Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Heads up, this deal has expired. Want to create a deal alert for this item?
expired Posted by Pooperscooper • Apr 20, 2024
  1. Deal Image
Item 1 of 3
  1. Deal Image
  2. Deal Image
  3. Deal Image
Item 1 of 3
expired Posted by Pooperscooper • Apr 20, 2024

Sam's Club Members: 512GB ASUS ROG Ally 7" 120Hz Gaming Handheld Console

+ Free Shipping

$379

$500

24% off
Sam's Club
72 Comments 62,127 Views
Visit Sam's Club
Good Deal
Save
Share
Deal Details
Sam's Club has for its Members: 512GB ASUS ROG Ally 7" AMD Ryzen Z1 120Hz FHD 1080p Gaming Handheld (RC71L-ALLY.Z1_512) on sale for $379. Shipping is free for Plus members, otherwise shipping will vary by location.

Thanks to community member Pooperscooper for finding this deal.

About this Item:
  • Access any game that runs on Windows across all game platforms, including Steam, GOG, Xbox Game Pass, cloud gaming services, Android apps and more.
  • Specs:
    • 7" 1920 x 1080 FHD 120Hz 7ms 500-nit Display
    • AMD Ryzen Z1 6-core, 12 threads (3.2GHz Base / 4.9GHz Boost) Processor
    • 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    • 512GB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive
    • Wi-Fi 6E 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 oceanlake | Staff
  • Comes with 90-Day Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

Original Post

Written by Pooperscooper
Product Info
Community Notes
About the Poster
Deal Details
Product Info
Community Notes
About the Poster
Sam's Club has for its Members: 512GB ASUS ROG Ally 7" AMD Ryzen Z1 120Hz FHD 1080p Gaming Handheld (RC71L-ALLY.Z1_512) on sale for $379. Shipping is free for Plus members, otherwise shipping will vary by location.

Thanks to community member Pooperscooper for finding this deal.

About this Item:
  • Access any game that runs on Windows across all game platforms, including Steam, GOG, Xbox Game Pass, cloud gaming services, Android apps and more.
  • Specs:
    • 7" 1920 x 1080 FHD 120Hz 7ms 500-nit Display
    • AMD Ryzen Z1 6-core, 12 threads (3.2GHz Base / 4.9GHz Boost) Processor
    • 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    • 512GB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive
    • Wi-Fi 6E 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 oceanlake | Staff
  • Comes with 90-Day Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

Original Post

Written by Pooperscooper

Community Voting

Deal Score
+44
Good Deal
Visit Sam's Club
Leave a Comment
To participate in the comments, please log in.

Top Comments

Eragorn
Was hoping it was the extreme model haha
bieberwhole69
feel like you coulda just bought them a cheap desktop. coulda came with a monitor keyboard mouse etc, too. even something used on ebay could last longer. i've bought many hp mini machines off ebay.. they're awesome.. been running as servers and desktops. tons of ports and easy to self-upgrade. it was like $70.. that leaves a ton of $$ for a monitor keyboard etc.
Eragorn
Yeah, I bought the open-box Extreme model from BB two weeks ago when it was $480 and it arrived pretty beat up so I returned it :/ This is still a fair price for the non-extreme model imo.

72 Comments

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Pro
Deal Hunter
Apr 20, 2024
11,478 Posts
Joined Sep 2011
Apr 20, 2024
Eragorn
Pro
Deal Hunter
Apr 20, 2024
11,478 Posts
Was hoping it was the extreme model haha
1
2
Apr 20, 2024
4,348 Posts
Joined Aug 2008
Apr 20, 2024
Alucard400
Apr 20, 2024
4,348 Posts
Quote from Eragorn :
Was hoping it was the extreme model haha

