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ASUS reveal the ROG Ally X with more RAM, more storage, larger battery (www.gamingonlinux.com)

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Great that ASUS is helping handheld PC gaming advance but from a consumer perspective, I cannot in good conscience recommend anyone buying ASUS products.

Their customer service is legendary for being abysmal and for something like the Ally you need good support.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Way too much bad press about Asus recently, can't agree more. I'd still go for a steam deck first. They're also helping Linux which I'm also in favor of 😂

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

Only $1300 to repair the screen. Unless there’s a nick on the plastic, then they want $6000.

[–] GlitterInfection 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

If I haven't seen the first 9, will I understand the plot of ROG Ally X?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I hope they go with Apple OSX numbering. This is the Ally X, next is the 10.1, 10.2 etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

And after 10.15 they switch to 11, 12, 13, 14

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

ASUS have given their handheld an upgrade with the ROG Ally X now getting a full announcement, along with specifications and a price.

Hopefully they actually fixed the SD Card issue this time…

While they're still bundling it with Windows 11, I doubt it will be long before the likes of ChimeraOS, Bazzite and others get updates to allow you to easily run Linux on it.

The updated ROG Ally X now ships with a larger 1TB M.2 full 2280 for storage, faster 7500Mhz LPDDR5X RAM bumped up to 24GB, an 80 Wh battery, an additional USB-C port, overhauled internals for better cooling and a revised case design for better ergonomics (it's much more round).

They also re-positioned the thumbsticks and gave it new thumbsticks that should last longer, there's a new macro button on the back, a redesigned d-pad and lots of small improvements elsewhere.

It's also worth noting, that ASUS have been catching some fire lately for their terrible user support experience, which the excellent Gamers Nexus went over across two videos titled ASUS Scammed Us and the follow-up ASUS Says We're "Confused".

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

There are too many handhelds coming out too fast that are too expensive with no differentiation.

I don't know how long these companies are going to stay in the market.