Recording summary · December 2023
ROG ALLY Price cuts make it BETTER than the Steam Deck OLED!
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Overview
The ROG Ally Z1 Extreme is recommended over the Steam Deck OLED due to superior performance benchmarks, smaller dimensions, better processing specifications, and a Black Friday price drop to around $600, despite having shorter battery life and lacking an OLED screen.
The ROG Ally functions as a full desktop replacement for video editing, livestreaming, gaming, and Discord, having replaced a 17-inch gaming laptop that was sold on Facebook Marketplace.
Handheld alternatives include the Lenovo Legion Go, Nintendo Switch OLED, GDP Win Max, and TDP P101, with the Legion Go disfavored because of its larger footprint, inferior speakers, and absence of VRR.
ROG Ally software and hardware modifications include gyroscopic aiming, Armoury Crate enhancements, an option to disable CPU boost in turbo mode, SSD upgrades to 1TB or 2TB, and RAM soldering up to 32GB.
Themes
Handheld console comparisons between the ROG Ally Z1 Extreme, Steam Deck OLED, Lenovo Legion Go, Nintendo Switch OLED, and other devices.
Hardware specifications, software updates, and user modifications for the ROG Ally.
Desktop replacement usage and laptop resale on Facebook Marketplace.
Developments
Daniel sold a 17-inch gaming laptop featuring an Intel i7, RTX 3060, and 16GB of RAM on Facebook Marketplace for around $500.
Daniel replaced a 17-inch gaming laptop with an ROG Ally configured as a full desktop setup.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether the base ROG Ally costs around $400 or $500, and whether the Z1 Extreme model provides exactly 2 more cores than the base model.