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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Review is quite long (45 min). A highlight:

Games tested with frame timing: Steam Deck has very consistent frame timing, ROG Ally is only competitive plugged in, otherwise on battery (and the same 1280×720) the low 1% and low 0.1% are far worse than Steam Deck in several tested games, and more akin to AYANEO.

Other things:

Crazy $2000 for ASUS RTX “4090” eGPU with proprietary connector vs. GPD’s standardized OCuLink
ASUS with pushy BIOS updates and questionable benefits, sometimes even performance regressions
Windows 11 touch keyboard appears automatically in text fields, and more comfortable than the Steam desktop mode on-screen keyboard
Steam Deck with 60 fps V-Sync cap sounds more closely like ROG Ally on “Silent”, without annoying high frequency noise. But once uncapped, sounds like ROG Ally on “Turbo” and with high frequency noise.
The reviewed ROG Ally also developed a malfunctioning SD card reader, like many reports.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Easy steamdeck killer checklist:

✅ SteamOS/ChimeraOS ✅ Trackpads ✅ 800p at most ✅ AMD Z1 ✅ Within $300US of deck's upper price point

Literally just need all 5 and you'll easily slip into the steamdeck market instead of "handhold windows handheld" market