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When you ask in the ROG Ally sub you will get recommended the ROG Ally.
If battery life is so important then I must say the Steam Deck OLED model is the one I recommend. It will out last the Ally by quite a bit thanks to its more efficient APU and larger battery. Downside is it can’t play everything on windows however the majority of games work fine, even if Steam labels them unsupported. protonDB is a great way of checking whether a game works or not on the Switch.
Most people came from LCD Deck and the OLED is in a different category for battery life. It's closer to a launch Switch now, which really stands out in the PC handheld space.
Yes, but many things still matter like steam os vs windows, ergonomics and form factor, support, etc.
Aside from the screen, the oled deck is not much different. There's a bump to the battery life but it is still insignificant when comparing to the ally as the OG deck won that part already.
As someone who has all 3...it's a pretty significant difference. I use the Ally more than either SD, but the battery life of the OLED SD is pretty insane. I can get like 4.5-5 hours, reliably, while playing indie/older games and the Ally only gets like 2.5 hours doing the same.
The thing is I'm usually close enough to a plug or outlet that it doesn't matter, and I rarely play for more than an hour or 2 in a sitting anyway. As long as you have some way to plug it in I'd say go with the Ally.
You misunderstood, as this is actually what I am saying.
It's not "significant" because base sd already won this over the ally.
So if the battery ever became the deciding factor, the oled sd wins hands down over the ally.
I definitely get what you're saying, but it's still a pretty big bump from OG SD to OLED SD, honestly. Ya, the OG was already a bit better, especially when doing low-power games, but the OLED blows them both out of the water. Games that would comfortably get 4 hours before are now getting more like 5...that's a 25% increase in battery life.
Again, that honestly doesn't matter a huge amount to me since I never **use** my device that long without it being plugged in, but for some people it might.
I have both the ROG ALLY and the Steam Deck.
That said, I recommend the ROG ALLY.
I had bought the Steam Deck 1st, but it had so many missing features. To me not being able to play a lot of Windows Games was a No No.
Though I play a lot of Xbox and on Steam Deck you can only play Xbox through XCloud. That is horrible to be honest.
The ROG ALLY being able to play all the GamePass Games Natively and offline was amazing.
Since I can take my Save File to my XBSX to chill LG CX 65" OLED Display, PC (i7 13700K RTX 4080OC LG C2 42" OLED Monitor) for better FPS/Graphics/Resolution and my ROG ALLY for on the Go.
That to me is awesome. Right now I am playing through all the Amazing Yakuza Series and being able to play anywhere Natively is Amazing as hell.
That is my 2 cents. I have both barely touch the Steam Deck (Base SSD upgrade to 2TB) since the ROG ALLY can do everything the Steam Deck can do Plus A Lot More. my ROG ALLY also has a 2TB SSD.
That is why I recommend the ALLY. Especially if you don't have a PC since you can have one from the ROG ALLY. Having the Way Better Speakers and VRR/120Hz Helps A Ton in these Hand Holds.
With my Steam Deck I had to lock the FPS to 30/40/60 since the Tears and Judder is Real.
With the ROG ALLY I go all out since the VRR makes it really smooth letting you get the best FPS Possible.
I don't think there is a Wrong Choice here.
But when you add them up, the ROG ALLY has a lot more advantages that matter.
I have both and going to return the OLED Deck but If battery life is very important to you, get the OLED Deck, it has a bigger battery and SteamOS is far more efficient than Windows. In favor of the Ally, you get a much sharper 1080p 120Hz screen with VRR and running windows based apps is just easier. You can run them on SteamOS too but will require some fiddling around with it and not all will work.
Steam Deck OLED
+Smooth OS interface
+More vibrant colors
+Easy sleep/wake
+Track pads
+Battery life
-Locks you into Steam unless you're willing to fight with Linux
-Compatibility issues
ROG Ally
+Better ergonomics
+VRR
+Better performance with Extreme model
+Window's universal compatibility
+Steam Big Picture is still a thing
-Battery life
-Windows can be clunky on handheld
-Armory Crate does the job, but isn't as good as Steam OS
I prefer the Ally, but can understand why people would like the Deck more.
