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expiredXywami posted Nov 1, 2023 5:52 AM

ASUS ROG Ally 7" Gaming Handheld (White, Open Box) Good $471, Excellent

$484

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Best Buy has ASUS ROG Ally 7" Gaming Handheld (RC71L-ALLY.Z1X_512, Open Box) on sale from $470.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Stock may be limited due to product being open box condition.
Thanks to community member Xywami for sharing this deal.

Available Open-Box Conditions:
  • Open Box Excellent $483.99
    • Looks brand new
    • Includes all original parts/accessories
    • Typically contains packaging
  • Open Box Good $470.99
    • Minor to moderate cosmetic signs of use possible
    • Any signs of use will not impact performance
    • Nonessential parts or accessories may be missing
About this Product:
Access any game that runs on Windows across all game platforms, including Steam, GOG, Xbox Game Pass, cloud gaming services, Android apps and more. Play anywhere, anytime, using handheld mode or by connecting the Ally to a TV and linking multiple controllers to play with friends. The Ally even transforms into a gaming PC by connecting to ROG XG mobile eGPU and dock - supporting mouse, keyboard, monitor, and more peripherals.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8-core, 16 threads (3.3GHz Base / 5.1GHz Boost) Processor
  • 7" (1920 x 1080) FHD 120Hz 7ms 500nits Display
  • 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
  • 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
  • Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth 5.2
  • Built-in Fingerprint Sensor
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x ROG XG Mobile Interface and USB Type-C combo port (with USB 3.2 Gen2, support DisplayPort 1.4)
    • 1x UHS-II microSD card reader

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • This sale price is $132 less than this previous FrontPage Deal from August which received 50 thumbs up from the community.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.

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Written by Xywami
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About the Poster
Best Buy has ASUS ROG Ally 7" Gaming Handheld (RC71L-ALLY.Z1X_512, Open Box) on sale from $470.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Stock may be limited due to product being open box condition.
Thanks to community member Xywami for sharing this deal.

Available Open-Box Conditions:
  • Open Box Excellent $483.99
    • Looks brand new
    • Includes all original parts/accessories
    • Typically contains packaging
  • Open Box Good $470.99
    • Minor to moderate cosmetic signs of use possible
    • Any signs of use will not impact performance
    • Nonessential parts or accessories may be missing
About this Product:
Access any game that runs on Windows across all game platforms, including Steam, GOG, Xbox Game Pass, cloud gaming services, Android apps and more. Play anywhere, anytime, using handheld mode or by connecting the Ally to a TV and linking multiple controllers to play with friends. The Ally even transforms into a gaming PC by connecting to ROG XG mobile eGPU and dock - supporting mouse, keyboard, monitor, and more peripherals.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8-core, 16 threads (3.3GHz Base / 5.1GHz Boost) Processor
  • 7" (1920 x 1080) FHD 120Hz 7ms 500nits Display
  • 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
  • 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
  • Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth 5.2
  • Built-in Fingerprint Sensor
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x ROG XG Mobile Interface and USB Type-C combo port (with USB 3.2 Gen2, support DisplayPort 1.4)
    • 1x UHS-II microSD card reader

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • This sale price is $132 less than this previous FrontPage Deal from August which received 50 thumbs up from the community.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.

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Written by Xywami

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jmr2198
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Asus has terrible quality control. I have returned 2 of these so far, purchased brand new. Left stick went bad after about a week, the 2nd one had a bad track pad. Oh.. and microSD card also got fried, which Asus really doesn't have a fix for.
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BrooklynDodger
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"Track Pad"? There isn't one on the Ally. Try again.
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JK1982
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Waiting for open box legion go
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legion go has switch style replaceable controllers, making it the one to get for anyone that wants to keep it running (usually for playing older pc games and console emulation purpose)
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This Dr. Wahjat's new alt?

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Do you get the extended holiday return policy with used products? Trying to avoid that $80 protection plan.
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Waiting for open box legion go
I'll take a new one at this price!
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Asus has terrible quality control. I have returned 2 of these so far, purchased brand new. Left stick went bad after about a week, the 2nd one had a bad track pad. Oh.. and microSD card also got fried, which Asus really doesn't have a fix for.
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PolloPluckinNov 1, 2023 11:47 AM
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I'm still leaning towards a steam deck if they drop in price a little, seems like their quality control is a little more favorable?
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Quote from jmr2198 :
Asus has terrible quality control. I have returned 2 of these so far, purchased brand new. Left stick went bad after about a week, the 2nd one had a bad track pad. Oh.. and microSD card also got fried, which Asus really doesn't have a fix for.
Oh God. That's horrible. Fortunately I bought chose/bought steam deck instead of ally. Lucky me.
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Quote from halogod2 :
Oh God. That's horrible. Fortunately I bought chose/bought steam deck instead of ally. Lucky me.
I still have a Steam Deck which I had gotten about 6 months earlier. Sure it doesn't have as high specs, but the hardware is really rock solid, it was easy to upgrade, and I just trust Steam more than Asus, already known to have questionable laptop quality control. The new Lenovo Go looks promising, and the build quality is even better than the Steam Deck, however I think it is too big and heavy after trying it at a microcenter display yesterday for on the go use. I am just done with any Asus hardware that isn't a router though. I am just hanging on to my steam deck. I don't want to play AAA games on a handheld. I think those experiences are best left to a dedicated PC gaming rig, PC laptop, or a console. I just want to have those kinds of experiences on a big screen.
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Any idea what's the battery life on legion ?
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Quote from jmr2198 :
I still have a Steam Deck which I had gotten about 6 months earlier. Sure it doesn't have as high specs, but the hardware is really rock solid, it was easy to upgrade, and I just trust Steam more than Asus, already known to have questionable laptop quality control. The new Lenovo Go looks promising, and the build quality is even better than the Steam Deck, however I think it is too big and heavy after trying it at a microcenter display yesterday for on the go use. I am just done with any Asus hardware that isn't a router though. I am just hanging on to my steam deck. I don't want to play AAA games on a handheld. I think those experiences are best left to a dedicated PC gaming rig, PC laptop, or a console. I just want to have those kinds of experiences on a big screen.
This is exactly why I'm on the fence. Seems like It's almost imperative a protection plan is required for the rog ally considering the sd card failure rate complaints.

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Quote from jmr2198 :
I still have a Steam Deck which I had gotten about 6 months earlier. Sure it doesn't have as high specs, but the hardware is really rock solid, it was easy to upgrade, and I just trust Steam more than Asus, already known to have questionable laptop quality control. The new Lenovo Go looks promising, and the build quality is even better than the Steam Deck, however I think it is too big and heavy after trying it at a microcenter display yesterday for on the go use. I am just done with any Asus hardware that isn't a router though. I am just hanging on to my steam deck. I don't want to play AAA games on a handheld. I think those experiences are best left to a dedicated PC gaming rig, PC laptop, or a console. I just want to have those kinds of experiences on a big screen.
Don't get me wrong... ally can handle AAA games very well, something like call of duty series. It can play almost all ps3 and xbox360 games too. That's a big thump up for the ally. If you go w/ the ally, you should upgrade the hard drive to 4TB ssd. Yeah... you heard me, there's an alternative way to upgrade to 4TB by using a regular MVMe m.2 ssd and avoiding cooking micro sd cards. Steam deck, on the other hand, has a big issue w/ cod. I tried to play cod 4 (ps3 version), and it crashed every 10 minutes, what a shame. Other than that steam deck can handle almost anything else. Maybe I should get Lenovo Go so I can play cod games, who knows.

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