Recording summary · December 2023
Asus ROG Ally is BETTER Than Steam Deck OLED!
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Overview
The ROG Ally offers superior hardware, performance, and flexibility compared to the Steam Deck OLED due to its 4nm Z1 Extreme chip based on the Ryzen 7 840U, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage, and Windows 11 operating system, outperforming Apple's M2 chip in benchmarks at half the cost of a MacBook Air.
Daniel uses the ROG Ally as a primary computer with a keyboard and mouse, leveraging Windows 11 and ASUS Armoury Crate for desktop tasks, multiple game launchers, and compatibility with anti-cheat software, despite constraints in internal storage and approximately one hour of battery life.
The ROG Ally features an appealing sleek white angular design and stronger processing power, contrasting with the Steam Deck's older semiconductor architecture, oblong shape, and undeserved popularity despite its longer battery life.
Themes
Hardware, benchmark performance, and architectural differences between the ROG Ally's Z1 Extreme chip and the Steam Deck's older semiconductor technology.
Operating system features, launcher compatibility, anti-cheat support, and desktop functionality of Windows 11 versus SteamOS.
Aesthetic design and market trade-offs between battery life and processing power in handheld gaming devices.
Developments
Daniel plays a sorcerer character in Diablo 4 during a dungeon run, achieving 75 to 78 FPS.
Daniel attempts to launch Red Dead Redemption 2, but the game fails to load due to insufficient storage space after Daniel disconnected an external drive.
Daniel concludes the recording and thanks viewers for watching after clearing remaining mobs in a game.
Uncertainties & gaps
The purchase price of the ROG Ally is recalled as around $600 or $700.
The manufacturing process of the Steam Deck OLED chip is estimated to be 7 nanometers.
Daniel is unsure whether a workaround exists to bypass Windows-only anti-cheat software in Rainbow Six on SteamOS.
Daniel considers upgrading the ROG Ally internal SSD to a 1TB drive for $80 to $90 but expresses apprehension about unscrewing the back panel.