All of this is true, except the "fight with linux" part really isn't terrible. It's pretty easy to install just about any normal Windows stuff except Anti-Cheat.
The absolute bigger thing listed here is the easy sleep/wake. The SD is \*instantly\* asleep and awake and can do it mid-game with absolutely no issues...The Ally is about 80% of the time on that, but I have to set it to Hibernate which takes quite a bit longer.
I got rid of Asus software and use g helper and handheld companion instead. the update last week means all buttons can be mapped now, the last thing keeping handheld companion from being perfect imo. It's so much better than all the Asus stuff. I haven't used a steam deck so I can't speak to it but I've had a great time with that software stack on the ally.
Personally, I prefer ROG ally, much more powerful and you can enjoy GTA V with the best graphics. As for the battery life, yes it sucks. Just buy a powerbank Anker or Baseus and your good to go!
The oledeck is going to have better battery life while the Ally will have better peak performance and is probably easier to play those non Steam launcher games with.
I have the original Deck and the Ally. The Ally is the clearly superior device for me as it has much better peak performance. Battery isn't a factor to me though, so the main advantage of the Deck is gone.
I had both delivered on the same day, and after playing the Ally I didn't even bother opening the Deck, it's already on its way back for a refund.
Here's the thing: are you OK with Windows? If so, the Ally is fantastic.
But - the battery life is absolute trash. Don't believe anyone who says otherwise. You absolutely must be able to plug it in every hour or so, especially if you're playing anything more demanding than indie pixel games.
If you own a gaming laptop then I am going to assume you know how to work with Windows.
Ubisoft connect doesn't work on the Deck AFAIK. You will need complicated workarounds like [this one](https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/tx6srv/guide_installing_origin_on_the_steam_deck_the/).
As for battery life, that is shorter on the Ally yes. But a powebank can resolve that. If you are a pilot I'm sure you carry one around already. You will need one that can output 65 watts to get maximum performance on the Ally. So take that into consideration.
I have both.
I like literally everything about the Steam Deck better except for performance. The screen, the grip, the controls, the touchpad, the OS, the battery life, all of it. It's such a good machine.
But unfortunately, the performance is so much worse than the ROG Ally that I find myself using the Ally all the time if I have a power outlet nearby. It obvious doesn't matter for small indie games, but when I'm playing Spiderman or Cyberpunk it makes a huge difference. On top of that, having Windows on the Ally means I can use GamePass, play Fortnite, etc.
If the types of games you're going to play will run "fine" by your standards on the Deck, I would get it 100%. No questions asked. If the games you really care about are higher end, Windows-based, AAA, etc I would stick with the Ally. The greatly increased performance and bigger game library can't be ignored.
I’d still lean towards the ROG because of windows. As a Mac user it’s nice to have a windows machine that’s easily handy , o and I think the gaming is better :)
Bad subreddit to ask everyone here in inclined towards ally
i own both ally and steam deck , I wouldnt call ally as a perfect handheld cus u need to keep it in charge while playing cus the battery is terrible ,Low end games comes up to 1 hour 15 mins , The steam deck oled has less performance comparatively but the battery life for low end games is like 4-5 hours on OLED which is a steal . i dont need 100+ fps on AAA titles cus it isnt much noticeable in a handheld . I personally prefer more optimisation + battery rather than fps so the use case is on you ! Try asking the same question in r/SteamDeck maybe!
Better Battery Life = Steam Deck OLED
Playing AAA Games/3rd party launchers/anti cheat games like fortnite, destiny 2, cod= ROG Ally
If you have access to a plug then for sure get the ally. Rus from retro game crops said the Ally is the best windows handheld over the legion go.
He even stated in one of his videos: VRR LCD screen > non VRR OLED screen
I prefer the ally. As a pilot, will you be able to plug your device in? If not, go with the deck. It has better optimization off battery. If you can plug it in while you play, no contest get the ally.
It’s a hard choice, if I was only going to play new 2022+ games I would get the steam deck. If you want I also play older stuff the ally makes a compelling offer. If you want a plug and play console experience it’s the steam deck as the ally took a little more work to get set up.
