Steam Deck vs ROG Ally X (Honest Review)

[@ZachsTechTurf]

If money is no issue then I’d go with the ROG Ally X. If you’re on a strict budget, I’d go with the Steam Deck.

[@TheElecGuitarist381]

Henlo

[@bıřð]

Ok

[@sahaibnoor7890]

Hi Zach I am a big fan of you and I have a question which phones do you have?

[@ValidT]

There is one fatal flaw in the Ally X that makes me choose a steam deck any day over it, THERES NO TRACK PAD. So handling windows itself or any game that has a lot of pointing and clicking is immediately 10x more miserable than it is on the steam deck.

[@anangrycucco]

Strict budget? What do you mean. It's 700

[@TemporalOnline]

One point of advandage for the steam deck is that you won't be scammed out of your warranty if you ever need it.

[@joaquincaceresguibovich3182]

Only of you buy from steam, an option not available in most countries

[@BlitzAce-pj9jr]

I was shocked when he didn't bring this up

[@MISTER-BESTER]

What do you mean by that? I'm looking into getting a gaming pc and wanna start with one of these

[@BlitzAce-pj9jr]

@@MISTER-BESTER ASUS has a bad reputation of scamming its customers. GamerNexus did a video exposing ASUS, voiding warranties on purpose in order to force the client to purchase a new portable gaming pc or hardware.

[@eugene531]

​@@MISTER-BESTER Valve actually cares about their customers

[@legowyn24]

The Steam Deck has shown me that a trackpad is a necessity for handheld pc gaming and wii emulation. So in my opinion, no way in hell I would buy an ROG Ally. Why spend 800 bucks on a console that you are required to bring an external mouse with you to use when there are competitors that are 100-400 dollars cheaper with a built-in trackpad? Sure the extra performance is nice but most games don't need that extra performance. It's a no brainer to me

[@dooderman8361]

Could you inform me what you need the trackpad for? I haven’t used one of these handhelds yet so I’m wondering why it’s so important? Also isn’t the Ally X touchscreen?

[@DGENexMACHINA]

I went with a legion go because you get both of those benefits. The extra power and adjustable tdp definitely makes a big difference. Didn't like the idea of being limited in games I could play. It just plays everything.

[@aidenramberg9095]

Thats why helldivers for the ps5 is so goated ignoring the uh, *obvious issues*, because the map is so easy to use and interact with, it feels like literall blessed spud potato magic

[@zach88888]

I also have the steam deck and when I play left for dead 2 there is no chance in hell I could compete with anyone if I couldn't use a trackpad. I put 500 hours into the game on the deck before I switched to the trackpad now I have over 1000 hours total and when I try to use the joystick I feel like a retarded buffoon. Insanity ROG would not have a trackpad. Not only that the trackpad itself needs to be wider than it is tall.

[@oopppnn000rf]

​@@DGENexMACHINA the bad thing with legion go is that its HUGE but like Huge Huge

[@T-djee]

Wait till they make a mobile ryzen 4070

[@User2584-k8j]

Ikr

[@jacobgames3412]

Frfr

[@MattiMatti7]

Yeah

[@MobileRyzen4070]

Hello

[@jacobgames3412]

@@MobileRyzen4070 hello

[@hollow_indigo1035]

I genuinely prefer the steam deck mostly because windows can be an absolute hassle with tons of issues because of a bad update and valve’s steamOS genuinely works flawlessly and has so much customisation (via a plugin known as decky loader) so yeah as the pinned comment says, if you’re on a tight budget get a steam deck. If you’re willing to deal with windows issues and wanna play games that have a stricter anti-cheat then get the ASUS ROG ally (although as mentioned in the vid it costs almost twice as much)

[@wellsilver3972]

whats even funnier is that steamos is just a normal linux distro where steam automatically starts

[@proxyhx2075]

​@@wellsilver3972 Not at all, SteamOS is a lightly modified version of Arch.