Yeah. Not a chance haha. This is a better price than the typical Best Buy $399.99. There was a point when Best Buy had it for $299.99 and that lasted for something like 6 hours overnight before they shot it up to $399.99 a few weeks ago. Not sure if that will happen again until the ROG Ally 2 is near release.
6
Pro
Deal Hunter
Apr 20, 2024
11,478 Posts
Joined Sep 2011
Apr 20, 2024
Eragorn
Pro
Deal Hunter
Apr 20, 2024
11,478 Posts
Quote from Alucard400 :
Yeah. Not a chance haha. This is a better price than the typical Best Buy $399.99. There was a point when Best Buy had it for $299.99 and that lasted for something like 6 hours overnight before they shot it up to $399.99 a few weeks ago. Not sure if that will happen again until the ROG Ally 2 is near release.
Yeah, I bought the open-box Extreme model from BB two weeks ago when it was $480 and it arrived pretty beat up so I returned it :/ This is still a fair price for the non-extreme model imo.
3
Apr 20, 2024
3,154 Posts
Joined Dec 2015
Apr 20, 2024
WB_K
Apr 20, 2024
3,154 Posts
Is it better to buy SD 64gb $279 + DIY 2tb + Windows 11 or just getting this? Which hardware is stronger at this price range?
Apr 20, 2024
295 Posts
Joined Nov 2019
Apr 20, 2024
BraveClover790
Apr 20, 2024
295 Posts
Quote from WB_K :
Is it better to buy SD 64gb $279 + DIY 2tb + Windows 11 or just getting this? Which hardware is stronger at this price range?
the 64 sold out already
1
Apr 20, 2024
15 Posts
Joined Nov 2021
Apr 20, 2024
GreenChicken8083
Apr 20, 2024
15 Posts
It's back in stock... I just purchased a refurb a few minutes ago... I think they're phazing out the 64gb and 512gb SD lcd models so they're not that more expensive new if you prefer
Pro
Apr 20, 2024
7,199 Posts
Joined Mar 2018
Apr 20, 2024
WooHoo2You
Pro
Apr 20, 2024
7,199 Posts
Quote from WB_K :
Is it better to buy SD 64gb $279 + DIY 2tb + Windows 11 or just getting this? Which hardware is stronger at this price range?
Unless there is a specific game or games you know won't work on a Steam Deck with Linux there is little reason to abandon Valve's OS for Windows. Nothing wrong with doing so either, just adding complication where it is probably not needed. There are a few good reasons to change to Windows (or even dual boot) but I find a majority of people do so because they do not want to learn a new OS, no real functional reason behind it. Not saying that is you though.
Last edited by WooHoo2You April 20, 2024 at 08:09 AM.
4

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Pro
Apr 20, 2024
514 Posts
Joined Sep 2015
Apr 20, 2024
herbsprovence
Pro
Apr 20, 2024
514 Posts
Quote from WB_K :
Is it better to buy SD 64gb $279 + DIY 2tb + Windows 11 or just getting this? Which hardware is stronger at this price range?
Don't quote me on this but I believe major weakness of stronger devices like the ROG Ally is the fact that it has W11. I haven't seen benchmarks of the Ally with Linux but it shouldn't perform worse than the Steam Deck in some circumstances like frametime.

I don't plan on using Windows much on my deck so I've been looking at just flashing a W11 boot off a flash drive, sd card, or definitely preferably due to lifecycle, an external sdd.

I have had the Steam Deck since launch and I haven't had much problems with Linux that made it so I can't play a game. Granted there are a lot of games I don't considerable playable on the Steam Deck because the hardware is poor vs competitors but software is great.
Apr 20, 2024
228 Posts
Joined Nov 2017
Apr 20, 2024
LSKennedy
Apr 20, 2024
228 Posts
Quote from WB_K :
Is it better to buy SD 64gb $279 + DIY 2tb + Windows 11 or just getting this? Which hardware is stronger at this price range?
I'm over 2 years of owning my deck (got lucky and was the tip of wave 1!) And have to say I'm still amazed at how good it is. I often play RE4 REmake mercenaries on it and have no problem with the performances. I love all the little tweaks to optimization you can make (lower refresh rate to 40 for the screen, tweak the CPU wattage and GPU frequency on the fly to save battery etc) and the support is amazing.

Which, I kind of can't believe that I'm saying Valve support is amazing, but that's just what it is. I've had friends botch an install of custom hall effect sticks on their board and Valve replaced the unit anyway.

I'd absolutely suggest, if you can, getting the 64 and adding memory as needed, especially with how cheap it is, and just how well supported the deck is overall.
Pro
Apr 20, 2024
7,199 Posts
Joined Mar 2018
Apr 20, 2024
WooHoo2You
Pro
Apr 20, 2024
7,199 Posts
Quote from herbsprovence :
Granted there are a lot of games I don't considerable playable on the Steam Deck because the hardware is poor vs competitors but software is great.
Any examples? Not arguing but I have had the Steam Deck for 2 years and I have not had a single game I'd consider unplayable from the performance aspect. Now I haven't tried to play Starfield either Wink

Sometimes you do have to bump down resolution or graphics settings to get a good frame rate but that rarely, if ever bothers me. I'm also playing 100% in handheld mode. If I was outputting to a monitor we might be having a different conversation.

One setting that can really make a huge difference in SD performance is changing the VRAM to 4GB in the BIOS. (can also hurt performance in a few games, but does help the vast majority of others.)