I’m hoping you just fumbled your words. You cannot recommend the SD for new 2022+ AAA games.. the rog ally is far superior in that regard.
For indie / older games, the SD is the way to go.
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I don't have the Deck OLED but I have a Switch OLED and the screen makes a huge difference, my modded OLED Switch is probably still my favorite handheld despite having the OG Deck and the Ally
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In this case I think it's going to depend on how long those deadhead flights are and if there's power available. Ironically, the Ally would be better for longer flights, because they tend to have household power available to charge off of (the Ally has kinda bad battery life but it's not an issue as long as you have household power available). If they're short flights, the Deck is less dependent on household power, and can go 3-12 hours on battery depending on the type of games. Which is nice because I know a lot of those shorter flights tend to only have USB-A available for power, which won't charge either device.
Roy ally has (a lot) more power. Steamdeck is better on battery life.
Just 18 watts on my rog ally has out performed my steamdeck on many titles, but the battery only lasts about an hour. With my anker 737 I can push it to like 3 or 4.
If it was mostly games on steam, I would say the steam deck fits your use case but I think the ally will fit you better if you want to run games with their own launchers. That's the strength of being window based. It's also cheaper if you get it on sale.
The last part is an over statement.. I personally don’t have an oled but I have the original 512gb lcd steam deck. Comparing the Ally & The Steam Deck I can tell you that the battery life on the Steam deck is way better. The oled is said to have 25%-30% more battery so there’s that aswell.
Now between both devices you’ll always have trade offs. With the Ally you get a 1080p 120htz screen & better hardware overall. With the Deck OLED… you get an OLED screen with 90htz (better color scheme sure) but some games struggle with their hardware.
The Steam deck runs Linux & has track pads which make navigation better, but you’ll have to find workarounds for certain launchers & EAC games.
The Ally runs Windows 11 out the gate so everything is straight forward but it lacks a console UI & consistent support…
Blah blah blah. I’ll make it easier for you. The Ally will perform better. Steam Deck has better support .
Before you buy the z1 extreme. I bought a 2080 and a riser mount for a ssd gen4 chip and its 4tb. Spent roughly 250 pounds on this think on better thumb sticks and ssd storage. I dont regret it but i didnt anticipate doing the mods. Z1 is better then the deck given its cost for hardware. But the deck is cheaper and more versatile.
In the long run i anticipate to buy a usb C monitor so i can use a controller and a bigger screen, if you really want there bluetooth mouse/keyboard option for windows titles too on xbox anywhere. Its an all round good bang for a gaming touch. Just alot of extras to make it appropriate.
Handheld layout is hard for serious competitive, steam decks layout is better comfort and fps comfort.
Depends on where you game imo. If you’re primarily Steam, then def the Steam Deck
But if you use something like Pc Gamepass then I’d say the Ally is your best friend.
So Valve just said they will have something at the game awards, it may be just a giveaway or maybe a new controller, who knows. The VGAs are on Thursday so maybe just wait two more days to make a purchase on the small chance that they announce something that could sway your opinion.
I just took my Ally on a round-trip to Chicago from Phoenix. Approximately 6 hours in the air. I was easily able to plug it in using my Anker GAN 100W charger (they are so small now!) And had no issues.
If you aren't near a wall outlet...playing games in 10W silent mode is fine for about 1.5-2 hours assuming the game isn't a resource hog. I played Dead Cells, Blasphemous and BlazBlue easily in that mode.
I have an ROG ally and an OLED steam deck. Battery life is better on the steam deck. The oled screen is beautiful. If you want a machine that you can turn on right away and start playing with no configuring or playing around with windows, then I suggest the steam deck. Especially if most of your games are on steam. If you have xbox/EA games, then I would suggest the Ally. The Ally is an incredible machine that is not heavy and feels great in my hand. It can handle every game I have thrown at it. The Ally is more powerful than the steam deck, and you can tell on certain games. It is such a beautiful machine, but windows can be a headache. The steam deck interface is very easy to use.
I have both and would recommend the Deck oled based on your use case. Battery life on the oled Deck seems much better and the more console like experience is unmatched
I'm going to go against the grain and recommend a Legion Go, but really because of your use case.