[@hollow_indigo1035]

@@wellsilver3972 yup literally window’s competitor 😭

[@SpaceStrike]

Fool asus has steam deck os

[@CommentGuard717]

​@@wellsilver3972Not that simple, but arch linux is almost the same thing with the same support and works on basically anything plus the steam-play ui can be started easily

[@Amiculi]

"There's zero way to play EA scam games on the Steam Deck" That sounds like a feature.

[@TheHashtagSquad2K15]

It’s also a false statement since if you really wanted to you could install windows on the Steam deck and just dual boot

[@straxx]

@@TheHashtagSquad2K15 this is what i did to play rust on mine, windows on a micro sd. no issues

[@TRX25EX]

​@@TheHashtagSquad2K15 That's stupid it's like saying oh SteamOS is not an advantage because you can install Bazzite on Ally also 😂 Shut up please

[@TheHashtagSquad2K15]

@@TRX25EX how is that stupid? You can’t say that there is “no way” and then offer a way and you come back with “nuh uhhh that doesn’t count”. It’s a legitimate way to be able to run any games that won’t run on Linux.

[@TRX25EX]

@@TheHashtagSquad2K15 Shut up already

[@caomhanbasswood8611]

The Steam Deck experience for me has been just great and the trackpads are awesome. It helped me play a lot of my older games / indie titles to reduce my pile of shame and it has enough power to play most modern games with at least 30fps (which isn't that bad on a small screen). Most important: I completely trust Valve - they accomplished something really great and showed some love for us nerds. I'm already completely sold for Steam Deck 2 ❤

[@Dogmanofthewest]

As somebody who doesn’t have a whole lotta money, the steam deck is better cuz I might be able to afford it

[@mickeymouze5]

The disavantage is that it's limited to 15Watts good for Emulation but terrible for upcoming games, so if you see a good game you like and it stutters your out of luck.

[@PickMinistry]

Isn't rog ally even better of a value then as you are not stuck to single launcher and free games from epic gog prime other alternatives

[@Dogmanofthewest]

@@PickMinistry I think the steam deck would be better for me personally cuz I already bought a bunch of games on steam. So u could be right for someone else

[@doggy101]

@@mickeymouze5 ?? its not limited to 15 watts

[@doggy101]

@@PickMinistry Your not stuck to a single launcher, you can download epic, ea, etc.

[@Debauchery_Tea]

The fact that handhelds have come this far is insane. If I showed this me kid me w his PSP, it would blow his mind

[@matty4741]

For real bro the PSP is a legend

[@Sedokun]

I like how it goes "They both have DISadvantages"...

[@bb_lou]

a big thing I don't hear many talk about from the price perspective: even if you can afford the Ally X, it being twice the price makes it a lot bigger of a risk to take outside. And with Asus's reputation for warranty and repairs, it doesn't look great either. Having a handheld you're too worried to bring around with you is very limiting to me.

[@Codyslx]

Half the people saying this have bo experience with asus. Gamer nexus already got them to make a bunch of commitments, and the company is on eggshells, plus you can return it depending on the retailer.

[@Z..z..zz.]

@@CodyslxI’d rather stick with valve imo, Huge community, they partnered with iFixit so you can easily repair your steamdeck, better warranty, better QOL updates. That’s just me tho. Plus the carrying case is 🤌

[@grundlefoot]

Put a case on mine and I carry it everywhere. Don't be throwing off a cliff, and don't be walking while you play like a fool

[@r10101]

The ROG Ally X is also much more available in various countries, in fact in Australia it's usually our *only* Steam Deck-like option

[@inff3rno]

Apart from the Legion Go, but there’s no significant craggy between them

[@nathanjuan6042]

And I love my Ally Z1 Extreme. I've been using it for 7 months, bought it at JB Hi-Fi, and I've never had any issues.love my ally z1 extreme. I've been using mine for 7 months and never had an issue bought in on jb-hi fi. Can play any games I throw at it and it has 3 months free gamepass so you already have free unli games as soo as you bought it.

