ASUS Rog Ally

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#306280 10-Jul-2023 13:45

The Rog Ally has been available in NZ for a few weeks now. I thought we should have a thread about it.

$1499 from Pb Tech and JB Hifi.

7" OLED 120Hz screen
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU
16GB RAM
512GB NVMe SSD
Win11

I am really enjoying the Ally. The screen is great and performance on all the games I have tried has been solid.

Some users are reporting an issue with the SD Card reader so I have taken my card out for now. Hopefully this can be fixed with an update.

There aren't many accessories on the market yet. I am hoping local retailers will get screen protectors and cases soon. I am using a cheap Steam Deck dock ($35 on TradeMe) to run the Ally as a full desktop PC. It works great. 4k 60hz output.

Any other Ally owners?

s.joseph

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#3107976 25-Jul-2023 16:49

Looks like the sd card issue still happens with the SD Card removed, Temps seem to fry the actual reader as the heat pipes go directly over it. Have you tested your SD Reader since removing the card? Im on the fence about buying one, I imagine dealing with returns here wont be as smooth as it is in the US.

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#3108060 25-Jul-2023 19:42

Ive had an Ally since launch and have not had any issues with the SD reader. I'm playing mostly older games and Xcloud so not pushing the hardware much not used it on turbo.

Works great and am very happy with the Ally.

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#3108063 25-Jul-2023 19:47

I ended up just putting an SD Card in anyway and haven't had any problems. I also rarely use it on turbo.

I set up some emulators with EmuDeck and have been playing some PS2 / PS3 games.

Also, this is a such great device for Game Pass. XCloud streaming is flawless for me and I often forget that I'm streaming.

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#3108607 26-Jul-2023 23:21

I'd love to try one for a few days.