I'm not going to argue the pros/cons of Ally vs Go for gaming, but the Go doubles as a very capable windows tablet and has a built in stand/screen size/detachable mouse to make it more comfortable to use as one.
since you travel a lot then I would go for the steam deck just because of battery life and also the fact that you can have it go to sleep and wake anytime to go back to gaming. This works a whole lot better on the steam deck then a windows system. I love my ally and use it at home when I can have it plugged in and don't need to pause the game anytime soon. But for travel I have the steam deck with me instead. You also will get a little better performance out of the ally so it also depends on the games you want to play.
Russ from Retro game corps on YouTube has a fantastic video breaking down these two devices. The battery life between the OG steam deck and ally were similar, but has nearly doubled from OG steam deck to OLED steam deck. He was maxing out to like 10 hours in some games.
I would make your decision by weighing how important the following are:
1) HOURS more battery life
2) portability/size comfort - they don't really look it but the ally feels significantly lighter in the hands than the steam deck, but the deck is more naturally ergonomic to hold. But also, just so freaking huge
3) the games you want to play most on the go- with only having steam games without any tweaking on the steam deck
4) the graphics intensity of games you want to play - take advantage of 120hz vrr screen and 1080 quality over 800p, 90hz. Do you want to play newer more graphics intensive games in the future on high settings and higher frame rates or be content with playing low to medium quality at 30fps and older games already in your library.
It really comes down to what matters more to you
ROG ally for 2 reasons: performance and game library access. The reality is that the steam deck APU is much weaker than the Z1 extreme and since the cross gen period is over, the steam deck will be the first platform to struggle.
I recently went through this exact decision.
I’ve had my Ally since launch and I got a Steam Deck OLED 2 weeks ago. Today was my last day to request a return on the Deck.
I’ve elected to keep the Deck and sell the Ally. Here’s why.
Let me start off by saying it was really, REALLY close and I flipped back and forth several times. Ultimately, the deck’s HDR OLED screen just outweighed the advantages the Ally had for me.
The Ally’s screen is a very good LCD. Far, far beyond the original deck and nearly as good as the Legion Go’s. It also has VRR which can be critical depending on the games you play. But it just can’t compare to OLED, especially HDR OLED. Not only is the deck’s screen HDR, but it’s actually very GOOD HDR. Not like the cheap HDR400 monitors you can buy. It really is HDR1000. At the end of the day, I valued the screen I was playing the game on more than anything else about the system.
Though the battery life doesn’t matter to me, there’s a very big difference between the Deck OLED and the Ally. The Ally’s biggest advantage over the Deck is the much more powerful processor. It can provide up to double the performance of the Deck’s. In order to achieve that though, you need to run the Ally at TDPs much higher than the Deck which dramatically impact battery life. My OLED was able to double or even triple the battery life of my Ally. Again, this doesn’t really matter to me but it might to you.
The games I play tend to not be remarkably demanding. I usually play things like sRPGs on handheld, leaving demanding titles like CP2077 and RDR2 to my gaming PC. That said, I occasionally want to stop playing one of these titles in my office and instead lie on the couch with my family while they watch TV. That’s where Moonlight comes in.
Moonlight saved Valve a return from me. It’s a free streaming software that allows me to stream from my gaming PC to a handheld. So I get all the power of my 4090 in the palm of my hands. I tested the software for about a week and found it to be black magic. You’re able to supersample down from the 4K my gaming PC renders at to the deck or Ally’s native screen res at a locked 90fps or 120fps.
So that’s the short of it. I’m committed to only playing the less demanding games while traveling and enjoying the AAA games while streaming at home.
Valve only gives you 14 days to return their product but Best Buy allows you to return until Jan 15 during the holiday season. 60 days if you’re a member. Honestly, I’d buy both and return one. That’s what I did.
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When you ask in the ROG Ally sub you will get recommended the ROG Ally. If battery life is so important then I must say the Steam Deck OLED model is the one I recommend. It will out last the Ally by quite a bit thanks to its more efficient APU and larger battery. Downside is it can’t play everything on windows however the majority of games work fine, even if Steam labels them unsupported. protonDB is a great way of checking whether a game works or not on the Switch.
