Hands on with the newer, updated ASUS ROG Ally X

First impressions of the ASUS ROG Ally X, a spec-bump over the original. This was from a pre-release review event, so not everything is final.

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[thehuskofamontillado]

My favorite thing about ASUS is that the tiniest ding on plastic could cause them to send your ally back unassembled.

[acoupleofschoes]

7:40 M.2 naming is entirely about the physical size. 2230 is 22mm x 30mm and 2280 is 22mm x 80mm. I'd say the names work pretty well.

[feketto]

No, sorry, I'm not buying it. After my original Ally burned it's sd card slot I requested RMA but after the repair (which took almost 1 month) the fingerprint sensor didn't work. I requested 2nd RMA and said that I want a refund (in store where I bought my Ally the staff said that after poorly made repair it's eligible for refund because of bad service) but they swapped the same parts as in 1st one and didn't say anything. Now, I'm waiting for 3rd response after sending my Ally to them. It's 2, 5 months now from the 1rs RMA and my money is just driving circles.

[Collin_J]

"I found the cookies" is the energy I bring to every event

[hacksawjimthuggin]

My backlog is so big and my time to game is so low that I'm still playing games from 2018. I'll stick with the steam deck until it stops running the games I really want to play lol.

[RabbitAndBush]

That "lol they did" caption had me in stitches 😂

[rudess]

Nope. Staying away of any ASUS stuff. Just watching because I love you Bob ❤

[matthw-alln]

Would’ve bought one but I’m waiting till ASUS becomes more trustworthy…

[casual_connor]

for any new owner I personally think it's also good to weigh their options on the original ROG Ally. I ended up going with an open box Z1E at Best buy for 400 dollars. Bigger battery and ram increase is great, but at "potentially" twice the cost, I'm happy with my OG Z1E

[StuieHunter]

Really cool, but I'm not jumping deck from my steam deck. Customer support matters.

[dudemetoo]

Bought the Ally when it came out. 1 month later, had SD problems. Sent it in to get fixed. SD went out again last week. Still under warranty, sending it in again to get fix. I like the original Ally, but taking no changes and will sell when it comes back out. I’ll keep using my Steam Deck and wait a few months after this new Ally to comes out to see if there are problems. I’m tired of being a beta tester of their hardware.

[thelenbax]

It's all about presentation. You make quality, well edited, curated content. Cheers to that!

[acuteaura]

SSD sizes are the dimmensions in millimeters. 22x80mm is the big one, 22x30mm is the square one and 22x42 and 22x60 are the ones nobody cares about. And the big ones tend to have cache and go up to 8TB.

[kindofabigdyl]

4:12 thanks for the shoutout! 😂 great video as always keep it up!

[Vladinhousen]

Seems like a solid piece of hardware, but I feel most of us will stick with the Steam Deck.

Valve has exceptional customer service, while ASUS does not.

Also, SteamOS is just so much better for a handheld… using windows is a frustrating experience.

Software is more important to me than having cutting edge hardware.

[LazyTeeRex]

It's that time now where companies will start making expensive devices with minor changes at a premium markup

[wes]

The Ally X is actually what I hoped for in a handheld PC. Two USB-C, large battery, the hall effect sticks and easier to tinker with. Now I want to see what battery life is like on games. Then I'll probably wait a year or more for it to drop in price to $700 USD for the holidays or something. Maybe the Ally 2 will drop lol. I got my PC and Odin 2 to keep me busy while I wait.

[mayankshkhar]

You might've not heard ssd sizes being complained, but games are crazy big nowadays. And many people, including me have to buy an adapter to install a 2280 4tb SSD. There are even 8tb SSDs. Also, the numbers represent dimensions in milimeters, 22*30 and 22*80. Also I have modded my ROG ally enough that there is no point for me to upgrade to this. I have a 148Wh (40000 mAh powerbank) hooked up via JSAUX black mod case. Although I like the black color personally, I can always spray paint the shell to get that.

[DonWeaselYeehawEdition]

I’m way too poor to buy any of this shit but I enjoyed watching you and Russ talk about it regardless 👍

[Amber-jbsu]

Love the shy “bye” at the end Bob!! Great video as always