[@TechnoMinarchist]

You can get the steamdeck in Australia

[@inff3rno]

@@TechnoMinarchist Just checked, yeah ur right. For some reason they didn’t update their website to match it

[@bobograndman]

@@inff3rnovalve just does that. They like never advertise their stuff or tell you if you can buy it. They basically just rely on friends or influencers telling you their products exist

[@vargsieber]

I'd go with the steam deck, at least until the official version of steam os launches foe the ally x. And even then i'm not sure because the trackpads are such a huge advantage.

[@aarfeenanees9147]

Why not use bazite?

[@johnnyghost1243]

I own an ROG Ally classic. I personally modded the Windows 11 OS to debloat it, use a custom theme with it, have it launch into Steam Big Picture Mode as opposed to Armory Crate, and even using the Windows version of DeckyLoader to customize Big Picture Mode. It's honestly a lot of fun. Yes, there's no touchpads on the the Ally, but the games I personally play, I don't need the touchpads. I just use the right stick or on some occasion, the touch screen. As someone who's actually tried gaming on Linux, it has it's limitations, even with Wine or Proton when it comes to playing Windows games on it.

[@leophoenix1452]

This is so unfair... Ally x vs the steam deck?... C'mon! Do the steam deck OLED vs the rog ally X

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

Because both lcd

[@jakobsongam1]

The comparision is fair. Steam deck oled is almost the same as the old model, the screen is just better

[@leophoenix1452]

@@jakobsongam1 no sir its not if its the regular rog ally i wouldn't even say a word... Thats like comparing the base ps4 to the xbox one X or base series X to the ps5 pro or base xbox one to the ps4 pro....

[@jakobsongam1]

@@leophoenix1452 well I didn't realize that rog ally x was a more powerful version. I seriously thought that's the regular name, I didn't even know there were different models of this

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

@@jakobsongam1 not steam oled not just different screen, bettery , nm6 , ram , there different things same ally x is different in bettery and ram other is same ally z1

[@NeomiFloof]

The Bitlock happened to me on my ally but now it’s all good and honestly im glad I chose it over the stream deck, I love being able to use windows with it on the go ❤

[@Windows_7Fan]

alternative to steam deck and rog ally x: get a ROG Ally Z1

[@user-gw2vz5gh2n]

Can't wait for RyzenOS to be released. It's been recorded to run all games available on linux and windows.

[@Fekxyz-gr8hc]

ur joking?

[@Colten_Mag]

RYZEN GLAZE ALL THE WAYYYY 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@guyman1570]

​@@Fekxyz-gr8hc related to the joke about Ryzen 4070

[@Fekxyz-gr8hc]

@@guyman1570 it's unfunny af

[@Greedisgood626]

Also own both. Honestly the only thing the Steam Deck OLED has over the Ally X is the OLED screen. Everything else (battery, performance, versatility) the Ally X wins. Just installed Bazzite on the Ally X and I basically have a more powerful steam deck without the OLED screen.

[@allenpaul102]

I got a non extreme Ally open box for $300 at Best Buy last Christmas and I love it.

[@DaKuhletyp]

Day 1 of asking: What would you improve in my first custom gaming PC? I have a budget of 1500€ (1660.99$) and I only want the money to get in the perfomance not in Lds and shiny stuff. I picked: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, 6C/12T, 3.70-5.00GHz GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Windforce OC (the Gigabyte version) ASUS TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI be quiet! Light Wings PWM, 120mm be quiet! Light Wings PWM, 140mm Fractal Design North Charcoal Black (I just love the wooden design) be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W ATX 3.0 ENDORFY Spartan 5 Max Kingston FURY Beast Black DIMM Kit 16GB, DDR5-5600 MSI Spatium M450 1TB The PC currently costs around 1420.38€ (1572.83$). I’m only 15 now and applying for a job, so I don’t really want to waste my hard-earned money.

