My ally has night terrors, but I like the device overall

@@mark8200 the RGB blinking? Lol mine does that only if it's plugged whole hibernating

I wish we could turn that off to be honest 😅 But yeah, it can sleep, just that not all the games will work normally after You turn it on again

@@SebastianDylag I think you have keep your hard disk on when you hibernate in the settings or something..

This is a game changer for battery when turned off. I left mine over night with a game on when hitting the power button and the device lost 5% if that.

Thank you! I really appreciate it ! And Thank YOU for Your great comments ! 😄

I recently buy one but im having troubles playing Can anyone give some help, thanks! 👊

Agree. Being able to play Sekiro, Forbidden West and DBZ Kakarot is such a breeze. It's like Nintendo Switch on Steroids.

Same. An hour lunch break is enough for me and I plug mine in.

I've gone the opposite way with my ally. I owned a pc with Ryzen 5 and 1070 that I had had a few years and looking to upgrade but as I did not game as much a I did in the he past I kind of held off. Decided to get the ally as play more pickup and go games especially with my little one. After using the device I noticed I was using it docked quite a bit but wanted to upgrade my games to 4k so I decided to see my pc and got a 3080 for it and it's replaced my pc for at home and on the go. I only use it for gaming as I own a surface for my pc work which was the same with my gaming pc too. Personally I don't see myself going back to a normal pc especially if devices like this carry on coming to the market.

Speakers are definitely one of the most "WOW" feature of this, but playing modern games on it is shocking too. ohh and Ori and the Will of the Wisps sounds amazing on it when You play 🎮

It’s that good huh ! Maybe I need to make that move I was trying to decide

Yea i got it 2 weeks ago and I haven’t played on my desktop lol. Its truly amazing how good this handheld is.

There is something so special about playing triple A games (or any games in general) on a device like this in handheld mode. I've been playing AC Valhalla lately and it blows my mind every time I turn it on!

If not for Helldivers 2 on PS5.... I would be playing just on the Asus (lately) 😂

It's definetly a nice and very powerfull device, and although people like to hate on windows 11.... I think it's not as bad as people make it out to be (and thanks to it, it's a very capable and versatile device)

That's definitely what I think too, even tho this device is great already!

Audio def not 😂

I completely agree, just bought Horizon and looking forward to testing it later 🙌🏻

Wait until this man figures he can use headphones

There are talks on Reddit about the MicroSD card and card reader can be fried by the heat vent.

I upgraded my SSD inside to a 2TB SSD, and it can now hold more games then I need 😂

Yup, have seen posts about that too, and because it's close to the vent, while also when using the SD card it will heat up. So it's really possible that it will be fried

I do this

I personally prefer it as a handheld "console", and it blows my mind every time I turn it on and play triple A games on it (like AC: Valhalla)

That would be nice, so that we have both the windows for when we need it, and a more gaming option for when we are just playing games 👌

And with VRR the games that are between 40-60 fps seem to be smooth as 60fps !

Currently testing that out 😄

I prefer playing on my custom 18w mode so that it's nice balance of power and efficiency .

Yup, when everything works .... it's beautiful ! But when things go wrong it can be disappointing

Deus ex mankind divided low fps in rog ally any solution?

Can't really talk more than I did in the video, as I don't use the SD card slot and don't play games from it 😄

That would be nice 👌 but even the current screen is top notch 😄

Hey ! The games will not expire, and will stay on Your device, but You will not be able to play them if You don't pay for the game pass subscription. So essentially they are unplayable until You subscribe to the service. You can uninstall them if You don't plan to pay for Xbox game pass 😄

@@SebastianDylag Thanks for the clarification 🙂

Yup, this is the extreme model 😄

Rog ally z1 or z1 extreme? its working fine for me without any software. Play on the lowest setting can get to 100fps

