Recording summary · December 2023
Steam Deck OLED is BETTER Than ROG Ally!
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Overview
The Steam Deck OLED is preferable to the ROG Ally as an unplugged handheld device due to its OLED display, superior battery life, and fewer storage expansion drawbacks.
The ROG Ally presents major storage challenges, including an inadequate 512GB base storage, risks regarding the microSD card slot located over the thermal cooling area, and the inconvenience of upgrading the internal SSD or tethering external drives.
Concluding comments discuss food or cooking that lacks fire, smoke flavor, and stickiness.
Themes
Display differences between the LCD panel of the ROG Ally and the screen of the Steam Deck OLED.
Battery life performance, chip power, and hardware optimization comparing the Z1 Extreme chip on the ROG Ally to the older processing hardware in the Steam Deck OLED.
Internal storage capacity limitations, reports of microSD card heat damage, and SSD upgrade difficulties on the ROG Ally.
Unattributed remarks concerning food or cooking lacking fire, smoke flavor, and stickiness.
Uncertainties & gaps
MicroSD cards in the ROG Ally allegedly fry, break, and become unusable because of extreme heat from the thermal cooling area.
Whether the Steam Deck OLED includes a microSD card slot remains uncertain to Daniel.