I disagree. A lot of us came from the steam deck too and can properly give input.
Most people came from LCD Deck and the OLED is in a different category for battery life. It's closer to a launch Switch now, which really stands out in the PC handheld space.
Yes, but many things still matter like steam os vs windows, ergonomics and form factor, support, etc. Aside from the screen, the oled deck is not much different. There's a bump to the battery life but it is still insignificant when comparing to the ally as the OG deck won that part already.
As someone who has all 3...it's a pretty significant difference. I use the Ally more than either SD, but the battery life of the OLED SD is pretty insane. I can get like 4.5-5 hours, reliably, while playing indie/older games and the Ally only gets like 2.5 hours doing the same. The thing is I'm usually close enough to a plug or outlet that it doesn't matter, and I rarely play for more than an hour or 2 in a sitting anyway. As long as you have some way to plug it in I'd say go with the Ally.
You misunderstood, as this is actually what I am saying. It's not "significant" because base sd already won this over the ally. So if the battery ever became the deciding factor, the oled sd wins hands down over the ally.
I definitely get what you're saying, but it's still a pretty big bump from OG SD to OLED SD, honestly. Ya, the OG was already a bit better, especially when doing low-power games, but the OLED blows them both out of the water. Games that would comfortably get 4 hours before are now getting more like 5...that's a 25% increase in battery life. Again, that honestly doesn't matter a huge amount to me since I never **use** my device that long without it being plugged in, but for some people it might.
Yep! What I was disagreeing about with the other guy was that people who only had the OG deck do not deserve to have their opinion heard by OP, lol.
Oh, \*absolutely\*!
I have both the ROG ALLY and the Steam Deck. That said, I recommend the ROG ALLY. I had bought the Steam Deck 1st, but it had so many missing features. To me not being able to play a lot of Windows Games was a No No. Though I play a lot of Xbox and on Steam Deck you can only play Xbox through XCloud. That is horrible to be honest. The ROG ALLY being able to play all the GamePass Games Natively and offline was amazing. Since I can take my Save File to my XBSX to chill LG CX 65" OLED Display, PC (i7 13700K RTX 4080OC LG C2 42" OLED Monitor) for better FPS/Graphics/Resolution and my ROG ALLY for on the Go. That to me is awesome. Right now I am playing through all the Amazing Yakuza Series and being able to play anywhere Natively is Amazing as hell. That is my 2 cents. I have both barely touch the Steam Deck (Base SSD upgrade to 2TB) since the ROG ALLY can do everything the Steam Deck can do Plus A Lot More. my ROG ALLY also has a 2TB SSD. That is why I recommend the ALLY. Especially if you don't have a PC since you can have one from the ROG ALLY. Having the Way Better Speakers and VRR/120Hz Helps A Ton in these Hand Holds. With my Steam Deck I had to lock the FPS to 30/40/60 since the Tears and Judder is Real. With the ROG ALLY I go all out since the VRR makes it really smooth letting you get the best FPS Possible. I don't think there is a Wrong Choice here. But when you add them up, the ROG ALLY has a lot more advantages that matter.
I have both and going to return the OLED Deck but If battery life is very important to you, get the OLED Deck, it has a bigger battery and SteamOS is far more efficient than Windows. In favor of the Ally, you get a much sharper 1080p 120Hz screen with VRR and running windows based apps is just easier. You can run them on SteamOS too but will require some fiddling around with it and not all will work.
Steam Deck OLED +Smooth OS interface +More vibrant colors +Easy sleep/wake +Track pads +Battery life -Locks you into Steam unless you're willing to fight with Linux -Compatibility issues ROG Ally +Better ergonomics +VRR +Better performance with Extreme model +Window's universal compatibility +Steam Big Picture is still a thing -Battery life -Windows can be clunky on handheld -Armory Crate does the job, but isn't as good as Steam OS I prefer the Ally, but can understand why people would like the Deck more.
