You win some... you lose some.
The new ROG Ally X is about to hit Aussie shores, complete with twice the battery as the original Ally and retailing for $1599 AUD.
Available soon — with the first shipment going out in late July — the ROG Ally X is already available for pre-order via ASUS and JB Hi-Fi here in Australia. For our neighbours in New Zealand, you can expect to pay $1,799 NZD.
The unit features an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor, a 7″ touch screen with 10-point multi-touch, 24GB of LPDDR5X memory, a 1TB SSD, and an 80WHrs battery. It’s estimated the battery will provide around 2-3 hours of play on a charge, though that obviously depends on the demands you place upon the Ally X.
We’re getting closure to a proper, PC-powered handheld that’ll give you hours of gaming — while we really liked the ROG Ally, we couldn’t get over the fact that you were spending longer charging the unit than actually playing on it.
“The ROG Ally is equal parts impressive and frustrating, showcasing human invention and ingenuity at the same time making you accept that this is ahead of its time. Solid performance, stellar sound and portable anything on PC is fantastic, but the entire package is let down by a battery that simply can’t keep up,” I wrote in my review.
Are you considering a ROG Ally X? Why or why not? If you’re willing to take a hit on battery life, the original Ally is currently reduced to $1,099 AUD.
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