It’s fairly potential that there has by no means been a greater time to purchase a handheld gaming PC, because the Asus ROG Ally Z1 Excessive has simply had one other $100 drop off its worth at Greatest Purchase, that means it now prices simply $549.99, however just for a restricted time.
Valve additionally began a Steam Deck sale final week, that means two of the very best handheld gaming PCs are on sale proper now. In our Asus ROG Ally assessment, we said it “challenges the Steam Deck with higher specs and enhanced efficiency”, that means if you’d like the very best efficiency, at the next decision, then the ROG Ally is the hand-held for you.
With the discharge of the Asus ROG Ally X, a worth drop was at all times coming for the bottom Z1 and Z1 Excessive variations of the hand-held. This noticed the Z1 Excessive drop from a $699 MSRP to $649, permitting the Ally X to debut at $799.
At Greatest Purchase proper now, it can save you an additional $100 on this worth drop, that means the ROG Ally Z1 Excessive is simply $549.99. Not solely is the Ally Z1 Excessive extra highly effective than the Steam Deck, however it additionally has a 1080p, 120Hz show.
Granted, the Steam Deck OLED challenges it for high quality, however the OLED is presently the identical worth ($549 for the 512GB mannequin) and doesn’t enhance upon the facility of the unique Deck, that means the Ally Z1 Excessive nonetheless has it beat.
Issues over the microSD card slot overheating must be talked about, however this isn’t a 100% assured fault, and it may be averted in case you select to not use microSD playing cards and as a substitute increase the inner SSD storage.
If you happen to’re nonetheless unsure which mannequin to go for you’ll be able to take a look at our Asus ROG Ally X assessment and Steam Deck OLED assessment for a breakdown of efficiency and worth.