Best Buy has
7" ASUS ROG Ally Handheld Gaming Console (Z1 Extreme Processor) on sale for
$499.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Deal Editor
SaltyOne for finding this deal.
Note: An
Official ROG Ally Travel Case and
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 1 Month Membership will be added to cart for
free along with the console.
Features:
- AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Processor
- 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
- AMD Radeon Integrated Graphics
- 512GB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD
- 7" Full HD IPS Touchscreen Glossy Display
Top Comments
Legion Go has a better-looking screen and more immersive since the size is 8.8in vs 7in. This comes out to be approximately 66% larger screen area on the Legion Go vs the Ally. Legion Go feels like you're looking at a small tablet screen vs a phone screen. Using the Legion for windows is usable where it's harder to use windows on the Ally.
Coincidentally, the Ally is much more portable than the Legion Go (Shocking right)
The Legion Go has a quieter fan vs the Ally. Also, the Ally gets warmer feeling especially on the screen.
Ally has a better, more streamlined software experience. Legion go software has some quirks, but the software is leagues ahead of it when it first launched and nice to use now.
The buttons on the Ally are a little better feeling but the joy sticks on the Legion Go feel better.
The speakers (if you use integrated speakers) are much better on the Ally vs the Legion Go. Ally speakers sound like a laptop speaker and the Legion Go sound like a tablet speaker. I use Bluetooth headphones mostly on both devices.
The kickstand on the Legion Go is a great addition, use it almost every time I use the device, had to get a case for the Ally with a kickstand but it's still not as nice.
I like the IO of the Legion Go more than the Ally. Two USB ports is better than the one on the Ally and Asus ROG XG Mobile Interface on the Ally that isn't really compatible with anything other than Asus Ecosystem.
Although all companies can be sketchy, I think Asus is a bit more scandalous to consumers. Seems like they have a track record of leaving some consumers high and dry with warranty repairs and such. I don't have any direct comparison with this but only the perception online.
Here are some reddit posts asking the same with much more knowledge than I have.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ROGAlly/...legion_go/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Handheld..._dec
https://www.reddit.com/r/LegionGo...g_ex
IMO most generally lean towards the ally with it's smaller body and screen supporting variable refresh. That said, people who have the Legion Go love it so I'm not helping much lol
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I think if the X revision had oled screen, 32GB of ram, and hall effect joysticks, then maybe it would justify the increase. Maybe I am asking too much...
Something I'm a little unsure about, does the ROG perform better than the SD while they are around at the same wattage? Like 15W? I likely will not be bumping the wattage up past 15 often considering I've read that really obliterates battery life.
Also, I really am interested in the screen quality. I know it's 1080p, Freesync, honestly I'll probably play at 720p most of the time. I'm just interested in how the colors/contrast/accuracy of the screen is. The LCD SD is just *bad*, though I love a lot about the SD, I think that's it's worst quality on the base model.
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