It's all about personal preference 😅 For me external GPU is pointless, small screen? It's good enough but could have been bigger, trackpad? Totally unnecessary to be honest, and sd card slot ? Don't use it (like at all) maybe if I wanted to use it as a portable editing station, I might use it to drop footage from SD cards, other than that.... Don't need it 😅 To all of Your points are nothing from my point of view and I'm sure many others too (as I said, it's all preference ) Ohh and it's not too big for travelling with it etc. 🫣

@@SebastianDylag I understand your view, its just I don't share why a company must provide with proprietary solutions. It is like they are forcing you to spend more. (Oh, and don't get me started with the lack of a carrying bag included on the box. Something as small yet useful totally neglected by Asus)

@@Felipe-tw1wg for me the external GPU isn't something I would invest in, but You're right, should have been made a more open system instead of just Asus GPUs, as for the carrying case.... Yup ! 100% agree that it should have been already included 😄

Nope, windows 11 is included 😄

@@SebastianDylag nice 👍

Would you honestly use the SD card though?

Nope mine is working perfectly

Yes, mine fried within a month, but I wouldn't run games off an SD card anyway due to the poor read speeds. Good for emulation though

@@NoPunk1982 did you often play in 30w?

@@Manu_Lemoine_FR yep, I push it until it until it makes my room warm 🤣. I play plugged in as I am a old school PC gamer at heart. The AAA titles need that extra juice to play as close to 60fps as I can. To be honest it still plays very smooth anything over 45fps due to the variable refresh rate.

@@NoPunk1982 ok so we can say that the update didn't change anything... did it burn your card reader or your card or both?

I know there is sleep function on the Asus/Windows, but unfortunately like You mentioned, will only work for some games, but not all.

No idea unfortunately 😅 I did hear and see some supposed small updates around the SD card slot 🤔

Mind sharing the settings ?

CAP

@jeffrey617 got the pics to prove it, also on the rog ally community page in Facebook and discord

@SebastianDylag 900p, RIS, FSR 3.0, VRAM 7gb, AMD drivers not asus drivers. I could send a video somehow if possible going over the settings which would be easier

Hello can u share me settings? ​@@xpneuma

Never used the steam deck so can't compare, but it's not "that" hot, it really depends how you use it. I've been able to run most games in 18w mode, so it lasts longer and doesn't get hot at all 😄 Even at 25 it's not bad !

And did You know that hibernate doesn't help with most games ? Especially the ones that need to be connected to the internet ? I'm starting to think You are not only mad 24/7 but also just dumb at this point. You literally wrote a couple of comments already under this video, hating on everything, yet all of Your comments were wrong 😂 Imaging having a sad life like You 😅😂 Hey, but thanks for the comments and engagement ! Appreciate it!

That's true, and I hate that about PS5, Xbox series x comes with a 1tb SSD, so it's a bit better, but indeed PS5 has not much more than the Asus 😅

Do You know what ROG stands for ?

ROG = Republic of Gamers , You might be surprised that there are things like acronyms in the world 🤯

I personally don't like the idea of playing games from SD card ( in this case even smaller since it's micro SD ) I've upgraded mine with 2 tb SSD 👌

If you put in a 2TB SSD does it not have any heating issues lol it does with the SD card problem?

Exactly ! First comment 😄

Where did I say the models have different storage options ? Both have the same 512gb, (in this video I mentioned that I wish it had more ) I think You might need to check Your hearing or rewatching the video with actually trying to understand what's being sad instead of saying "get Your facts straight" out of nowhere 😅

Thanks ! 🤣

@@SebastianDylag just kidding you.....can you tell me how long the ROG takes to boot up until you get to windows 11 home screen ?

@@ffedor77 in my case it isn't long (might be even faster now after many updates) first thing in the morning I will check and reply to this comment one more time with a proper answer 😄

@@SebastianDylag any news?

@@ffedor77 it took exactly 50 seconds from pressing on the button to it being fully operational on the windows 11 home page