There’s little doubt that the first-generation ROG Ally was one of many most-anticipated PC gaming handhelds lately, giving gamers an alternative choice to in any other case extra “mainstream” units such because the Steam Deck and Nintendo Swap. With that in thoughts, ASUS is trying to construct on the momentum of the Ally with the brand new Ally X, which introduces some upgrades over the unique.
It’s vital to notice thought that a lot of the adjustments are on the within – the Ally X’s design stays principally the identical, and at first look it is likely to be a bit troublesome to inform the X other than the unique. ASUS says that it has made some changes to the newer handheld’s physique, tweaking the contours for higher dealing with.
Inside you’ll discover the identical AMD Ryzen Z1 Excessive processor, though this works in tandem with a more moderen 1TB SSD for bigger cupboard space, alongside a redesigned motherboard which comes with an M.2 2280 slot for simple upgrading. There’s additionally a whopping 24GB of DDR5-7500 RAM onboard, outsizing a superb variety of Home windows laptops out in the marketplace.
ASUS has additionally fitted the Ally X with a bigger battery at 80Wh, which is a much-welcome improve over the one within the unique mannequin. It’s accessible proper now for $799.99 at choose retailers and through ASUS shops.