valve can do to squeeze power out of the deck and keep it stable. If you don't want to jump into windows bazzatie on the X turns it into a more powerful deck with the same UI.
For the price of $499 vs $799 the Ally Is more cost effective
It definitely is and not only is it cost effective it performs great.
This “ROG ALLY X” is literally the same as my Ally Z1 Non-extreme just with some mid upgrades. People hype up tech like this but then crap on the Iphone 16 and PS5 Pro when they haven’t even released yet.
This is why I hate UA-cam. It’s a cesspool of biased trolls and hyped reviewers.
LOL.. it's literally the same as a Z1 non-extreme? Man has the education system failed you...
Well it's the same chip at it's core people just got excited because it fixes most of the issues the original Ally had and has some nice improvements, I don't think any I said in the video says otherwise.
I wouldve bought one but those bezels 😭 I got the onexfly instead
In my opinion the oneXfly is one of the most esthetically pleasing handhelds available today, Ive never owned one but I got to use one for a few weeks and even though the software isn't as good as AC on the Ally it's still one of my favorites.
@@AishTalksTech I agree with you man. The Onexfly is such a pretty machine but the Ally is overall a better experience. I just feel like they missed out on not adding a 16:10 display onto it to close in the top bezels.
@@kuso7558 16:10 should be standard in handheld PCs in my opinion, that and bump it up to 8 inches if possible.
@@AishTalksTech Thankfully theres other options for that reason. I feel GPD and OneX are improving the most in these fields. The mainstream ones are great for most things though.
@@kuso7558 my only issue with the mainstream ones is the custom z1E chip limits egpu options.
I buy my Rog ally z1 extreme gen1 for 550 usd bestbuy.
That's a great deal the gen 1 Ally can do almost everything the Ally X can.
@@AishTalksTech800usd it's to much for me.
For that get a gaming pc or console
I agree a full PC is a better investment but there is a large group of users that want the handheld form factor and don't want to rely on streaming.
What if u want a portable
I have powerful gaming PC and all consoles and I still want it. Sometimes I want to just play some casual games and sitting on sofa or on the terrace and play some games instead of sitting behind the desk. But SteamDeck did justify that need. So I hope this will change it. I want Windows on my handheld
Who the hell plays at 720 p. 900p minimum. 🤦🏻♂️
A lot of people do especially if you're using fsr it'll render the game at a lower resolution like 720p and upscale to whatever you have it set to, that's why I show raw performance at both 720p and 1080p.
I am not paying $800 for this stupid crap
That's ok it's not for everyone
First!
People play pc games with these? Why?
It's kind of what they're made for 😂
They have no brains thats why
It's been a great experience for me so far. I have the original Ally Extreme.
People that work away from home or want there pc experience on the go . 7 inch screen at 1080p or 900p looks like 4k cause of pixel density. Also for the price your not gonna get a setup that's comparable especially getting the og z1 extreme for 400$ or less used . Not saying it's the best but it is a great experience wants you get them setup
@@AishTalksTech😂😂