The ROG Ally Z1 Is A Waste

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Published 2023-12-30
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Steam Deck - store.steampowered.com/steamdeck

Timestamps!
0:00 - Intro
0:13 - Spec Comparison w/ Z1X
2:25 - Sponsor
4:30 - Benchmarks & Performance
7:23 - Battery Life
7:50 - Z1 vs Steam Deck
8:20 - Terrible Value of the Z1
10:07 - Conclusion

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Presenter: Brett Sticklemonster
Writer: Desmond Brown
Videographer: Brett Sticklemonster
Editor: Brett Sticklemonster
Thumbnail Designer: Michael Pellow

All Comments (21)
  • @UFDTech
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  • @MaliceSpeedwagon
    The Z1 is a waste, But you think the PlayStation Portal is Amazing is wild.
  • @rla9889
    For $400 Z1 Rog Ally is actually pretty good. They just need to make that the permanent price to justify it.
  • @derickmiller1484
    I have the original and it does everything I need it to do. if youre just trying to play pc games on a beautiful 7 inch handheld screen go with the orginal. These people who says its a waste is expecting a full gaming pc in a handheld. it isnt that big of a difference. I am averaging 100 fps playing mw3 with no lag. if youre going to spend 700 dollars on a handheld, you might as well just get a pc. I bought mine for 400 dollars and i play it more than my xbox series x. and its a beast for emulation too.
  • @JustinPennito
    At $400, the regular Z1 Ally is a huge win actually.
  • IDK I have the Z1 non extreme and I'm having more trouble finding things I cant play. Works for me, so no complaints.
  • @Rollen17xX
    I bought the basic z1 for 399 dlls and it is incredible, I am very satisfied with what I paid for it, I liked it more than the steam deck
  • @minic1000
    Got the z1 and been playing whatever I want including COD and everything else 😅 new to pc gaming and the last 2 months been a blast
  • @douglarsen4801
    Grabbed an open box Z1 for half the price of the Extreme. I have a desktop rig for performance this is a portable and I’m fine with the performance 🤷🏻‍♂️
  • @JOHNTECH112
    how about using fsr 3 fg mod in this device, less tdp more fps.
  • @ronc4752
    Thanks for video, I wanted to see would it be worth it after the price drop
  • Brett! Have you thought of making a video with a minipc / steamdeck/ rog ally with a lapdock? Is that even possible?
  • @joryuhabibi
    you can get the z1 at best buy for 400$. Absolutely a great deal
  • @Bapikun
    I'm getting an Ally Z1 for $339 at Best buy, definitely a steal. I don't care if an extreme exists for that price.
  • I'm confused because i dont want a PS5 in my pocket, i just want something i can run retro games. Do i need the xtreme for that?
  • @praisetyler
    It depends if you need windows or not but I picked up a Z1 model the day after Christmas from Best Buy for $399 brand new and it’s the best purchase of 2023 for me. I was able to play around 40 hours on it with Persona 5 Royal; Monster Hunter rise runs like a dream and other than that I’ll play an indie game or 3DS/Wii U games. If I want to play something super graphically demanding like starfield I’ll just play on my Xbox series X or my desktop. I was also able to run Lies of P pretty well on it so majority of games I’ve thrown at it perform great so if you can find this for $399 or less I would recommend it
  • @Achilles217
    I have a question, im not really electronic savvy and i bought the the Z1 version online because it was affordable without realizing there was 2 versions. My question was, can the Z1 run games like genshin impact and star rail?
  • @Ryan-zn4km
    Sorry for being dumb, but I need to know... Is the ROG Ally RC71L-NH001W same as Rog Ally Z1 Extreme?