[@nathanjuan6042]

A pc and a handheld has different purpose. I don't see the point why your recommending a pc to a handheld review. 🤦‍♂️

[@DaKuhletyp]

​@@nathanjuan6042Im not recommending it Im searching for help 🤦‍♂️

[@khLongoffical]

Wtf i just stumbled across this its fresh content

[@Ryhillchibulls]

? There are so many steam deck vs __ videos. This is the first one I've seen as a short.

[@khLongoffical]

@@Ryhillchibulls I was early bruh😭🙏

[@computercatgaming02]

The trackpads on SteamDeck are essential for me as it allows me to play older PC games or games that heavily uses mouse input like The Sims or Europa Universalis on the go. I do have dualboot so if there's any anticheat games then I can just boot into Windows so win win. Although it's worth mentioning that the Ally X's performance sure would be nice 😄

[@Codyslx]

Ally x destroys the steamdeck battery wise as well, even running at a higher than 15 watts.

[@threatz1802]

I was nervous to start linux gaming on the SD but unless i wanna play something online i actually prefer it now and i dont have any issues with the deck in all hoensty i legit love it

[@frazzleegg]

Can we have a video/short for helping people decide what budget to give to your pc, I am saving up for parts but it is slow and I would like to know what I acctually need for gaming and recording some stuff.

[@josephhutchins8]

Anything current gen that's mid range should be perfectly fine even stuff thats a couple generations old will be just fine for gaming and recording.

[@TheRealSnaggletooth]

Dont be afraid to use older parts, they can still dominate with a good combo.

[@frazzleegg]

@@TheRealSnaggletooth thank you, is jawa really that trustworthy?

[@frazzleegg]

@@josephhutchins8 ok, i previously used a low end laptop with igrphics which was terrible so anything is an upgrade

[@josephhutchins8]

@@frazzleegg Yeah literally anything will be an upgrade then, did you have a budget in mind or some parts you were thinking of?

[@sztech9429]

That "Red,White,Black " keyboard looks dope

[@mateuszdudek5697]

I said: "really? Why?" out loud in a subway cart because of this video

[@sevenarazmus8104]

I have a Z1 Extreme and ive been a happy camper with it. Played Starfield on a buddies Steamdeck before making my decision and the ROG Ally was the better choice.

[@xyoojkwm2761]

I dont understand when people keep complaining that the Ally X is double the price of the steam deck. If you compare apple to apple, ally x is only $150 more than the steam deck oled 1tb. Yes, you have option buy the $399 LCD model that everyone keep using as comparison. But thats only 256GB. For $150 more than the OLED 1TB SD, you get 24GB of ram, 80Wh battery, faster processor, VRR, 1080p display. I own the original SD and if i were to upgrade, Allay X is a no brainer. Which is soon!!!

[@edom5765]

I don’t understand why some people hammer down how steam deck OLED is better than the X. This is exactly a no-brainer. I have gamepass and epic games. I would hate to be constricted to the steam os

[@infiniterick6479]

​@edom5765, those apps already work on the steam deck

[@3333218]

The day things like the ROG Ally start copying the same control layout and features of the Steam Deck, including the dual haptic-feedback touchpads, and start having the SteamOS already pre-installed: Then, and only then, I'm gonna be considering them as an alternative for the Steam Deck.

[@sdpr_5]

Preach

[@KamiKomplex504]

I think hand helds might be a blast from the past. It feels like everyone in my childhood has handhelds then everyone went consoles, then PCs but handhelds are getting competitive soon I feel.

[@ES_272]

Upside of steam deck: runs linux KDE Downside of ROG: runs windows

[@KatelynTea]

Y'know since steam OS is arch based you could probably install xfce, gnome or hell even i3 or hyprland to it, they'd be a pain (especially those last 2) to use without a keyboard but you could

[@l.radicchi]

The Rog Ally is incredible already. Everyone loves Steam Deck, I had both, LCD and OLED, but moved to the EOG Ally. The fact that I couldn't play xbox app games installed bothered me. Also, the 120hz VRR screen beats the 90 oled.

[@gigalar1248]

I'm trying to dodge kernel anticheat at all cost. It's very insecure and most of the times is just a backdoor for hackers and malware. So yeah, play those games at your own risk...