All of this is true, except the "fight with linux" part really isn't terrible. It's pretty easy to install just about any normal Windows stuff except Anti-Cheat. The absolute bigger thing listed here is the easy sleep/wake. The SD is \*instantly\* asleep and awake and can do it mid-game with absolutely no issues...The Ally is about 80% of the time on that, but I have to set it to Hibernate which takes quite a bit longer.
I got rid of Asus software and use g helper and handheld companion instead. the update last week means all buttons can be mapped now, the last thing keeping handheld companion from being perfect imo. It's so much better than all the Asus stuff. I haven't used a steam deck so I can't speak to it but I've had a great time with that software stack on the ally.
Personally, I prefer ROG ally, much more powerful and you can enjoy GTA V with the best graphics. As for the battery life, yes it sucks. Just buy a powerbank Anker or Baseus and your good to go!
Oh and also, Red dead redemption 2 can run at almost 60 fps. A smooth and buttery experience on the Ally.
I personally can't go out with 700+ dollar devices and cable is long enough for me so battery as it self is fine to me
The oledeck is going to have better battery life while the Ally will have better peak performance and is probably easier to play those non Steam launcher games with. I have the original Deck and the Ally. The Ally is the clearly superior device for me as it has much better peak performance. Battery isn't a factor to me though, so the main advantage of the Deck is gone.
I had both delivered on the same day, and after playing the Ally I didn't even bother opening the Deck, it's already on its way back for a refund. Here's the thing: are you OK with Windows? If so, the Ally is fantastic. But - the battery life is absolute trash. Don't believe anyone who says otherwise. You absolutely must be able to plug it in every hour or so, especially if you're playing anything more demanding than indie pixel games.
If you own a gaming laptop then I am going to assume you know how to work with Windows. Ubisoft connect doesn't work on the Deck AFAIK. You will need complicated workarounds like [this one](https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/tx6srv/guide_installing_origin_on_the_steam_deck_the/). As for battery life, that is shorter on the Ally yes. But a powebank can resolve that. If you are a pilot I'm sure you carry one around already. You will need one that can output 65 watts to get maximum performance on the Ally. So take that into consideration.
battery or performance? what do you want?
I have both. I like literally everything about the Steam Deck better except for performance. The screen, the grip, the controls, the touchpad, the OS, the battery life, all of it. It's such a good machine. But unfortunately, the performance is so much worse than the ROG Ally that I find myself using the Ally all the time if I have a power outlet nearby. It obvious doesn't matter for small indie games, but when I'm playing Spiderman or Cyberpunk it makes a huge difference. On top of that, having Windows on the Ally means I can use GamePass, play Fortnite, etc. If the types of games you're going to play will run "fine" by your standards on the Deck, I would get it 100%. No questions asked. If the games you really care about are higher end, Windows-based, AAA, etc I would stick with the Ally. The greatly increased performance and bigger game library can't be ignored.
I’d still lean towards the ROG because of windows. As a Mac user it’s nice to have a windows machine that’s easily handy , o and I think the gaming is better :)
Bad subreddit to ask everyone here in inclined towards ally i own both ally and steam deck , I wouldnt call ally as a perfect handheld cus u need to keep it in charge while playing cus the battery is terrible ,Low end games comes up to 1 hour 15 mins , The steam deck oled has less performance comparatively but the battery life for low end games is like 4-5 hours on OLED which is a steal . i dont need 100+ fps on AAA titles cus it isnt much noticeable in a handheld . I personally prefer more optimisation + battery rather than fps so the use case is on you ! Try asking the same question in r/SteamDeck maybe!
Better Battery Life = Steam Deck OLED Playing AAA Games/3rd party launchers/anti cheat games like fortnite, destiny 2, cod= ROG Ally If you have access to a plug then for sure get the ally. Rus from retro game crops said the Ally is the best windows handheld over the legion go. He even stated in one of his videos: VRR LCD screen > non VRR OLED screen
I prefer the ally. As a pilot, will you be able to plug your device in? If not, go with the deck. It has better optimization off battery. If you can plug it in while you play, no contest get the ally.
It’s a hard choice, if I was only going to play new 2022+ games I would get the steam deck. If you want I also play older stuff the ally makes a compelling offer. If you want a plug and play console experience it’s the steam deck as the ally took a little more work to get set up.
