ROG Ally (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)

I do not think you highlighted the handheld situation enough: The Asus ROG Xbox Ally non-X (with Z2 A chip) is the weakest of the bunch followed by the Asus ROG non-Xbox Ally non-X (with Z1 non-Extreme chip), but I think they are not worth purchasing or thought at all because the Steam Deck is cheap

People are overstating the performance difference - it’s 25% better at 17W and 13% better at 25W. However, I’d still go for an XAX. I’ve seen countless stories on r/ROGAlly about people’s Allys having defects, build quality issues, getting fucked by Asus warranty service, etc. Seems like the XAX is

Notes to self, maybe also relevant for you: DUD TOOLS: AutoSR (Automatic Super Resolution) outside/out-of-game OS-level upscaler (supposed to use special NPU AI chip in Xbox Ally X)... but the implementation ALL OUT-OF-GAME IS TERRIBLE, as it requires low OS-level internal Display mode res to be set

I had before the asus rog ally x z1 extreme and i fot recently the Msi claw 8 with z2 extreme they are powerful but really windows is very annoying always you need to update something change settings play with tdp and a lot of glitches, i return i sold both and i get the switch 2 i love it i feel i

But you also have to consider other factors as well. If the Steam Deck keeps its basic formula, every new handheld will have better specs than it. Valve reused the Nintendo Switch OLED display for cost savings. However, since the Switch oled has been discontinued, it will be hard to keep using the s