[@deadpain2483]

It's pretty easy to choose man. 1. If gaming is your priority, then choose steamdeck. If you are into this then choose ROG ally: 1) can use 7600xt with it. 2) can use a portable or 4k monitor as well as TV. 3) video editing + all office work + upcoming win 12 is still can be used in this. 4) raw performance is almost 2x + with that 7600xt there's no competition. 5) all windows app is more optimised and easy to install. You can just use this instead of buying laptop desktop tablet separately. 6) more apps to use + easy to find all fixes and app that you need for daily use as well as for work too.

[@Driver_1227]

Day 23 of asking Zach to make wall art out of his old product boxs.

[@timhawkeye1975]

Im getting my rog ally x today. I can't wait

[@tdm3bros]

he mistyped the price, Rog Ally costs 699 and Ally X costs 899 Steam Deck on the other hand costs around 499

[@Outlow2400]

Only for the oled version, you can sometimes find the base version for around the price of a switch

[@tdm3bros]

@@Outlow2400 OLED costs 599, best case, but yes, the standard model can be found for 399 too

[@fresco_dinero5155]

Ally is on sale for $400 right now and Ally Z is $699

[@rebeccaroanoak5375]

Refurbished from steam $380

[@aerialace4230]

Damn ally x is as expensive as a decent gaming pc

[@coffeeholic8278]

I got the legion go and my experience with it has been excellent

[@MadridistaFrieren]

Steam Deck OLED

[@Epic3032]

I love my Ally X :) my family got it for my 40th birthday last week hehe be sure to get yourself a portable external keyboard and mouse for games that are not compatible with the game controller.

[@ALKALINE75]

Steam Deck Oled has issues playing newer AAA games. Spend the extra money and buy the more powerful Ally X . You will be future proof until the Steam Deck 2 / Rog Ally 2 comes out in 2026 or later . You cant play games like COD , Destiny 2 and Fifa games because the Anti Cheat doesn't work on Linux based SteamOS. Owned both. Rog Ally X is the one to buy. I guess SteamOS is the Steam Decks biggest strength and weakness.

[@javi3086]

I have oled deck and ally x. People never talk about the screen resolution difference between them, 800p stretched over a slightly bigger deck screen is blurrier, whereas the ally has 1080p on a slightly smaller screen that looks super sharp. This with the very noticeably better performance has me on the ally much more than deck. Was a deck fan since launch but I’ve moved onto the newer better tech.

[@Chockavox]

One has track pads, one doesnt. Enough said.

[@benhawk4214]

I really don't get the appeal with the track pads. My legion go has one and I barely use it

[@dapro2524]

​@@benhawk4214 indie game dorks I guess. PlayStation and Xbox didn't have track pads for decades and gaming was no issue.

[@eduardocornejo1866]

I never use the trackpads legit never

[@Chockavox]

@@eduardocornejo1866 you want a cookie?

[@ssiao3140]

@@eduardocornejo1866a lot of fps games don’t have aim assist and the trackpads are sooo much better for aiming. Or games like CRPG’s and strategy games or games that need slot of mouse input like Civ benefit a ton from trackpads. They can also act like extra binds too. Tbh if the games that do have controller support let me use trackpad instead of joystick but still keep controller suppose I’d use track pad

[@bionicseaserpent]

SteamOS coming stock on Ally X would make it the perfect handheld. However perfect doesn't exist

[@ninjafrozr8809]

That's exactly what they announced like 2 days ago or something.

[@Big6C]

I would never go for windows based handheld not only as windows just an inferior operating system like it has ads even though it cost $150 but if I’m playing on a handheld, I just want my games to work. That’s why steam deck is so good.

[@peteregunjobi1939]

If you "just want games to work", you need Windows for that.

[@LilJr93777]

Valve steam deck OLED is fantastic, love the fact u can take it out on the go. Play it at home. Play it when I go to my dads.