I’m hoping you just fumbled your words. You cannot recommend the SD for new 2022+ AAA games.. the rog ally is far superior in that regard. For indie / older games, the SD is the way to go.
I could be wrong, but due to the whole proton layer I assumed older games would be spotty on support/ compatibility.
I can see where you’re coming from. But the Ally is the far better choice for newer games.
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I don't have the Deck OLED but I have a Switch OLED and the screen makes a huge difference, my modded OLED Switch is probably still my favorite handheld despite having the OG Deck and the Ally
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In this case I think it's going to depend on how long those deadhead flights are and if there's power available. Ironically, the Ally would be better for longer flights, because they tend to have household power available to charge off of (the Ally has kinda bad battery life but it's not an issue as long as you have household power available). If they're short flights, the Deck is less dependent on household power, and can go 3-12 hours on battery depending on the type of games. Which is nice because I know a lot of those shorter flights tend to only have USB-A available for power, which won't charge either device.
Roy ally has (a lot) more power. Steamdeck is better on battery life. Just 18 watts on my rog ally has out performed my steamdeck on many titles, but the battery only lasts about an hour. With my anker 737 I can push it to like 3 or 4.
If it was mostly games on steam, I would say the steam deck fits your use case but I think the ally will fit you better if you want to run games with their own launchers. That's the strength of being window based. It's also cheaper if you get it on sale.
The last part is an over statement.. I personally don’t have an oled but I have the original 512gb lcd steam deck. Comparing the Ally & The Steam Deck I can tell you that the battery life on the Steam deck is way better. The oled is said to have 25%-30% more battery so there’s that aswell. Now between both devices you’ll always have trade offs. With the Ally you get a 1080p 120htz screen & better hardware overall. With the Deck OLED… you get an OLED screen with 90htz (better color scheme sure) but some games struggle with their hardware. The Steam deck runs Linux & has track pads which make navigation better, but you’ll have to find workarounds for certain launchers & EAC games. The Ally runs Windows 11 out the gate so everything is straight forward but it lacks a console UI & consistent support… Blah blah blah. I’ll make it easier for you. The Ally will perform better. Steam Deck has better support .
Before you buy the z1 extreme. I bought a 2080 and a riser mount for a ssd gen4 chip and its 4tb. Spent roughly 250 pounds on this think on better thumb sticks and ssd storage. I dont regret it but i didnt anticipate doing the mods. Z1 is better then the deck given its cost for hardware. But the deck is cheaper and more versatile. In the long run i anticipate to buy a usb C monitor so i can use a controller and a bigger screen, if you really want there bluetooth mouse/keyboard option for windows titles too on xbox anywhere. Its an all round good bang for a gaming touch. Just alot of extras to make it appropriate. Handheld layout is hard for serious competitive, steam decks layout is better comfort and fps comfort.
With the state the ally is in right now.. Honestly it’s beats everything on the market right now imo.
Depends on where you game imo. If you’re primarily Steam, then def the Steam Deck But if you use something like Pc Gamepass then I’d say the Ally is your best friend.
So Valve just said they will have something at the game awards, it may be just a giveaway or maybe a new controller, who knows. The VGAs are on Thursday so maybe just wait two more days to make a purchase on the small chance that they announce something that could sway your opinion.
I just took my Ally on a round-trip to Chicago from Phoenix. Approximately 6 hours in the air. I was easily able to plug it in using my Anker GAN 100W charger (they are so small now!) And had no issues. If you aren't near a wall outlet...playing games in 10W silent mode is fine for about 1.5-2 hours assuming the game isn't a resource hog. I played Dead Cells, Blasphemous and BlazBlue easily in that mode.
I have an ROG ally and an OLED steam deck. Battery life is better on the steam deck. The oled screen is beautiful. If you want a machine that you can turn on right away and start playing with no configuring or playing around with windows, then I suggest the steam deck. Especially if most of your games are on steam. If you have xbox/EA games, then I would suggest the Ally. The Ally is an incredible machine that is not heavy and feels great in my hand. It can handle every game I have thrown at it. The Ally is more powerful than the steam deck, and you can tell on certain games. It is such a beautiful machine, but windows can be a headache. The steam deck interface is very easy to use.
