Calling all gamers, there's a handheld gaming device currently boasting a massive discount in this limited-time deal. Amazon has slashed the price of the ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme by a whopping £100 in this early Black Friday deal, but you'll need to act fast if you want to grab your own - this sale may not hang around forever, and if you don't want to wait for Cyber Monday, you'd best hurry.
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ASUS)The ASUS ROG Ally would normally cost you over £500 on Amazon, rivalling the price of the iconic Steam Deck that is retailing for £573 on Amazon, but can right now be added to your gaming arsenal for the massively reduced price of £399. For a full list of specs, check down below.
This ASUS handheld gaming console was praised by The Mirror's Jasmine Mannan, who described the ROG Ally's display as "absolutely gorgeous, and even when games aren't reaching 120 fps, it's fantastic to have a 120Hz display in a device this size as it makes gameplay silky smooth". She went on to say that, despite the screen not being OLED, it provides an impressive depth of colour. With the screen resolution of the Ally being 1080p, it looks like a significant step up from the Steam Deck display (1280 x 800).
ASUS made claims that its Asus ROG Ally would bring double the performance of the Steam Deck to the table, and despite that not quite ringing true according to Jasmine's review, this handheld console easily came out on top.
Read Jasmine's full review here.
ASUS ROG Ally - Specifications
The ASUS ROG Ally features an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme chip, which was made specifically for the device. The processor has a built-in graphics processor too, and this chip really is state of the art.
- AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
- Windows 11
- 16GB LDDR5 RAM
- 512 GB PCIe Gen4 SSD with MicroSD slot for expansion
- 608 grams
- 7 inch, 120hz, 1080p, touchscreen
- Dual front-facing speakers powered by Dolby Atmos
In terms of battery life, shoppers say the ASUS ROG Ally lasts "70 to 90 minutes with performance mode", while another customer shared "The battery doesn’t last long( 1 hour on highest settings)". However, both of these came from 5-star reviews, so the battery life clearly doesn't disuade from the ROG's performance as a gaming device.
One fan of the ASUS ROG Ally raved: "The tablet-laptop hybrid is everything that I wanted. Good graphics card with portability and touch screen. Does everything that a gaming laptop should...The battery life when gaming is understandably much shorter and depends on how much graphics is in use. There is a silent mode, which switches the GPU off, can be used for office/browsing. This extends the battery life (with battery saving mode) to about 8 hours if needed."
While another beamed: "I bought this as a replacement for my Lenovo Legion Go as I wanted a bigger screen and the tablet form factor. Its a masterpiece and has seriously blown my mind."
And a third wrote: "All steam approved games play perfectly and touch screen is responsive. A perfect gaming mobile pc platform with a decent docking station, makes a perfect pc for desktop gaming." Adding: "the rog ally is perfect for gaming while lying down as well as on move. Would not swap this for anything and compared to a £700 pc tower (without screen etc for £700) this stands up well and beats a £700 pc tower in many ways."
Head over to Amazon where you can get your hands on this covetabe, handheld gaming console that shoppers praise as "built for gamers" while it's host to such a delightful early Black Friday discount.
For those looking to shop elsewhere, you can pick up the ASUS ROG Ally for the reduced price of £639.99 at Debenhams, down from its MSRP of £699, which still makes Amazon one of the lowest prices available.
Or, if you want the best of the best, you can grab the ASUS ROG Ally X for £799 from Currys, and check out our review here.
If you're not a fan of the ROG Ally, you can also pick up the MSI Claw on Amazon for the discounted price of £498.
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