[@basebaseballpenguin]

800 dollars for a switch that runs windows is a war crime

[@Noname-iq1gz]

He is only praising it because it’s a sponsor. KZbinrs are sellouts so it’s no surprise

[@N.K.---]

Yeah but it's more powerful and better tho

[@1Dome]

That's an ROG Ally X, not a switch.

[@javi3086]

The ally x is massively more powerful than a switch. As a rough guide it’s something like 0.4 tflops v 8.6 tflops, so maybe 10 times the power.

[@PickMinistry]

​@@javi3086 actually 21 times more powerful than switch

[@JF42506]

I bought the deck as soon as I could, and after about a year, it just stopped booting. I can't lie, I loved it. It's a brick now, and I can't fix it or afford a new one. I have always been a handheld nerd, and I go back to Game Boy 1. The Steam Deck is fantastic. I loved mine. My friends all have different handhelds and a buddy has the Ally and he says it's legit so maybe I'll go that route... I don't know yet. Not being able to buy either means I have lots of time to do my research lol

[@ItsCOMMANDer_]

Funfact: The Steamdeck was the first popular Console (handhelds included) which uses linux.

[@pboogity8309]

Unless you loaded it on your PS2/PS3. Not pre-programmed but easy and officially supported by Sony.

[@ItsCOMMANDer_]

@@pboogity8309 was supported* they remived ps3, and that would be installed then, i talking abiut used, out of the box

[@pboogity8309]

@@ItsCOMMANDer_ “not pre-programmed but easy and officially supported by Sony” I don’t disagree with you one bit. Just adding a touch of context to your point my boy.

[@arcanejee]

I almost bought the RAX yesterday and the store rep hits me with a “It’s sold out, I’m sorry!” 😬

[@Mmachine88]

I mean, if someone is questioning whether to go PC or console, i feel like the simple solution in the short term is picking up a cheap currwnt gen console. Scooping a refurbished on sale series or finding a cheap base, digital PS5. Theres nothing wrong with gaming on both console and PC even if someone picks up or builds a PC later.

[@grizberrypi]

I heard about pre-release allys with win issues, but I did find any. Though I updated all the things before starting using it

[@ounaku]

I have both og Ally and steam deck OLED. Both are great devices but I pick up the Ally more now

[@Bruddatab]

I'm split between MSI Claw and ROG Ally, I've seen every reviews I could watch and as expected both got their own issues but mostly lean towards ROG Ally so I think I might get the latter

[@timometsanoja9666]

I have wondered about these devices. Could have really used one during COVID times as I had my share of boring hotel evenings then, but those days are long gone now. These are the type of "would be fun to try" before buy...

[@StormRaid417]

2x the cost for a slightly higher performance? I'll go with the steam deck. These days, you can get a way more powerful PC for $800 used if you find a great deal. A desktop may not be portable, but you get the price to performance you wanted.

[@Marvda]

Steam Deck LCD < Rog Ally X (but LCD is the best CHEAP option) Steam Deck OLED > Rog Ally X It's my opinion, I have them both, bit at the end I sold my ROG for SD OLED and I'm loving it

[@duke4401]

If compared, compare Decky with Ally and Decky OLED with Ally X. Especially when you bring on the performance.

[@nivrag00]

Im waiting on getting either because I have a Switch OLED and I still am playing games on it. I think once I finish I might consider getting a SteamDeck OLED because my Steam library is packed full of games. I wish the PS Portal could play without WiFi cause I would rather get that, but alas it doesn’t.

[@Adstodeus]

THAT WINDOWS SOUND GAVE A HEART ATTACK, I AM IN MIDDLE OF DOING SOMETHING AND HEARING THAT IS THE LAST THING I WANT

[@jlujano77]

I have both now and my ally X is my favorite .

[@daking7779]

The Ally with dualboot into steamOS would be crazy

[@RedditShorts677]

But the steam deck can dual boot Windows, soooo….. you can already get both of worlds with oled

[@pablieto-veganson]

Want the steam deck 2. Bezzel-less screen and 50% performance increase at 15TDP. and maybe 10% bigger battery, And i will buy it imnediately.