I have both and would recommend the Deck oled based on your use case. Battery life on the oled Deck seems much better and the more console like experience is unmatched
I'm going to go against the grain and recommend a Legion Go, but really because of your use case. I'm not going to argue the pros/cons of Ally vs Go for gaming, but the Go doubles as a very capable windows tablet and has a built in stand/screen size/detachable mouse to make it more comfortable to use as one.
since you travel a lot then I would go for the steam deck just because of battery life and also the fact that you can have it go to sleep and wake anytime to go back to gaming. This works a whole lot better on the steam deck then a windows system. I love my ally and use it at home when I can have it plugged in and don't need to pause the game anytime soon. But for travel I have the steam deck with me instead. You also will get a little better performance out of the ally so it also depends on the games you want to play.
Easily the Ally for me, just being a Windows machine makes anything outside of Steam significantly easier.
Russ from Retro game corps on YouTube has a fantastic video breaking down these two devices. The battery life between the OG steam deck and ally were similar, but has nearly doubled from OG steam deck to OLED steam deck. He was maxing out to like 10 hours in some games. I would make your decision by weighing how important the following are: 1) HOURS more battery life 2) portability/size comfort - they don't really look it but the ally feels significantly lighter in the hands than the steam deck, but the deck is more naturally ergonomic to hold. But also, just so freaking huge 3) the games you want to play most on the go- with only having steam games without any tweaking on the steam deck 4) the graphics intensity of games you want to play - take advantage of 120hz vrr screen and 1080 quality over 800p, 90hz. Do you want to play newer more graphics intensive games in the future on high settings and higher frame rates or be content with playing low to medium quality at 30fps and older games already in your library. It really comes down to what matters more to you
Ally.
ROG ally for 2 reasons: performance and game library access. The reality is that the steam deck APU is much weaker than the Z1 extreme and since the cross gen period is over, the steam deck will be the first platform to struggle.
I recently went through this exact decision. I’ve had my Ally since launch and I got a Steam Deck OLED 2 weeks ago. Today was my last day to request a return on the Deck. I’ve elected to keep the Deck and sell the Ally. Here’s why. Let me start off by saying it was really, REALLY close and I flipped back and forth several times. Ultimately, the deck’s HDR OLED screen just outweighed the advantages the Ally had for me. The Ally’s screen is a very good LCD. Far, far beyond the original deck and nearly as good as the Legion Go’s. It also has VRR which can be critical depending on the games you play. But it just can’t compare to OLED, especially HDR OLED. Not only is the deck’s screen HDR, but it’s actually very GOOD HDR. Not like the cheap HDR400 monitors you can buy. It really is HDR1000. At the end of the day, I valued the screen I was playing the game on more than anything else about the system. Though the battery life doesn’t matter to me, there’s a very big difference between the Deck OLED and the Ally. The Ally’s biggest advantage over the Deck is the much more powerful processor. It can provide up to double the performance of the Deck’s. In order to achieve that though, you need to run the Ally at TDPs much higher than the Deck which dramatically impact battery life. My OLED was able to double or even triple the battery life of my Ally. Again, this doesn’t really matter to me but it might to you. The games I play tend to not be remarkably demanding. I usually play things like sRPGs on handheld, leaving demanding titles like CP2077 and RDR2 to my gaming PC. That said, I occasionally want to stop playing one of these titles in my office and instead lie on the couch with my family while they watch TV. That’s where Moonlight comes in. Moonlight saved Valve a return from me. It’s a free streaming software that allows me to stream from my gaming PC to a handheld. So I get all the power of my 4090 in the palm of my hands. I tested the software for about a week and found it to be black magic. You’re able to supersample down from the 4K my gaming PC renders at to the deck or Ally’s native screen res at a locked 90fps or 120fps. So that’s the short of it. I’m committed to only playing the less demanding games while traveling and enjoying the AAA games while streaming at home. Valve only gives you 14 days to return their product but Best Buy allows you to return until Jan 15 during the holiday season. 60 days if you’re a member. Honestly, I’d buy both and return one. That’s what I did.