[@nopbotnopbot3597]

Not out of the box but with a little research you can put windows on the steam deck. That's what I've done as a day 1 steam deck owner and haven't gone back.

[@benedictwallis1993]

Replaced my steam deck with the original Ally, best decision I ever made minus the battery life. So much more versatile than the steam deck and just plays everything flawlessly

[@humblehombre9904]

Playing games still. What a man.

[@Ironchief2525]

I have a steam deck. I like it. I would get this one for the cheapness of it and the decent quality you get. You got more money then the rog one is your way to go.

[@The-Singularity-X01]

The Steam Deck was made because Valve of all companies decided they needed to make a piece of hardware. And when they make something they make damn sure they make it well.

[@brandoncrosss2327]

If anything, what I would probably end up doing is just gutting out the steam deck, oled and stuffing in all the components from the rog ally x i love the form factor and the feel of a steam deck in hand but the ally x is the king of handhelds, it wins beats out everything hands down

[@chriscarlton-gm4hr]

It doesn’t cost almost double , you have to compare apples with apples a top of the line steam deck vs top of line ally is roughly the same price

[@PoppaCYS]

I hate when people who don't give a definitive opinion. I would say if it's between the original Steam Deck and Ally X, the Ally X is the clear choice. If it's between the Ally X and the Steam Deck OLED, that's a much harder choice, but I would probably buy the Ally X if I had neither system or the original LCD Steam Deck. I currently have the Steam Deck OLED, and although the Ally X is better, it's not that much better that I'd want to sell my Steam Deck OLED. The SD OLED's scream is great. Battery life is good. Performance is acceptable. Ergonomics are great. I probably won't upgrade again until Steam Deck introduces a variant with the same or better APU than the Ally X (Or if ASUS releases an OLED variant).

[@TheHrnBy]

You should really try the legion go, its a pretty good device, along with using lossless scaling, it makes playing most games much more enjoyable in handheld devices

[@AvalosTokyo]

ROG Ally connects to the XG mobile (eGPU) graphics card booster, proprietary. Would like to see a comparison on feasibility of connecting Steam deck to eGPU and compare with Ally on XG mobile see which is the best

[@Vimblini]

I absolutely love my ally x. Ive never had a blue screen, never have issues with games and the battery life is pretty good. Plus since it is running windows i replaced my desktop pc with it.(my desktop was pretty old anyway)

[@joaquincaceresguibovich3182]

I've had the ally for a few months and windows is not that much of a problem.

[@shauryasinha1]

Can you please make a (non-gaming) PC building guide for mild video editing and multi-tasking that can still some less graphics-intensive games (the most intensive being something like Minecraft with some shaders)?

[@jayfeliciano2]

Still have my SD lcd and still rockin. I'll just wait for SD2 if its worth upgrading

[@mrbloodyhyphen-5657]

Please make a long form review comparing these handhelds

[@PianoTick1486]

You’re able to play AAA titles on the steam deck if you’re willing to buy and install windows on a micro SD card and dual boot between steam OS and windows. I’ve been doing that for the three months and it works beautifully

[@Isaypreach]

Is there a tutorial for that?

[@PianoTick1486]

Just search up how to dual boot windows on a steam deck

[@xProErax]

What I hate is that so many people talk about anti-cheat games and a lot of them are just sports or shooters. I couldn't care less about those games but I want to know the big games like elden Ring and other games that are process heavy that could cause the steam deck to have issues while the ally x has the ability to run them very smoothly but I cannot find anyone who mentions that type of comparison overall

[@darkvulpes4826]

Steam kinda seems a bit more power efficient. And also have more controlls, especially trackpads which can be set up in tons of different ways making it very flexible even for shooters or big management games. Friend got rog ally recently (not x), I kinda wonder to swap with him for couple days to see difference.

[@amazonrocks7349]

I got my steam deck for $300 when it was on sale so thats the winner for me 😊

[@nthnglsn]

I own both but imo the rog ally is amazing. Windows works great for me. There was a time that sleep mode did not work properly but after an update it's been great. Had the same problem with the steam deck though so rog ally still comes out on top

[@samstrolia]

Rog X + Bazzite. This is the way to go, Windows on there was no bueno.

[@bullet996]

Ally X is basically the OG Ally but instead of having a proprietary eGPU port they switched to thunderbolt 4

[@MidnightWhiteKnight]

I really like the cheaper price of the Steam Deck OLED 😢❤ value for money Babe 🔥

[@sajji]

The symmetrical sticks and touchpads are the sole reason I stuck with my OLED. The ally was too uncomfortable for me over long time plays

[@AwsBadr]

Gladly I stopped playing games like Cod since Black ops 4. Not interested in online games like before. Steam deck is so perfect for me cause of the operating system. Although I could go with the Rog Ally X when steam releases their OS publicly 😊 why not for the extra power, but honestly OLED is something else.

[@user-gs8vn3mk3b]

I moved from steam to ROG Ally since it came out and never had any issues. specially getting so many free and cheap games on other stores i.e EPIC was a breeze. def not regretting selling my Steam deck.

[@Gigely_Strudels]

I got the legion go, I traded it for a 3090, but my review of it was: it's pretty decent I just don't think it's worth getting when you already have multiple gaming PCs. Your brain is already used to higher quality gaming experiences and then downgrading to something like that makes it harder, also the shape of the controllers are kind of awful, It made me play a lot of games like really badly and then whenever I used my Xbox controller I instantly like had a like almost a hundred percent improved experience. I'm pretty sure I would enjoy a steam deck a lot more. Hearing about the ROG Ally X sounds like it would have been a lot better to get, but I still want to wait until we have higher quality handheld gaming ones. I might just wait till I can get some money and get a steam deck because even if you can't have all of the other games, It still seems like one of the best ones. My reasoning for that is: A lot of the games that steam verifies that it'll play on it steam deck, Play really well on the steam deck. Also you can get lots of emulators, so there's the potential for just emulating certain games that you can't play normally... Either way, I just think the steam deck would probably be one of the better options because they try and make sure the games can run on it properly and then will literally tell you if it can run on the steam deck or not

[@unbeatgod]

I have a ryzen 7 7700x. I play minecraft on shaders. What is a good gpu for my build? I have 3 decisions. The rx 7800xt, rtx 4070 ti, and the rtx 4070 super. Btw I built my own pc at 12. Im subbed btw. Ur the goat.

[@supacopper4790]

I tried a demo Ally on a store back then and it was quite a hassle to control, i think the same can goes to Ally X also. Imo the current design and usability of Windows OS are not really user friendly without mouse or even touchpad.

[@CrocoDylianVT]

Want the price but also full compatibility? Just get the Steam Deck but install Windows on it, Valve provides Windows drivers as well anyways

[@ErickDanGames]

With the price alone, the debate is over

[@tubguinace]

My issue with the ROG Ally X is that it has no touch pads, no touch sensors on the control sticks (which are essential for flick stick, and once you get used to flick stick you never want to go back to regular aiming controls) and it only has 2 back buttons. That's way too many setbacks on controls and for almost double the price.

[@ScriptGoober]

soon windows might replace kernel level softwares drivers with an api. (due to crowdstrike) if that happens, wine/proton will start being able to translate these api calls, meaning that you might be able to play games with kernel anti-cheat on the steam deck soon.

[@tbits6]

Im struggling between the two now. Not sure if I should buy in a little cheaper and get the midrange SD Oled and wait for the ally 2 or SD 2. Or just go for the Ally X now and live with the fomo when they release the next gen in a year or two. Sitting down to get some quality time with the pc setup is much harder now that dad life has truly taken over. Joining the handheld life feels like it is a necessity sooner rather than later. lol

[@ayaxmcgill635]

And apparently steam is going to make SteamOS available on the Ally sometime soon